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    This document provides a detailed summary of the biblical story of Joseph found in Genesis 37-50. It is divided into 5 main sections that trace Joseph's journey from his father's favored son, to a slave sold into Egypt, to a trusted servant, and eventually the powerful second-in-command of Egypt who saves the region from famine through his leadership and God's guidance. The summary comprehensively outlines all the major people and events in Joseph's story through concise bullet points and paragraphs.

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    This document provides a detailed summary of the biblical story of Joseph found in Genesis 37-50. It is divided into 5 main sections that trace Joseph's journey from his father's favored son, to a slave sold into Egypt, to a trusted servant, and eventually the powerful second-in-command of Egypt who saves the region from famine through his leadership and God's guidance. The summary comprehensively outlines all the major people and events in Joseph's story through concise bullet points and paragraphs.

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    EPIC STORY EPIC AUTHOR

    Lesson 6 Joseph

    GENESIS 37-50
    JOSEPH

    I. JOSEPH, THE FAVORED SON (37:1–35)


    A. Loved by his father (37:3)
    B. Loathed by his brothers (37:1–35)
    1. The reasons for their hatred (37:1–11)
    a. The devotion he enjoys (37:1–4): “Now Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other
    children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day he gave Joseph a
    special gift—a beautiful robe.”
    b. The dreams he experiences (37:5–11): Joseph has two dreams that symbolically portray his
    brothers bowing down before him.
    2. The results of their hatred (37:12–35)
    a. The trip (37:12–17): Jacob sends Joseph to check on the ten brothers. Joseph catches up with
    them at Dothan.
    b. The treachery (37:18–27): The brothers, still angry over Joseph’s dreams and favored status
    with their father, plan to kill Joseph. But Reuben convinces them to throw him alive into a pit.
    c. The transaction (37:28–30): The brothers decide to sell Joseph to a band of Ishmaelite traders
    for twenty pieces of silver.
    d. The trickery (37:31–35): The brothers deceive Jacob into believing that Joseph has been
    killed and eaten by a wild animal.

    II. JOSEPH, THE FAITHFUL STEWARD (37:36; 39:1–20)


    A. Joseph’s service (37:36; 39:1–6): Joseph becomes a faithful and highly effective servant in the
    house of Potiphar, captain of Pha-raoh’s palace guard.
    B. Joseph’s self-control (39:7–20)
    1. The request (39:7): Potiphar’s wife attempts to seduce Joseph.
    2. The refusal (39:8–12): He refuses her advances repeatedly, even running from the house on one
    occasion, leaving his shirt behind.
    3. The revenge (39:13–20): Joseph is falsely accused of attempted rape and thrown into prison!

    III. JOSEPH, THE FORGOTTEN SLAVE (39:21–40:23)


    A. Joseph and the jailer (39:21–23): Joseph gains favor with the jailer, who places him in charge of the
    entire prison!
    B. Joseph and the prisoners (40:1–23)
    1. The characters (40:1–4): Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer and chief baker anger him, and he throws
    them into prison. Joseph is assigned to take care of them.
    2. The confusion (40:5–8): Both the cup-bearer and the baker have dreams that they cannot
    understand.
    3. The clarification (40:9–19): Joseph interprets both dreams.

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    a. The cup-bearer’s dream (40:9–15): Pharaoh will release and restore him in three days.
    b. The baker’s dream (40:16–19): He will be executed in three days!
    4. The conclusion (40:20–23): Both prophecies come true at the end of three days. The cup-bearer,
    however, promptly forgets Joseph.

    IV. JOSEPH, THE FAMED STATESMAN (41:1–57)


    A. The dreams of Pharaoh (41:1–36)
    1. The revelation (41:1–8): Pharaoh has two dreams.
    a. First dream (41:1–4): He sees seven thin cows devouring seven fat cows.
    b. Second dream (41:5–8): He sees seven thin heads of grain devouring seven healthy ones.
    2. The remembrance (41:9–13): After no one is able to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams, the cup-bearer
    suddenly remembers that Joseph was able to interpret his dream.
    3. The review (41:14–24): Joseph is brought from prison to hear the king relate his two mysterious
    dreams.
    4. The rendering (41:25–32): God reveals to Joseph that Pharaoh’s dreams are foretelling the events
    of the next fourteen years. The first seven years will witness abundant crops, while the next seven
    will see only famine.
    5. The recommendation (41:33–36): Joseph suggests that someone be appointed to store up food
    supplies during the good years to prepare for the bad ones.
    B. The decrees of Pharaoh (41:37–57)
    1. Joseph’s promotion (41:37–46): Pharaoh appoints Joseph to oversee the storage of grain, placing
    him in charge of the entire government in Egypt.
    2. Joseph’s program (41:47–57): Joseph stores massive amounts of grain in nearby cities. So when
    the famine comes, “people from surrounding lands also [come] to Egypt to buy grain from
    Joseph.”

    V. JOSEPH, THE FORGIVING SAINT (42:1–48:22)


    A. Joseph and his brothers (42:1–45:28)
    1. The unknown brother (42:1–44:34)
    a. First trip of Jacob’s sons to Egypt (42:1–38)
    (1) The reason (42:1–6): Jacob tells his ten oldest sons, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt.
    Go down and buy some for us before we all starve to death.”
    (2) The recognition (42:7–8): Joseph recognizes his brothers, but they do not recognize him.
    (3) The rebuke (42:9–14): Attempting to make them squirm, Joseph accuses his brothers of
    being spies, which they deny.
    (4) The requirement (42:15–20): Joseph demands that his brothers return home and bring
    back Benjamin, the youngest brother. Simeon is kept as a guarantee that they will return.
    (5) The remorse (42:21–23): The guilt-stricken brothers conclude that God is punishing them
    for selling Joseph into slavery.
    (6) The restraint (42:24): Upon hearing this, Joseph leaves the room so that he does not reveal
    his true identity as he weeps.
    (7) The return (42:25–28): The nine brothers arrive in Canaan with their food. As they
    unpack, they are astounded to discover in their bags the money they had used to buy the
    food!
    (8) The review (42:29–38): Jacob’s sons tell him all about their first trip, including how “the
    man” (Joseph) has requested that Benjamin accompany them on their return journey.
    Jacob refuses.

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    b. Second trip of Jacob’s sons to Egypt (43:1–44:34)
    (1) The promise (43:1–14): After Judah guarantees Benja-min’s safety, a reluctant Jacob
    finally agrees to let Benjamin go.
    (2) The preparation (43:15–17): Upon arriving, Joseph sends the brothers to his home, where
    food is being prepared for them.
    (3) The panic (43:18–25): The manager of Joseph’s household reassures the frightened
    brothers that his master means them no harm. Simeon is now released and joins them.
    (4) The presentation (43:26–30): Joseph enters and is “intro-duced” to Benjamin.
    (5) The placing (43:31–34): To his brothers’ amazement, Joseph seats them at the banquet
    table in the order of their ages.
    (6) The plot (44:1–17): Joseph orders that his own silver cup be secretly placed in Benjamin’s
    sack. Shortly after leaving the city, the brothers are stopped and searched. To the brothers’
    horror, the cup is found in Benjamin’s sack, and he is arrested.
    (7) The plea (44:18–34): Judah begs Joseph to release Benjamin, offering to be imprisoned in
    his place.
    2. The unveiled brother (45:1–28)
    a. The climax (45:1–4): Unable to hold back any longer, a tearful Joseph reveals his true
    identity to his astonished brothers!
    b. The consolation (45:5–8): Joseph tells his brothers that God has allowed everything to happen
    as it did so that he might save people from starvation during the famine.
    c. The counsel (45:9–15): Joseph tells his brothers to go home and tell their father to pack up
    and move to Egypt.
    d. The command (45:16–24): Pharaoh says the same to the brothers.
    e. The confirmation (45:25–28): Upon seeing the wealth brought back by his sons, Jacob
    believes their report about Joseph.
    B. Joseph and his father (46:1–47:31)
    1. Jacob’s trip to Egypt (46:1–27)
    a. The promise of God (46:1–7): God directs Jacob to move to Egypt, promising to care for him
    there.
    b. The people of God (46:8–27): Jacob and his entire family, seventy in all, move to Egypt.
    2. Jacob’s time in Egypt (46:28–47:31)
    a. The meetings (46:28–47:10)
    (1) Between Jacob and Joseph (46:28–30): Father and son meet and embrace in Goshen.
    (2) Between Jacob and Pharaoh (46:31–47:10): Pharaoh gives the best of the land to Jacob
    and his family.
    b. The ministry (47:11–31): Joseph carefully attends to the needs of his father, Jacob.
    (1) The provision (47:11–12): Joseph personally sees to it that his family has all the food they
    need.
    (2) The promise (47:27–31): Joseph promises his father, Jacob, that he will bury him beside
    his ancestors in the Promised Land, not in Egypt.
    C. Joseph and the Egyptians (47:13–26): The continuing famine eventually forces all the Egyptians
    (except for the priests) to sell their land to Pharaoh for food. Joseph then redistributes the land and
    establishes a law requiring one-fifth of all crops to be given to Pharaoh.
    D. Joseph and his sons (48:1–22)
    1. Jacob adopts Joseph’s sons (48:1–7): Manasseh and Ephraim now enjoy the same status as
    Jacob’s other twelve sons.
    2. Jacob anoints Joseph’s sons (48:8–22): Ignoring Joseph’s initial objections, Jacob bestows the
    greater blessing on Ephraim, the younger son, instead of on Manasseh, the firstborn.

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    VI. JOSEPH, THE FRUITFUL TREE (49:1–50:26)
    A. The blessing of Jacob (49:1–27): Each of the Jacob’s sons receives a blessing from him.
    1. Reuben (49:3–4): He is as unruly as the stormy sea and is demoted because of his immorality.
    2. Simeon and Levi (49:5–7): They are violent men given to anger and cruelty, so their descendants
    will be scattered throughout Israel.
    3. Judah (49:8–12): He will be praised by his brothers and will defeat his enemies. The scepter
    (royal line) will not depart from him “until the coming of the one to whom it belongs.”
    4. Zebulun (49:13): He will live by the seashore and become a harbor for ships.
    5. Issachar (49:14–15): He will work with animals and till the land.
    6. Dan (49:16–18): He will be like a snake beside the road.
    7. Gad (49:19): He will defend himself against all enemies.
    8. Asher (49:20): He will produce rich food fit for kings.
    9. Naphtali (49:21): He will be as free as a deer.
    10. Joseph (49:22–26): He will be like a fruitful tree beside a fountain, blessing others. He has been
    persecuted, but he has been strengthened by God. He will be blessed by God and will be a prince
    among his brothers.
    10. Benjamin (49:27): He will devour his enemies like a hungry wolf.
    B. The body of Jacob (49:28–50:26)
    1. The request (49:28–33): Again Jacob requests to be buried with his ancestors in the cave of
    Machpelah at Hebron. Then he dies.
    2. The return (50:1–14): Following a 70-day period of mourning, the twelve brothers carry their
    father’s embalmed body to Hebron.
    3. The reassurance (50:15–21): After the brothers return to Egypt, Joseph tries to calm their fears
    that he will seek revenge. He tells them, “God turned into good what you meant for evil.”
    4. The remaining years (50:22–26): Joseph lives to see the third generation of Ephraim’s children
    and dies at age 110.1

    1 Willmington, H. L. (1999). The Outline Bible. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.

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