"Unfinished Business"
or, "The Dream Almost Comes True"
(Genesis 42)
Intro:
_______ naturally brings _______ which naturally brings _______ and ________.
I. God will fulfill His plan (1-9).
Why did Jacob keep Banjamin at home?
Compare v. 9 with Joseph's earlier dream (37:5-9). Has the dream been fulfilled?
II. God will always deal with sin in His time (10-28).
A. Joseph's tests.
Test 1: Everyone thrown in _______ for ____ days.
Test 2: ________ kept in prison, others sent to bring __________.
Test 3: Filled their bags with ________ as well as grain.
B. The brothers' reactions.
Reaction 1 (v. 21): They remember their crime against __________.
Reaction 2 (v. 28): _______ is doing this to punish us!
III. God's people must learn to deal with their sin correctly (29-38).
Note verse 31. Were they "honest men"?
Reuben makes an offer (v. 37). Is this a good way to deal with the situation?
Jacob chooses to _______.
Conclusion:
Do you have any unresolved guilt in your life? God is at work right now teaching
you to face it.
