S10: Episode 18 - Genesis 45–46

So earlier, uh, on the morning when Pastor Sam sent me the request to share on Genesis 45 and 46, I woke up and heard the Holy Spirit say to me, "All things work together for good to those who love the Lord." When I heard those words, I immediately resisted.

I said, "Oh, Lord, no, no, please keep me safe.

I do not want to have any more trials.

I need to rest." A few hours later, I opened my emails, and there it was.

I was asked to share on Genesis 45 and 46.

Now, if there's a way to explain Romans 8:28 from a real-life story from the Bible, Joseph's story is one of them.

We've looked at what he's been through for many years up until now.

Joseph suffered, but everything worked out together for good to him, for his family, and the nations that he served, as we know from our memory verse.

Now, the c- I find the climax for, of, uh, the Genesis, um, the Joseph story is in these two, these chapters for, for the whole of this week.

45 is one of them.

Joseph is now revealing his true identity to his brothers.

What should they expect in return for what they did to him? So in these ch- two chapters, we encounter a lot of crying, extending grace, mercy, fear, forgiveness, restoration, healing.

These are very emotional chapters.

So I used the ESV, KJV, and NIV translation for the scripture reading.

I will not read the whole two chapters, but just parts of them that the Holy Spirit highlighted to me.

You can read the rest of them at your own time.

Every verse in these verses seems to be a sermon on its own.

So let's, uh, begin from Genesis 45 verse 1.

"Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him.

He cried, 'Make everyone go out from me.' So no one stayed with him when Joseph, um, made himself known to his brothers." Now, we all know the story, how it began.

Joseph had every reason to be angry and to get back at his brothers for selling him into slavery.

But no, before revealing his identity to his brothers, Joseph made everyone else leave the room.

He did not accuse them of wrongdoing in front of others.

He had them all leave so that he could address family issues with family.

Through Joseph, God shows us how to treat those who have offended us.

So earlier, uh, on the morning when Pastor Sam sent me the request to share on Genesis 45 and 46, I woke up and heard the Holy Spirit say to me, "All things work together for good to those who love the Lord." When I heard those words, I immediately resisted.

I said, "Oh, Lord, no, no, please keep me safe.

I do not want to have any more trials.

I need to rest." A few hours later, I opened my emails, and there it was.

I was asked to share on Genesis 45 and 46.

Now, if there's a way to explain Romans 8:28 from a real-life story from the Bible, Joseph's story is one of them.

We've looked at what he's been through for many years up until now.

Joseph suffered, but everything worked out together for good to him, for his family, and the nations that he served, as we know from our memory verse.

Now, the c- I find the climax for, of, uh, the Genesis, um, the Joseph story is in these two, these chapters for, for the whole of this week.

45 is one of them.

Joseph is now revealing his true identity to his brothers.

What should they expect in return for what they did to him? So in these ch- two chapters, we encounter a lot of crying, extending grace, mercy, fear, forgiveness, restoration, healing.

These are very emotional chapters.

So I used the ESV, KJV, and NIV translation for the scripture reading.

I will not read the whole two chapters, but just parts of them that the Holy Spirit highlighted to me.

You can read the rest of them at your own time.

Every verse in these verses seems to be a sermon on its own.

So let's, uh, begin from Genesis 45 verse 1.

"Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him.

He cried, 'Make everyone go out from me.' So no one stayed with him when Joseph, um, made himself known to his brothers." Now, we all know the story, how it began.

Joseph had every reason to be angry and to get back at his brothers for selling him into slavery.

But no, before revealing his identity to his brothers, Joseph made everyone else leave the room.

He did not accuse them of wrongdoing in front of others.

He had them all leave so that he could address family issues with family.

Through Joseph, God shows us how to treat those who have offended us.