Bible Story - Lesson 15
Hello everyone! Thanks for
joining us again as we learn from God’s word. Last week we talked about Jacob
and Esau and how they were reunited after a big fight when they were young. God
restored their family.
Today we are going to learn
about Jacob’s children. Jacob had many children. Of his 12 sons, Joseph was his
favorite. He even gave Joseph a special robe, or coat. This robe honored Joseph
as the firstborn, even though he wasn’t.
It wasn’t right for Jacob to show
favoritism, but God had chosen Joseph to rule over his family. That didn’t make
it any easier for his brothers to accept though. God gave Joseph dreams about
ruling over his family. As you can imagine, the brothers did not like hearing
that.
Like most brothers, they would
get very upset when Joseph would tell on them. Do you get frustrated at your brother
or sister when they tattle on you? It can be aggravating. This was just another
reason for Joseph’s brothers to resent him. That eventually led to them hating
him.
One day while they were all
out in the fields, Joseph’s brothers threw him into a pit, and they planned to
leave him there to die. While they were eating though, a band of merchants
passed by. The brothers decided to sell Joseph to them. They sold their own brother
into slavery.
They took Joseph’s special
coat and tore it and put blood on it to look like he had been attacked by an
animal. They told their father, Jacob, that Joseph had been killed. Jacob was
heartbroken.
This story seems like an account
of everything going wrong, doesn’t it? Jacob showed favoritism, Joseph talked foolishly,
and the brothers were filled with jealousy and hatred. But, God was at work,
using every event to prepare for the salvation of His chosen people.
Joseph suffered greatly, but God
used his suffering to save his family – both from starving during a famine and
from the sins that were ruining the family. In the same way, when Christ came,
He also experienced great suffering in order to bring about God’s good plan. As
Joseph suffered and became ruler to save his family, so Jesus suffered and
became King to save all who come to Him.
Next week we will see just how
God turned Joseph’s suffering into great joy.
The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the
evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
Coloring & Activity Pages
Craft Time!
Supplies Needed:
1. Picture of Joseph from the above website, printed on
cardstock
2. Self-laminating or contact sheets
3. Scissors and crayons
4. Colored tissue paper
Instructions:
1. Print out the picture of Joseph onto cardstock
2. Cut out the picture and the inside areas of Joseph's coat
3. Color the rest of the picture
4. Place the picture of Joseph face down onto the sticky side of the contact paper.
5. Cut out small pieces of tissue paper and stick them to the area inside Joseph's coat.
6. Place another sheet of contact or laminating paper to the back of the picture.
7. Cut out around the picture to trim the contact paper.
8. You can use a hole punch and some yarn to hang your picture in your window.
Now let's worship God with music!
*CLick the picture for video
Thanks for worshiping with us!
God loves you and so do we!
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