Ep 144 | Genesis 37-41, Come Follow Me (March 7-13)
Talking Scripture
Mike Day & Bryce Dunford
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Timestamps:
00:26 – Joseph of Egypt: An example of living the covenant with steady discipleship.
06:52 – Shechem defiles Dinah. Simeon and Levi seek revenge by wiping out the inhabitants of the city.
13:01 – Rachel bears Benjamin and dies in childbirth. She is buried in Bethlehem.
17:57 – Reuben sins with Bilhah.
21:29 – Joseph is sold into Egypt by his brothers. Joseph is a visionary man.
25:01 – Alternate readings of “the coat of many colors.”
28:45 – In Jewish legend, Joseph of Egypt possessed a sacred stone that was passed down from Adam.
36:07 – Judah sins with Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law, and she bears twins.
43:13 – Joseph rises to prominence wherever he goes. Joseph is a seer.
46:58 – We can employ Joseph’s strategies for overcoming temptation.
51:36 – Joseph interprets dreams and eventually becomes a ruler of Egypt.
55:49 – Finding temple symbolism in this story.
58:42 – Joseph marries Asenath. Hugh Nibley’s research teaches us more about her identity.
1:03:51 – Joseph as a type of Christ.
1:06:51 – As descendants of Joseph, we are called to gather God’s children.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to Talking Scripture, a podcast where we illustrate relevance and |
| 0:07.5 | application to the scriptures in Come Follow Me. |
| 0:10.3 | We also dive into the history and cultures of the text. |
| 0:13.5 | Thanks for taking the time to share and subscribe to this podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | For show notes, head over to our website, TalkingScripture.org. |
| 0:23.6 | Welcome to Talking Scripture, I'm Mike. |
| 0:25.2 | And I'm Bryce. |
| 0:26.2 | Today, Come Follow Me is going to cover Genesis 37 through 41. |
| 0:31.4 | Now just a note, there are some chapters that are skipped and come follow me. |
| 0:36.0 | We are going to talk about those, but before we get started, Bryce, why don't you talk |
| 0:40.3 | about the main point of these sections in the Come Follow Me chapters of Genesis? |
| 0:44.7 | Now this is a story that you know. |
| 0:46.5 | This is Joseph struggling with his brethren. |
| 0:49.4 | He gets sold into Egypt, Potiphar's house, the prison, Pharaoh, the dreams, and then Joseph |
| 0:55.8 | becomes second in command. |
| 0:57.2 | This is probably one of the best known portions of the Old Testament. |
| 1:02.5 | This is a great example of the practical everyday living of the covenant in our family situation, |
| 1:10.7 | because a lot of these brothers are going to struggle in living up to the gospel ideals |
| 1:15.2 | while Joseph is going to stand out. |
| 1:20.0 | Joseph will live the covenant and Joseph is going to be prospered by the covenant. |
| 1:26.5 | So if people wonder, well, why does the Abrahamic covenant matter today? |
| 1:30.6 | It's simply if you live the covenant, rise above worldly behavior and are different from |
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