![]() When God honours you with success and prosperity, you must not forget to first honour others ( Gen. Always acknowledge God as the source of your achievements and never take any credit for it ( Gen. Do not complain about your predicaments, rather, see them as an opportunity to serve others and minister wholeheartedly to their needs ( Gen. Write down your God-given vision, dreams or plans, pray over it and be wisely guided in sharing with others ( Genesis 37: 6-7 Habakkuk 2: 2-3).ĥ. No matter how great the temptation and fierce opposition appears, stay loyal and obedient to God ( Gen. God can turn into good any evil that people do against you ( Genesis 50:20 Romans 8:28)ģ. ![]() God sometimes bring adversities and trials into our lives to teach us humility ( Genesis 37:28 Deuteronomy 8:3).Ģ. He was certain it was not his brothers that had sent him to Egypt, but God ( Genesis 50:20).ġ. He was made second in charge over all Egypt by Pharaoh ( Genesis 41:38-45). God gave him the ability to interpret dreams ( Genesis 40:5-19 41:14-28). He believed that God would one day bring his dream to reality and did all he could to remain focused ( Genesis 39:9). He had strong integrity and loyalty ( Genesis 39:5-9). He had great faith in God ( Genesis 41:14-16). Joseph was sold in to slavery by his brothers who were jealous of him ( Genesis 37:12-28). Although he was arrogant with his brothers ( Genesis 37:3-11), he developed humility in Egypt ( Genesis 43:30 45:1-5). Joseph was a young man with an unwavering faith, self-control, patience, discretion and loyalty in all aspects of life. The story of Joseph spans through Genesis chapter 37-50. He died at the age of a hundred and ten, B.C. His history is one of the most pleasing and instructive in the Bible. He is memorable for the wonderful Providence of God, which raised him from prison to be the Prime Minister of Egypt and made him the honoured means of saving countless human lives. His name means “the Lord shall add to me another son”. LESSON INTRODUCTION :Joseph, the son of Jacob and Rachael, was born in Mesopotamia, ( Genesis 30:22-24) in B.C. MEMORY VERSE: “And it came to pas from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field”. Sunday School Lesson 37 JOSEPH: AN EXCELLENT YOUTH
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