Genesis 71
THE ANSWER THAT APPEARED AFTER
MORE THAN TEN YEARS
(Genesis 43:16-34)
Introduction:
Joseph's brothers, who had purchased grain and returned to the land of Canaan, were past the point where they had to take their youngest brother
Benjamin and set off again for Egypt as the famine continued. The Egyptian governor had held Simeon hostage under the condition that he must bring
the youngest of his brothers, but his father Jacob did not allow his youngest son, Benjamin, to accompany them. However, as the famine worsened,
the fourth son, Judah, earnestly told Jacob that he could only buy food if he took Benjamin with him, so Benjamin was allowed to accompany him.
Finally, his younger brother Benjamin, whom he had longed to see, appeared before Joseph. This is verse 16. “When Joseph saw Benjamin with them,
he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare dinner; they are to eat with me at noon."
Joseph who has dream of Genesis 37:1-11, he has vision of God never fail in any situation.
1) Even he was put to well.
2) Even he was put to slave market.
3) Even he was in slavery.
4) Even he face temptation.
5) Even he was in prison.
6) Even he was in palace.
7) Even his family was successful in Egypt.
1. Satan’s deception.
1) Jn.8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning,
not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
2) Mt.4:1-10 Satan tempted Jesus
3) Eph.4:23-27
v. 26. "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
v. 27. and do not give the devil a foothold.
4) 1 Peter 5:7-8
v. 7. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
v. 8. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
5) Eph.6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
6) Eph.2:2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now
at work in those who are disobedient.
7) Ac.10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under
the power of the devil, because God was with him.
2. When tribulation, temptation, persecution and destructions come - what explanation and what answer?
1) Gen.37:1-11, 39:1-6
Gen. 39: 1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
v. 2. The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
2) 400 years in Egypt
3) 250 years in Rome.
3. The Bible records in detail the scene where Joseph received answers (Genesis 43:16-34).
1) Surrender of his brothers as his dream.(Gen.37:1-11)
2) Rule in Egypt(Gen.41:25-36)
3) Bring Benjamin.(Gen.15:9-13)
4. People who receive great tribulation.
1) If you are inside of the covenant.
2) If you are outside of the covenant.
5. If people restore their faith when they receive temptation.
1) Gen.45:5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me
ahead of you.
2) Phil.4:13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Conclusion:
If you are in Christ, God's covenant, everything will work together for good.
Do you want to restore true relationships with the people around you? You must go to God first. The reason Joseph could not become one with
his brothers was because their relationship with God had not yet been restored. When you first approach God like Joseph, your heart expands.
You will have enough leeway to tolerate the faults of others. To become a big person and a tolerant person, the Spirit of God must be within you.
We must clearly recognize one thing today. God has one unchanging purpose even among the various events in our lives. It is God's providence
that seeks to bring all things together for good. In life, there is a black side and a white side, an evil side and a good side. There is a curved side
and a straight side.
However, if all of this goes to God, it all becomes good material, beauty, and order. God's providence is the providence of benefit, the providence of blessing,
the providence of salvation, the providence of eternal life, and the providence of resurrection. But remember: The fact is that this providence of blessing is
limited to those who love God, that is, those who are called according to His will. Therefore, if there is anyone here who has not yet accepted Jesus Christ,
I pray in the name of Jesus that they will believe in Jesus as their Savior and come into the beautiful and blessed wave of providence.