Old Testament

Week 10: Joseph and the sons of Jacob

Hurricane Utah Adult Religion Class

Jacobs wives and children

Leah
1Reuben 2Simeon 3Levi

Bilhah
5Dan 6Naphtali

Zilpah
7Gad 8Asher

Rachel
11Joseph 12Benjamin

4Judah
9Issachar 10Zebulun

+ Dinah
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Josephs character
Genesis 37:2. Honorable and faithful to his father. Genesis 37:3. His fathers pride and joy.
Coat of many colors (Septuagint). Richly embroidered overtunic (NIV) with long sleeves (NRSV).
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Genesis 38
Judah + daughter of Shuah
Er Onan Shelah

The example of parents

Parents simply cannot flirt with skepticism or cynicism, then be surprised when their children expand that flirtation into fullblown romance. If in matters of faith and belief children are at risk of being swept downstream by this intellectual current or that cultural rapid, we as their parents must be more certain than ever to hold to anchored, unmistakable moorings clearly recognizable to those of our own household. It wont help anyone if we go over the edge with them, explaining through the roar of the falls all the way down that we really did know the Church was true and that the keys of the priesthood really were lodged there but we just didnt want to stifle anyones freedom to think otherwise.
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The example of parents

I think some parents may not understand that even when they feel secure in their own minds regarding matters of personal testimony, they can nevertheless make that faith too difficult for their children to detect. We can be reasonably active, meeting-going Latter-day Saints, but if we do not live lives of gospel integrity and convey to our children powerful heartfelt convictions regarding the truthfulness of the Restoration and the divine guidance of the Church from the First Vision to this very hour, then those children may, to our regret but not surprise, turn out not to be visibly active, meeting-going Latter-day Saints or sometimes anything close to it. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, April 2003
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Levirate marriage
Latin levir = husbands brother. Care of women: Father Husband Male children. Obligation of a man to marry his dead brothers widow.
New children heirs of the deceased brother.

Genesis 38
Judah + daughter of Shuah
Tamar Pharez King David Jesus Christ
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Onan

Shelah

Zarah

Joseph and Potiphar

Genesis 39:
39:16. Managing Potiphars entire household. 39:710. The first advances of Potiphars wife. 39:1118. Joseph flees, is falsely accused. 39:1920. Joseph thrown into prison. 39:2123. Managing the entire prison.

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Faith in adversity
[Josephs] ability to turn everything into something good appears to be a godly characteristic. Our Heavenly Father always seems able to do this. Everything, no matter how dire, becomes a victory to the Lord. Joseph, although a slave and wholly undeserving of this fate, nevertheless remained faithful to the Lord and continued to live the commandments and made something very good of his degrading circumstances. People like this cannot be defeated, because they will not give up. Elder Hartman Rector, Jr., October 1972
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Joseph and Pharaoh

Genesis 4041:
40:14. Pharaohs cupbearer and chief baker. 40:519. Joseph, interpreter of dreams. 40:2023. Joseph forgotten. 41:114. Joseph remembered. 41:1516. Josephs humility. 41:1736. Josephs interpretation. 41:3744. Josephs advice.
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Joseph as a type
A type of Christ:
Most loved son. Innocently accused. Sold for silver. Always faithful. Raised to power.

A symbol for us:

Innocently suffer. Sudden reversals of fortune. Be ready to stand before the King.

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Joseph the seer

Joseph prophesied of his descendants:
2 Nephi 3:321. JST Genesis 50:2438.

Josephs blessing for Ephraim and Manasseh:

Genesis 48:120. Blessings of the tribe of Ephraim:
D&C 113:110. D&C 133:3034.
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2 January 2014:
Moses origins, calling, and exodus

Exodus 115