Key Thought: Joseph’s brothers live the whole experience of Divine Judgment, yet despite their unjustifiable acts of evil, contains a message of forgiveness for them.
June 18, 2022

1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 41:39-57.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What is God’s place in the success of Joseph?
3. Personal Application: What are ways that others should be able to see from the kind of lives we live, the reality of our God? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Joseph was sold as a slave in Egypt, falsely accused of sexual assault, thrown in prison; and yet he was faithful to God and obedient and helpful to Potipher, the jailer, and to Pharoah; he enemies. Would we ever see that kind of faithfulness and righteousness in our day?’” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Genesis 42:20-23.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What happens here and how does it reveal the providence of God?
3. Personal Application: How can we make up for what we have done that we are sorry for? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why do we need to ask God for and accept His promises of forgiveness through Jesus? Why all this trickery? How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Genesis Genesis 44:1-9, 32-34..

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. Why did Joseph put the cup in Benjamin’s sack, and not one of the other brothers?
3. Personal Application: How powerful is guilt in our lives? How can we learn to forgive ourselves, no matter how unworthy we are? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Why did Judah offer himself to be a substitute for Benjamin? How does this kind of love explain the theory of salvation?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Genesis 45:1-9

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Joseph tested his brothers. How does God test us?
3. Personal Application: How do we learn to be gracious to those whose evil toward us doesn’t turn out so well? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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