• Genesis 45:1-7
  • Why is it that the story of Joseph occupies so much space in the text of the Bible?
    • Genesis 15:13-14
    • Genesis 12:1-3 - God’s promises to Abram
    • Joseph was instrumental in how God fulfilled His promises to Abraham.
    • I Thessalonians 5:23-24
    • Joseph occupies so much space because he demonstrates how God takes care of us.
  • Why doesn’t Joseph go back and see his father?
    • Joseph thought that he was forgotten by Jacob, not realizing that Jacob thought he was dead. Genesis 44:18-34
  • How is it that God allowed the men who did such evil to Joseph to be heads of ten of the tribes of Israel?
    • He didn’t! Living with what they did to Joseph and the lies they told to cover it up transformed them into honest men.
  • Why does God allow things to be the way they are in the world?
    • Some things are only understood by God.
  • God works in such a way as to make up for our faults.
  • What would heaven be if there were no suffering on earth?