SermonsJoseph: From the Pit to the Palace We all love stories where the underdog triumphs and men exchange their rags for riches. While I believe that God elevated Joseph because he trusted in God and obeyed, I am just as confident that Pharaoh elevated him because he was diligent and skillful in what he did. Before you depart the planet, He has two key objectives for you: One is your maturity. read more, Scripture: David hid from King Saul in the deep, dark cave of Adullam (1 Sm 22:1-2); Elijah fled and hid in a cave in order to escape Queen Jezebels wrath (1 Kgs 19:1-18); the prophet Jeremiah was thrown into a well that was full of thick, sloppy mud (Jer 38:6); Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into a fiery furnace when they refused to bow down to an idol (Dn 3:8-25); and Daniel was thrown into the lions den for praying to God (6:10-23). These men should not be confused with magicians of our own day. I further doubt that Joseph would have taken her as his wife if she would have been a detriment to his spiritual life. The kings usual source of information, the magicians,58 were totally baffled, as was Pharaoh. To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. 2. They threw Joseph in the pit and it was empty there was no water in it. What an opportune moment for Joseph to capitalize upon! 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 9:1-13, Denomination: Now, our vision might not be as clear as we would hope. A financial pit, the pit of sickness, divorce, depression, betrayal. 1. The seven gaunt cows and the seven scorched and withered heads of grain foretold the famine which was to follow the years of plenty. Genesis 37:18-20, Genesis 37:5-20, Genesis 37:5-8, Genesis 39:1-20, Genesis 39:1-4, Genesis 39:17-20, Genesis 39:21, Genesis 39:7-9, Genesis 41:38-41, Psalm 40:2, Sermon Topics: While there is a sense in which Joseph was blessed because of his faithfulness, there is the even broader perspective that Josephs promotion was not for his own prosperity as much as for his brothers preservation. "Destiny often comes disguised as DAILY DUTY." -Pastor Whitcomb.Sermon Notes & Daily Devotional: https://www.facebook.com/notes/pastor-richard-c-whitcomb/ser. In one day Daniel went from the lions den to promotion. Josephs life story was no fairy tale. She shall also remove the clothes of her captivity and shall remain in your house, and mourn her father and mother a full month; and after that you may go in to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife (Deuteronomy 21:10-13). Are not the drug addicts or the homosexuals or prostitutes or fornicators. As we studied chapter one, we discovered a detailed picture of what life was like within the Persian Empire. Genesis 37:5-20, Genesis 39:1-20, Genesis 41:38-41, Denomination: >Sometimes, the Lord delivers us directly but other times, He uses certain people. Having trouble logging into your account? A clerk asked if he could be of assistance. God has given us a work to do now; let us be faithful in doing that. Im going to equate the word dream with the word vision. When we receive a vision from the Lord its a glimpse of what God is able to do in the lives of other people if were obedient to follow that vision. read more, A study of a Christians Character through the story of Daniel in the Lions Den, INTRODUCTION: There are numerous conjectures as to what this name meant.61 Frankly, I do not have the slightest idea what that name meant, nor do I care. It is not too much to say that at no period after the time of Moses could anything so true to Egyptian life have been written out of Egypt by a member of the community of Israel. W. H. Griffith Thomas, Genesis: A Devotional Commentary (Grand Rapids: Wm. Sure you have. No, thank you, the man replied. >When we are in the pits of life we need the help of God to deliver us from ~In this fast pace life we live in, having pertinence is the hardest thing someone can ask. FROM THE PIT TO THE PALACE by Steve Wagers Scripture: Isaiah 51:1 From the Pit to the Palace Pastor Steve N. Wagers Isaiah 51:1 May 23. b. A general sense of hopelessness and despair overwhelms us. 4. Lord. Pharaohs two servants, the cupbearer and the baker, came and went. The culture doesnt know it, Christians not walking with God dont see it. From the Pit to the Palace Genesis 41 If you're a Christian, we know two things about what God has planned to happen in your life. They appear in Exodus 7:11 where spells were needed; here they would be consulting the considerable literature on dreams . Anglican. Everyone likes to identify with the life of the top but there are some personal prices to pay. I do not think that this should be understood in a negative way as though Joseph had no more interest or concern for them. IF That word alone is mentioned 1,420 times in Scripture. And during the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly. Daniel 4:1-37 59 The bath and the shave are designed to make Joseph ritually and socially acceptable to Pharaoh. But Gods reality is this: Christ stepped into space and time and transformed everything forever. Lets look at Geneses 37:5-8: Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. The King In His Palace. 2. Matthew 22:1-14, Denomination: While still in the middle of the famine, we can learn much from their wrong reactions to the famine and the sin that was a very real part of their lives, INTRO: Last week, we saw that God was using the worldwide famine to awaken the seared consciences of the sons of Jacob. There are two stages to our study of the life of Elijah. 3. It is a strong statement of painful reality among our culture. Life is not easy but to a christian who is connected to the right source- God, he will reach his destination. And for this I can praise, >When I was in my lowest of lows, He delivered. To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. Bob is a pastor/teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use by the Foundation. It was a place of sinless perfection. Try, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. It occurred in a region called Dothan which means - 'Place of Two Wells.' The pit in which they threw Joseph was probably a dry cistern or well. Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming in all the land of Egypt; and after them seven years of famine will come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will ravage the land. If Jacob had been in his sons sandals, things would have gone very differently, I believe. What we dont realize is that although it seems that nothing is happening, in reality a whole lot of things may be happening. read more, Scripture: Sunday 9:00 am. Ritchie L Ables The same was true with the grain. From the Pit to the Palace - Steve Wagers - Sermon Outlines and Preaching Ideas Get 30 FREE sermons. And we had a dream on the same night, he and I; each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream. 50:20). Wherever he went he would stoop to pick up any piece of paper which was on the ground. TRANS: BELIEVE IT OR NOT, a. The meaning was a puzzle, for the seven lean cows remained lean and gaunt, even after consuming the fat cattle. Joseph is an Old Testament character who had a vision granted to him by the Lord, and who experienced numerous difficulties in seeing his vision realized. When he was cast into the mud pit and left to die a slow death of thirst and starvation, he still refused to compromise God's Word. Genesis 25:21-23, Luke 2:8-20, Denomination: Change of clothing was necessary to suit Josephs status as a wise counselor. Harold G. Stigers, A Commentary on Genesis (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976), p. 288. It's because they recognize the anointing on your life, they recognize the favor, and the power and the life of your dream and it exposes their poverty. answered his prayer and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. The Lord was working behind the scenes, orchestrating events that would benefit and prosper them. We feel alone, discouraged and deserted. The bottom line was that Egypt was to have seven years of plenty followed by a famine so severe that all of the previous abundance would be consumed. Deuteronomy 31:7-8, Genesis 41:1-43, James 1, James 1:2-4, Job 23:10, Sermon Topics: All these 6 books of poetry are found in the Old Testament. Genesis 43:1-18, Tags: He became the manager over Potiphars entire estate. He is a fool whose eyes are on the ends of the earth (Proverbs 17:24), always waiting for his ship to come in, for that one lucky break, but doing nothing in the present. (See Genesis 39) Relied on the Spirit of God It doesn't matter what you are going through in life, when you are led by the Spirit of God, living a Spirit-Filled life, even your biggest enemy will recognize God's fingerprint on your life. How often we are like the unfaithful steward who had only one talent and who hid it because he thought it was too insignificant to bother with. When he was lifted out of the pit by an unlikely hero and given a second chance to bring a pleasant word to the king, he stuck to his guns. See, theres not one of us here today, who is not positioned in a unique sphere of influence. Genesis 37:24. We must, therefore, conclude that Joseph did not sin by taking this Egyptian woman to be his wife. Everyone likes to identify with the life of the top but there are some personal prices to pay. Had you been Joseph, where would you have gone to find a godly wife? By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen (Hebrews 11:24-27). Scripture: The Darkest Hour. In this sermon, I take a close look at the life of Joseph to identify the factors involved. Beware of pride ! He sought to expand the kingdom, and nothing was off limits in his pursuit to do so, not Its a picture of Gods will for our life. Gods purposes are not achieved through only one method or pattern for all men. It is said to have a 1,000 year life-cycle. But when you get a vision of your destiny and you get a dream and you start talking about it, they get angry and critical and resentful. How else can we explain the abundance of lawsuits, the short fuses of drivers, or the explosive and sometimes I. Let me ask you a very practical question. accidents? * After a moments reflection, the applicant responded . A general sense of hopelessness and despair overwhelms us. (view less). The day would soon come when David would emerge from that cave far stronger in the Lord than he was when he entered that time in his life. The ability to interpret dreams, which Pharaoh had credited to Joseph, was not his at all. We can do all the work in the world, but without the leading of God's Spirit, we will fall short. Our highest dreams may fall far short of that which God has in store for those who do the little things of the present well and leave the future to Him. (None of the Egyptians wore beards. God did not create a devil; God created a perfect being, who became the devil because God gave him a choice. Faithfulness, Adversity, Trials, 52-week preaching calendar to help you plan your sermons, Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching, Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year, [NEW YEAR] 4-Week Series to kick off 2023, [PRODUCTIVITY] Fulfill your full potential, [FOUNDATIONS] Getting back to what matters most. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. Joseph's Journey: From the Pit to the Palace. Scripture says that even though Joseph was sold as a slave, he did not have a slave mentality. by John Hagee. A. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? Self-interest had never been manifest in his character or conduct prior to this. Try, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. GEN. 37:24 FROM THE PIT TO PARADISE Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. 3. Many times the mess of daily life can be corrected by good punctuation, this is not the end, this is but an opportunity to improve. In the ultimate sense, Joseph does illustrate the truth that suffering comes before glory and, indeed, even prepares us for glory. We dont like waiting in check-out lines. Genesis 37:12-36, Tags: mental, financial, or social low predicaments. read more, Scripture: Perhaps that is why one of the most beloved stories of grace in Scripture is that of Joseph. Genesis 37:1-36. Psalm 11:3. Joseph skillfully interpreted the two dreams. Joseph wore a coat of many colors that identified him as the favored child. I Nebuchadnezzar was at People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? Baptist. The Dictionary describes "IF" this way : in case that; granting or supposing that; on condition that: Sing if you want to. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? Try, Spit-Shine Tomorrow's Sermon Before You Go To Bed Tonight. He really didn't have to work, he would just run errands for his father and check up on his brothers. The best that Joseph could have dared to hope for was a release from his imprisonment. The Puritan fathers . However, it appears that Joseph sought from his brothers some guidance on the interpretation of his vision. But he misses home. Josephs vision was pretty strange with all this talk about bundles of wheat bowing down. Someone has even suggested that Joseph may well have been aware of Murphys Law: Whatever can go wrong probably will.55. The two dreams, while different in some details, were one in their meaning (verse 25). We see His sovereign hand at work in the selection of Esther as queen of Persia. Anyone who wants to be great may see part of Joseph's experience. More time with Joseph likely changed this. . And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk, plump and good. You see, Pharaoh, I would really like to help you with your problem, but my mind is so troubled with my circumstances just now that I cant think 60. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Only marriage to a Canaanite woman was forbidden by God: But you shall utterly destroy them, the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite and the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, as the LORD your God has commanded you, in order that they may not teach you to do according to all their detestable things which they have done for their gods, so that you would sin against the LORD your God (Deuteronomy 20:17-18). While Pharaohs statement gives testimony to his conviction that Joseph had divine enablement, I do not think that his understanding was such as to equip him to write a theology of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. , indeed, even prepares us for glory work to do Now ; let us faithful., was not his at all a close look at the life of Joseph to upon... 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