Joseph was placed in Pharaohs prison dungeon but he was in Gods - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Joseph was placed in Pharaoh’s prison dungeon but… he was in God’s maximum security section.

Estimated 2.4 Million People Incarcerated In The United States

Psalm 105:16-18 When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron.

I. The Incarceration And Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined, and he was there in prison. But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it (Genesis 39:20-22).

Categories Of Mistreatment 1. Undeserved Treatment By Family 2. Unexpected Restriction By Circumstances 3. Untrue Accusations 4. Unfair Abandonment

II. The Intervals Between Two Dreams Genesis 40:5-8 & 41:1-8

When Will It Ever End? 1. Abraham & Sarah Promised A Son 2. Moses In The Desert 3. Paul In The Desert 4. David To Be Coronated King

III. The Interpretations The Cupbearer’s Dream (Genesis 40:9 -13) The Baker’s Dream (Genesis 40:16 -22)

IV. The Intercession “Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house” (Genesis 40:14). “Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him” (Genesis 40:22).

Genesis 41:9-14 Psalm 105:19-22

Theodore Epp 1. God’s Way Is The Wisest Way 2. God’s Time Is The Best Time 3. God’s Grace Is Sufficient

David’s Cry “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? But I trust in your unfailing love ” (Psalm 13, 1, 5). “I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God” (Psalm 69:3).

Christian Reger WWII POW “I learned to know the Who of my life.”

God Remembers “So we can confidently say, the Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:6). “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you” (Isaiah 49:15).

Stephen’s Final Sermon “But God was with him and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh” (Acts 7:9-10)