Life of Joseph – Bellevue Church of Christ Lesson VII – Joseph the Shepherd* Auditorium Class – Winter 2018 / 2019 (Genesis 45:9 – 47:12) A. The Precepts of Joseph (45:9-28) 45:9 Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says The declaration of your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come the message 1. The Enlistment of 10 the Servants down to me; do not tarry. You shall dwell in the land of -They delivered the Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and message exactly as -After revealing Joseph had instructed himself to his your children’s children, and your flocks, your herds, and all (45:27). brothers, Joseph that you have. 11 There I will provide for you, for there are yet calls them into -How hard must it service. five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, have been for the and all that you have, do not come to poverty.’ 12 And now brothers to deliver 2. The Expounding by this message? the Servants your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it The details of the is my mouth that speaks to you. 13 You must tell my father of -To deliver this message message would require all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Hurry and them to admit to -Subject bring my father down here.” 14 Then he fell upon his brother Jacob what they had done. *The brothers were to Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck. The doubting of the tell Jacob that 15 message Joseph was alive And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them … 16 (45:9,26) and that he When the report was heard in Pharaoh’s house, “Joseph’s “he did not believe had received honor in brothers have come,” it pleased Pharaoh and his servants … 19 them.” Egypt (45:13,26). And you, Joseph, are commanded to say, ‘Do this: take -Compare to his -Solicitation wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your reaction upon *The brothers were to learning of the death invite Jacob and his wives, and bring your father, and come … ” of Joseph (37:31-35) 21 family to Egypt The sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, -Compare to the (45:9). according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them reaction of the 22 disciples in learning *Joseph said that if provisions for the journey. To each and all of them he gave a they came, he would of the resurrection provide for them change of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred from Mary Magdalene (45:11), as there shekels of silver and five changes of clothes. 23 To his father he (Mk 16:9-11) were still 5 more sent as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of 3. The Enabling for years of famine the Servants remaining. Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and 24 -Joseph gave his *Prior to this move, provision for his father on the journey. … as they departed, brothers a Jacob feared that he he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way.” significant task, as was near death due to 25 they were to bring 66 grief concerning So they went up out of Egypt and came to the land of 26 people from Canaan to Benjamin (42:38). Canaan to their father Jacob. And they told him, “Joseph is Egypt (46:26). *After arriving in still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his To help in their task Egypt, Jacob lived heart became numb, for he did not believe them. 27 But when he gave them: another seventeen years (47:28). they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to *Wagons (45:19,21) -Seriousness them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to *Clothes (45:22) 28 “Hurry...do not carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. And Israel *Money (45:22) tarry” (45:9) It is enough I will go and see said, “ ; Joseph my son is still alive. *Food (45:23) “Hurry” (45:13) him before I die.” *Donkeys (45:23) *The conditions in Then prepared his chariot and went up to meet 46:29 Joseph 4. The Exhortations Canaan were serious Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and for the Servants (47:13). 30 “I will provide for fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. Israel said Be Fervent (45:9,13) you” (45:11) to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face and Be Faithful (45:24) -Joseph would take care of them. Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version *Outline for Life of Joseph: Butler, J. G. (1993). Joseph : The Patriarch of Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers Character: Clinton, IA: LBC Publications. Used by permission. All rights reserved. This handout can be downloaded in PDF format from: (www.teamagee.com/class) Life of Joseph – Bellevue Church of Christ Lesson VII – Joseph the Shepherd* Auditorium Class – Winter 2018 / 2019 (Genesis 45:9 – 47:12) B. The 31 Presentations know that you are still alive.” Joseph said to his brothers and 2. The Emperor and of Joseph to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh and Joseph’s Family (46:29-47:10) will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who Presentation 1. The Expedition and were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32 And the men Presentation of Joseph’s Brothers Joseph’s Presentation are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock, and “He presented himself -We do not know which to him…” (46:29) they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they 33 5 of his brothers have.’ When Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your were selected. -Joseph presented 34 himself to Jacob occupation?’ you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers -The question “let me die…” (46:30) of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our concerning their fathers,’ in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, for occupation would be -Jacob’s life is now humbling since the complete in terms of every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.” Egyptians held the joy he feels at shepherds in low So went in and told , “My father and my his reunion with 47:1 Joseph Pharaoh esteem (46:34) Joseph. brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they possess, “We have come to sojourn in the land…” -During this reunion, have come from the land of Canaan. They are now in the land (47:4) Joseph prepares his of Goshen.” 2 And from among his brothers he took five men brothers and father and presented them to Pharaoh. 3 Pharaoh said to his -Links Jacob’s family for their inevitable with the God’s meeting with Pharaoh. brothers, “What is your occupation?” And they said to prophecy to Abraham “every shepherd is an Pharaoh, “Your servants are shepherds, as our fathers were.” 4 in 15:13. abomination to the They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land, Presentation of Egyptians.” (46:34) for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine Joseph’s Father - It is unclear why “Jacob blessed shepherds were held is severe in the land of Canaan. And now, please let your Pharaoh” (47:7,10) in low social esteem servants dwell in the land of Goshen.” 5 Then Pharaoh said to by the Egyptians. , “Your father and your brothers have come to you. 6 -Jacob blessed Joseph Pharaoh with a -The Egyptians may The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your benediction that only have considered brothers in the best of the land. Let them settle in the land of one in touch with God foreign herdsmen could give. competition for Goshen, and if you know any able men among them, put resources. them in charge of my livestock.” -It also may reflect 7 a general disdain for Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him 8 foreigners from before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh Canaan (43:32). said to , “How many are the days of the years of your Jacob 2. The Endowment 9 C. The Provisions life?” And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of -Joseph made sure of Joseph my sojourning are 130 years. Few and evil have been the days that his family was (47:11-12) of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days well taken care of. 1. The Encampment of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their 10 Goshen - While the sojourning.” And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from exact location of the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Then Joseph settled his father and Goshen is unknown, it can be approximately his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, correlated with the in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had eastern Nile delta. commanded. 12 And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, Rameses - The city of and all his father’s household with food, according to the Rameses was located within Goshen.