Joseph

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Genesis 39:2 The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

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Snapshots of Faith

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Matthew 5:16 ““Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
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1. The first Snapshot: Faith Shining in dark places (1-4).

Genesis 40:4, The captain of the bodyguard put Joseph in charge of them, and he took care of them; and they were in confinement for some time.
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Psalm 105:18–19 “They afflicted his feet with fetters, He himself was laid in irons; Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.”‌

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2. The second Faith Snapshot: Embracing mundane opportunities (5-19).

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Genesis 40:6, When Joseph came to them in the morning and observed them, behold, they were dejected.
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Genesis 40:7, He asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so sad today?”
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Christ Connection!

Genesis 40:8, Then they said to him, “We have had a dream and there is no one to interpret it.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, please.”
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Gifts For His glory

Joseph shared the truth of God
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3. The last Snapshot: Seeing the fruit of our Faith (20-23).

Genesis 40:20-22, “Thus it came about on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. He restored the chief cupbearer to his office, and he put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand; but he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had interpreted to them.”
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Genesis 40:23, Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.
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Genesis 40:14-15, “Only keep me in mind when it goes well with you, and please do me a kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

“For I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon.”
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Christ Connection!

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• In support of his appeal, Joseph explained his plight in a rare moment of self-defense (v. 15). The construction is emphatic: “I was surely stolen [gunnōb gunnabtî] from the land of the Hebrews,” referring to his being sold by his brothers.

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• Then he added that he had done nothing to deserve prison now (lōʾ-ʾāśîtî meʿ ûmâ being literally true), for he was falsely accused. His protesting of his innocence adds to the idea that God was testing him, for he was suffering without a cause.