Genesis 37:1-11 - Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. 2 These are the family records of Jacob. At 17 years of age, Joseph tended sheep with his brothers. The young man was working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought a bad report about them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph was a son born to him in his old age, and he made a robe of many colors for him. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him. 5 Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. 6 He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: 7 There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the field. Suddenly my sheaf stood up, and your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.” 8 “Are you really going to reign over us?” his brothers asked him. “Are you really going to rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and what he had said. 9 Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and 11 stars were bowing down to me.” 10 He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him. “What kind of dream is this that you have had?” he said. “Are your mother and brothers and I going to come and bow down to the ground before you?” 11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
Genesis 45:3-8 - So 10 of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. 5 The sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. 6 Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground. 7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan to buy food,” they replied. 8 Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. 9 Joseph remembered his dreams….
GOD REVEALS HIS PLANS TO US AND THEN TAKES TIME TO PREPARES US FOR THEM.
Proverbs 19:21 - Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
| JOSEPH’S CHARACTER HAVING THE DREAM |
JOSEPH’S CHARACTER DREAM FULFILLED |
|---|---|
| Young | Righteous |
| Prideful | Faithful |
| Arrogant | Honorable |
| Spoiled | Selfless |
| Antagonistic | Truthful |
| Snitch/Tattle | Trustworthy |
| Lack of Respect | Wise & Strategic |
| Lack of Self Awareness | Humble |
| Socially Inept | Forgiving |
OUR PROBLEMS CAN PREPARE US AND BRING PROGRESS IF WE LEARN AND GROW FROM THEM.
GOD CAN PREPARE US THROUGH OUR PROBLEMS TO HELP US KEEP MAKING PROGRESS.
OUR INABILITY TO MOVE PAST PROBLEMS MAY BE THE VERY THING KEEPING US FROM ACHIEVING OUR DREAM.
Genesis 50:20 - You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.
Genesis 45:8 - Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God.
DREAM READY ASSESSMENT https://tinyurl.com/breakingpoint-dream-assessment
JOSEPH READING PLAN- https://tinyurl.com/breakingpoint-7day-bibleplan
