Chapter 2: The Prison of Jealousy

Heroes in the Bible

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🗓️ 16 August 2024

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Summary

Chapter 2 of Heroes in the Bible: Joseph with Dr. Ed Young is inspired by the Book of Genesis.

The Prison of Jealousy - Jacob’s favoritism and Joseph’s dreams cause the other sons to boil with jealousy. Joseph finds himself under the fists of his brothers, and his sold into slavery.

Today's opening prayer is inspired by Hebrews 13:5, Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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0:00.0	Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as
0:06.0	ye have, for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
0:13.3	Hebrews 13.
0:13.9	Lord help me accept your purpose for my life, and be content.
0:20.6	Keep me from envying others who have greater
0:22.9	material blessings, or from longing for a more public platform. Help me govern my conversations and
0:30.5	bless others. Keep me from jealousy and negativity. Help me to be grateful. I am your child and you have given me the greatest gift of all,
0:41.1	eternal life. You are always with me and will never leave me. I have all I need in you.
0:49.1	Teach me to walk humbly with you and pursue your eternal rewards. This world is not my home. You are. Amen.
1:00.9	Stay tuned to immerse yourself in the greatest stories ever told from pray.com's podcast,
1:07.6	Heroes in the Bible. Welcome to this episode of the Heroes in the Bible series of podcast on The Life of Joseph.
1:17.8	I'm Ed Young, and I look forward to walking with you in this series through the dramatic
1:23.3	and fascinating account of this godly and Christ-like individual.
1:29.1	As we learned in the first episode,
1:32.3	Joseph's story takes him from a life of privilege as the favorite son of his father,
1:37.2	Jacob, to the pit, where he thought he would be left to die,
1:42.4	to slavery and prison in Egypt, and ultimately to an exalted
1:46.6	position of prominence and power. It's a story of the pit to the pendulum, from the bottom to the
1:54.2	top. Each episode begins with a brief prelude that introduces us to another individual whose story sheds additional
2:03.2	light on the themes we'll explore in our study.
2:07.0	In this episode, we'll learn how King Saul of all people, the first king of Israel,
2:13.0	became consumed by his jealousy for David, and we'll discover the rage-filled actions this jealousy precipitated.
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