1. “God Intended it for Good”
The Life of Joseph
“God Intended it for Good”

2. God’s Sovereignty

3. “God Intended It For Good" Genesis Chapters 41-42
Dreams (41:1-16)
Interpretation (41:17-40)
Promotion (41:41-57)
Brothers (42:1-17)
Accounting (42:18-38)

4. Picture of Pharaoh’s second dream with the scorched grain eating good grain

5. Picture of Pharaoh’s second dream with the scorched grain eating good grain

6. Picture of Joseph called in before Pharaoh to interpret the dreams

7. God Wants to Communicate With You

8. “God Intended It For Good" Genesis Chapters 41-42
Dreams (41:1-16)
Interpretation (41:17-40)
Promotion (41:41-57)
Brothers (42:1-17)
Accounting (42:18-38)

9. Seven Years “Seven years of abundance” (V. 29)
“Seven years of famine” (v. 30)

10. God’s Sovereignty
“And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.”

11. “Find a discerning and wise man”
Genesis 41:33
“Find a discerning and wise man”

12. “God Intended It For Good" Genesis Chapters 41-42
Dreams (41:1-16)
Interpretation (41:17-40)
Promotion (41:41-57)
Brothers (42:1-17)
Accounting (42:18-38)

13. Picture of Joseph dressed in fine linen with a chain around his neck in a chariot

14. Zaphenath-Paneah

15. Joseph Was 30 Years Old

16. Picture of Joseph storing grain in silos or something

17. Picture of Joseph storing grain in silos or something

18. Two Sons Were Born to Joseph
Firstborn Manasseh = “Forget” “God has made me forget all my troubles” (v. 1)
Second son Ephraim = “Twice fruitful” “God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering” (v. 52)

19. Picture of the famine beginning

20. Picture of the famine beginning

21. Picture of Joseph opening up the stored grain and selling it

22. “God Intended It For Good" Genesis Chapters 41-42
Dreams (41:1-16)
Interpretation (41:17-40)
Promotion (41:41-57)
Brothers (42:1-17)
Accounting (42:18-38)

23. Picture of ten brothers bowing before Joseph

24. Used by God to Test Their Hearts

25. “God Intended It For Good" Genesis Chapters 41-42
Dreams (41:1-16)
Interpretation (41:17-40)
Promotion (41:41-57)
Brothers (42:1-17)
Accounting (42:18-38)

26. Picture of a brother finding the silver money bag
“What is this that God has done to us?”

27. “What is this that God has done to us?”

28. “They were frightened”
Genesis 42:35
“They were frightened”

29. Jacob “You have deprived me of my children” “Joseph is no more”
“Simeon is no more”
“Now you want to take Benjamin from me”
“Everything is against me!”

30. “My son will not go down there with you.”
Genesis 42:38
“My son will not go down there with you.”

31. “God Intended it for Good”
The Life of Joseph
“God Intended it for Good”