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The SovereigntyGenesis 37

4 events displayingthe Sovereignty of God

overcoming mans evil intentionsin the early life of Joseph.

Gods Providence

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The Sovereignty

Are you showing

preference?

Genesis 37:1-4

Israel loved Joseph more thanany of his other sons (3)

When his brothers saw that their fatherloved him more than any of them, theyhated him and could not speak a kind

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The Sovereignty

Who reigns in your life?

Genesis 37:5-

Joseph had a dream, andwhen he told it to hisbrothers, they hated him

all the more (5)

but his father kept the

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The SovereigntyJoseph a type of

Nothing bad mentioned

Loved by their father

Rejected by theirbrothers

Unjustly tried

Unjustly sold

Suffered

Crowned with glory &honour

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The Sovereignty

Who reigns in your life? What is your response

to Christs kingship?

Why is Christ the King of

Lineage

Anointed

WorthyCrowned

Enthroned

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The Sovereignty

Are you in a pit?

How is God using it

Genesis 37:12-

They took him and threw himinto the cistern (24)

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The Sovereignty

Are you in a pit?

How is God using it

Genesis 37:12-

The Lord upholds those who fall;The Lord is near to those who

call; (Psalm 145)

You intended to harm me, butGod intended it for good to

accomplish what is now being

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The SovereigntyGenesis 37:31-

Then they got Joseph's robe,slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe

in the blood. (31)

All his sons and daughters came to

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The SovereigntyGenesis 37:31-

Josephs brothers: Hated Joseph in their hearts (4); Could not speak a kind word to him (4); Hated him even more (5); Were jealous of him (11); Plotted to kill him (20);Tore the symbol of his fathers love (23);Threw him into a cistern (24); Sold him as a slave (28); Deceived their father (32); Left their father in his despair (35).

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The Sovereignty

Is sin hardening your

heart?

Genesis 37:31-

Then they got Joseph's robe,slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe

in the blood. (31)

All his sons and daughters came to

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The SovereigntyGenesis 37:36

Meanwhile the Midianites sold Josephin Egypt to Potiphar. (36)

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The Sovereignty

Are you showing preference?What are the

Are you in a pit?How is God using it for

Is sin hardening your heart?

Where can you bring

Who reigns in your life?What is your response to

Genesis 37