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I.              Preface of Joseph.
*Introduction:* We know that /"A//ll things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."
/ For those who have been Christians for any length of time, may find that the page in their Bible which contains Romans 8:28 may be a little worn, even smudged.
And with good reason.
This great verse is a promise from God that we are not hapless victims of life, at the mercy of fate or chance.
We are not driven along by some blind, impersonal force.
On the contrary, we are the objects of God’s providential care.
We are under His guiding and protecting hand.
The providence of God defined by Berkhof is /‘that continued exercise of the divine energy whereby the creator preserves all His creatures, is operative in all that comes to pass in the world, and directs all things to their appointed end.”/
You remember when Jacob said to his boys /“You have //bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you would take Benjamin; all these things are against me” (Gen.42:36).
/But the outcome was found in chapter 50 of Genesis, when the family is reunited, Joseph said / "//But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive."
(Genesis 50:20, NKJV) /
 So we are faced with this incredible truth that God rules and overrules in all the circumstances of life.
This doctrine is classically expressed in the story of Joseph.
The story of Joseph is a story of jealousy, deceit, slavery, misrepresentation, injustice, rivalry, and forgiveness.
Joseph’s life encompasses all this and much more.
Joseph’s life ought to be for us a story of great encouragement and reassurance as we make our way in the walk of faith, carrying with us the baggage of our past, the fears of our present, and the prospects of our future.
We are sometimes tempted to wonder in the midst of all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle of life, /“Does God care?
Is God in control?
And if so, what might we expect?
/We don’t know if Josephs asked those questions before he was seventeen.
We will see that his early life did include a great amount of turmoil, in large part because his father, Jacobs past was catching up with him.
Genesis 37–50 (the last main division of the book) records the exciting and true story of Joseph, the eleventh and beloved son of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob.
The drama, color, emotion, suspense, plots, character descriptions, and valuable historical records found in this story are examples of the literary excellence found throughout the Bible, the greatest literary masterpiece of all time.
The critics would have us believe this story is nothing more than bits of folklore tossed together at random by different authors and contributors.
But such an explanation makes the critics look like intellectual dunces and manifests their deliberate unbelief.
If these critics are right, then the authors who tossed this story together make the greatest writers look like copy boys in comparison; for these so-called contributors of Joseph's story did by accident what the greatest writers in the world have been unable to do intentionally, namely, produce a masterpiece which will endure throughout the ages.
(* Why is so much written in the Bible about Joseph*)?
At least three reasons may be given.
*/It is a most vital explanation of circumstances/*.
Without this record of Joseph we would be greatly puzzled about the circumstances described in the Book of Exodus.
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We would not know why Israel was so firmly entrenched in Egypt, how they got there, and why they stayed so long.
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We would not know what Exodus meant when it says the persecution of Israel began when a king arose who knew not Joseph (Exodus 1:8).
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Also, later on in Scripture, we would not know why Manasseh and Ephraim were given tribal status in the nation of Israel when they are not the sons of Jacob.
#. his story explains the circumstances and thus maintains the continuity of the Biblical record—and continuity is an important trademark of the Scriptures.
*/He is a great example of conduct/*.
His life is nearly impeccable, and, as a result, gives valuable instruction and encouragement in the matter of God-honoring behavior.
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Joseph had such a varied life yet in every situation he shows us how to live uprightly and faithfully for God.
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Joseph stands nearly alone in Scripture in his excellent conduct; few men in the Scripture give a great example of godly living as Joseph does.
 
*/He is a marvelous exhibit of Christ/*.
Joseph is in many ways an excellent (many would say type of Christ), and this alone merits much being written about his life.
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Christ is the main theme of the Scriptures, and Joseph's story certainly emphasizes this blessed and illuminating truth.
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One entire chapter of this book is given completely to showing the many ways Joseph’s life parallels with Christ’s life.
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This study on Joseph that we are endeavoring to study is far from exhaustive, but hopefully it will at least whet our appetite to know and to study more about Joseph and to know and to study more of the entire Word of God.
 
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The Age of Joseph (Genesis 37:2)
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Joseph the teenager.
* The inspiring and instructive story of Joseph began when Joseph was seventeen years old.
He was only a teenager, but what a teenager!
* Character was deeply etched upon his heart, and firm conviction controlled his behavior.
The idea that we cannot expect godliness in young people is not supported by Joseph's life.
* You do not have to be old, retired, and past you’re prime to have strong character and conviction.
*Paul exhorted Timothy by saying*,* "Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the believers" (1Tim.
4:12).
*Jesus said in Matthew 18* "See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven."
(Matthew 18:10)
*Listen to how Paul speaks of Timothy in 1Cor.16
*"Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without cause to be afraid, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I also am…”  "So let no one despise him.
But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brethren."
(1 Corinthians 16:10-11, NASB95)
*He tells him in 2Tim to *"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.”
(2 Timothy 2:15, NASB95)
*Paul also exhorts Timothy to *"Flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.”
(2 Timothy 2:22, NASB95)
* Not only is it possible to live godly at an early age, as Joseph's life attests; but it also saves one from much loss.
The earlier one begins to live for God, the fewer years will be wasted.
!! The appearances of Joseph.
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We first meet Joseph in *(Gen.30:22–24)*.
There Jacob's favorite wife, Rachel, bore his favorite son, Joseph.
Rachel had been barren for many years.
* She had watched in envy and despair as Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah bore sons to Jacob.
* Ten sons in all had been born before Joseph.
But finally Joseph was born and much to the rejoicing of Rachel.
Rachel's barrenness was only in numbers, not in quality.
Man emphasizes numbers but God specializes in quality, quality is character.
* The second appearance of Joseph is in *(Gen.33:2)*.
Esau and four hundred men were approaching the camp of Jacob.
* To protect the camp from possible attack by Esau, Jacob divided his family into groups.
Placed in the group at the end, where protection was the greatest, were Rachel and Joseph.
* They were Jacob's most prized possessions, and so he gave them premium protection.
* Our most valuable possessions, whether we realize it or not, are our character and our spiritual blessings.
We must constantly keep guard of our character.
*Paul told Timothy* “Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you."  (2 Timothy 1:14, NASB95)
*Keeping watch of our character will enable us to say as Paul* "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
(2 Timothy 4:7, NKJV)
Character and spiritual blessing must be given the best protection we can possibly give them.
We must treat them like Jacob treated Rachel and Joseph.
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The third appearance of Joseph is prior to the 37th chapter of Genesis *(Gen.33:7)*.
* Rachel and Joseph are brought forward to meet Esau, and they bow in respectful greeting to Esau.
* Joseph had been taught good manners, and he exhibited them in this incident.
Many young people, and many adults also, could learn from this example.
* The fourth and final mention of Joseph is simply the listing of his name in *(Gen.35.24)*.
* Joseph is listed with his only younger brother Benjamin.
* What a sad day it was in Joseph's young life when she died.
Rachel’s death helped Joseph to learn that godliness does not exempt one from earthly trials and sorrows.
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The experiences of Joseph as a child.
Joseph had some other experiences in his youth that also taught this lesson.
/the hurried flight of Jacob and his family from Laban *(Gen.31:1-7,
20-32)*/… 
Sometime after Joseph was born, Jacob decided it was time to go back home and face his brother Esau in Canaan.
We don’t know how old Joseph was at this time – maybe six or seven years old.
If so, he was old enough to take in is father’s announcement /“we’re moving back to Canaan.”/
Joseph is going to have a lot of tearing away in his life – many times when he didn’t get to say goodbye.
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