Genesis 37-38

 

Homiletics                                                      Study – Genesis 2020-2021

Lesson     23                                                     Passage: Genesis 37-38

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Joseph’s dream with family response (Genesis 37:1-11) a.  Joseph gives bad report of brother (the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah) (1-2) b. Israel loved Joseph and made ornate robe; his brother hated him (3-4) c. Joseph has dream; telling brother they would bow down to him  (6-9) e. Joseph tells father of dream bringing rebuke (10-11)

Joseph’s brothers plot; then sell him (Genesis 37:12-36) a. Joseph sent to check on brothers at Shechem (12-14) b. Joseph asks whereabouts of brothers (15-17) c. Joseph’s brothers plot to kill him  (18-20) d. Reuben tries to rescue Joseph and plead with brothers (21-22) e. Joseph is thrown in empty well (23-24) f. Caravan arrives and brothers sell Joseph for 20 shekels of silver (25-28) g. Reuben was upset and tore his clothes thinking Joseph was lost. (29-30) h. Brothers slaughter goat and dipped Joseph’s robe in blood and return to tell a mourning Jacob. (31-35) i. Joseph is sold to Potipher in Egypt (36)

Judah family’s sin, death and lineage through Tamar (Genesis 38) a. Judah marries  Canaanite woman and has 3 sons  (1-5) b. Judah gets Tamar as wife to first son Er whose wickedness brings Er death (6) c. Judah tell Onan to sleep with brother’s wife Tamar but  unfaithful and wicked (7-10) d. Judah tells Tamar to live as widow until third son Shelah grows up. (11) e. Tamar learns Judah on way to sheer sheep (12-13) f. Tamar disguises self, bargains with Judah and sleeps with him (14-18) g. Judah discovers what he has done and calls Tamar righteous (19-26) h. Tamar gives birth to twins Perez and Zerah (27-30

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Joseph’s dream with family response	Genesis 37:1-11
Joseph’s brothers plot; then sell him	Genesis 37:12-36
Judah family’s sin, death and lineage through Tamar	Genesis 38

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Joseph dreams sold by brothers; Judah’s lineage established with Tamar

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT God uses sinful men to establish His purpose

Specific Application Questions

1	How has God spoken to you? What has been your response to His message?
2	In what ways to you allow anger and jealousy to get the best of you?  How turning to God resolve your emotions?
3	Where have you seen God working for your good, even in the times when you aren’t willing?

Principles to Remember

1	God speaks to us
2	Our anger is destructive
3	God works through our situations

Characteristic of God

God works in us

Theme

Our weaknesses can be used for God’s purpose.

 

God’s Word  - What’s happening?

God’s Heart – What does God care about?

Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today