Genesis 40–41: On Joseph's Rise from Gen Pop to the Second in Command (Bible Talk, Ep. 14)

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🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

At the beginning of Genesis 40, Joseph is living in the belly of the beast: an Egyptian prison. By the end of Genesis 41, he’s Pharaoh‘s second-in-command. But no matter his station, God’s favor remains on Joseph.

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0:00.0	Here's this no count nobody from nowhere prison named Joseph, a man who has faith in God who says things like,
0:11.2	do not interpretations belong to God. You know, the gods of Egypt, the magicians of Egypt, they can't
0:15.8	deliver what Pharaoh needs. And so I think it's also a criticism and a polemic against the false gods of Egypt for
0:23.2	Joseph to come into this situation and to proclaim the supremacy of the one true God who can do
0:27.3	the things that they can't.
0:35.1	All right, welcome to episode 14 of Bible Talk, a podcast brought to you by Nine Marks.
0:41.0	If I might add, Nine Marks exists to equip church leaders with a biblical vision and practical
0:45.9	resources for building healthy churches for more. Visit nine marks.org. My name is Alex
0:51.1	Alex, Alex, is Alex, Alex, is Alex, I'm sorry. And with me are my two friends.
0:54.9	Sam Alati.
0:55.6	Jim Hamilton.
0:56.3	There we are.
0:59.1	Alex, you say we're friends, but you've never been to my house.
0:59.7	Not true.
0:59.9	Really?
1:01.3	You've not been to my house.
1:02.5	Your wife's been to my house.
1:05.5	I hung out in your backyard with your family before I moved to New York City.
1:07.1	In 2018.
1:07.9	Okay, that's true.
1:11.1	Yeah. But that's the house I used to live in. You've not invited me over.
1:23.3	You haven't invited me over either, Sam. Last week, Sam, you told us that the moral of Genesis 37 to 39 is to be like Joseph and not to be like Judah, at least not yet. Did I get that right?
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