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8/19/2019 Joseph and Patriarchs
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e Life of Patriarch Joseph
Steadfast Faith in God
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Sharing about dreams
Recall some of your dreams.
Describe it and attempt togie !hat the dream !ants to
tell you about yourself"
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#n this lesson !e !ill discoerthat he is someone !hoboasted$ perseered
through hardships andlearned to forgie. %e isalso noted !ith great faith
li&e 'braham.
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Joseph’s dreams and the
(ealousy of his brothersGenesis )*+ ,-
/hat !ere the dreams of
Joseph"
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Joseph’s dreams and the (ealousy
of his brothersGenesis )*+ )-/hy Joseph’s brothers !ere (ealous
of him"• special treatment he got from
their father 0Jacob gae Joseph along$ colorful coat$ !hich for his
brothers !as yet another sign oftheir father’s faoritism andanother thing for Joseph to brag
about•
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Jacob loed Joseph the mostbecause2
.%e !as the son of Rachel$the !oman he truly loed.
3.%e !as also the son in hisold age.
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Sharing
Share any e4perience of5ghts or arguments youhae had !ith your
brothers or sisters in thefamily"
/hy did you 5ght" /hat!as the cause"
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Di6culties in 7gyptGenesis )8+ -3)
/hat did Joseph do in 7gypt after he !as sold"•The manager of an 7gyptian courtier’s entirehousehold and possessions.
Di6culties•Loneliness9 separation from family•Falsely accused of ta&ing adantage !ithPotiphar’s !ife.• Joseph remained upright in the midst of his
di6cult situation.
• Joseph’s talent for interpreting dreams saedhim from a longer stay in prison and alsoinspired Pharaoh to ma&e him goernor of all of7gypt.
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Di6culties in 7gyptGenesis )8+ -3)
God !as al!ays !ith Joseph.
Recognition of God’s handsin the ups and do!ns of his
life
Remaining faithful despiteuncertain eents in his life
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Joseph testing and forgiing hisbrothers
Genesis :3-:*%o! did Joseph test his brothers"
/hy did he do this"• Joseph sub(ected his brothers to
seeral tests to 5nd out if theyhad changed.
•%e tried to ta&e their youngestbrother$ ;en(amin by falselyaccusing them of a crime.
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Joseph testing and forgiing hisbrothers
Genesis :3-:* /hat eent leads Joseph to forgie
his brothers" /hy did he forgie
them"• %e sa! their sincere concern for
;en(amin
• Joseph’s brothers admitted theirsin 0Gen :3+31 and begged forhis mercy 0Gen. ,
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Joseph testing and forgiing
his brothersGenesis :3-:*
Reconciliation can only beachieed if the guilty partyadmits that he or she had done!rong and as&s for forgieness.
The narratie ends !ith thereunion of Joseph and his fatherand the coming of his entire
family to 7gypt.
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/hat lessons can !e learnedfrom the story and life of
Joseph in relation to our life offaith today"
.Joseph’s life and faith sho! usho! God !or&s out %is saing planeen through misfortunes as %e
dre! good from eil.
3.Joseph perseered in faith. %ealso sho!s us the need to forgieand to be for ien.
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/hat lessons can !e learnedfrom the story and life of Joseph today"
). Joseph also e4perienced thenegatie e=ects of beingboastful. /e also need to bea!are of this.
:.Joseph teaches us that &eepingour faith in God can help us getthrough di6cult times. >ur
?hristian faith o=ers us spiritual
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%o! does the story of Jacob
manifest the ?laretian aluesof ?%77RS"
. /e hae often heard the
moral principle @the end doesnot (ustify the means.A
3. /hile God e4pects us to dogood$ %e certainly does not!ill us to use eil means to get
it done li&e !hat Jacob did.
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Reflect on times when
you have been boastful?
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Reflect about the people you
Need to forgive and
to ask forgiveness from
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Read the story of the life of St. Anthony Mary Claret from pp. !"#and pick out the main events in his
life where he felt and recogni$e thathe was called by %od to become amissionary. &rite your answers on
your notebook.
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Patriarch ?all Response Cission9Role inSalation %istory
'braham Leae yourcountry goto a strange
land.
>bedience but hisfaith !ent throughstages of doubts
and Euestions butin the end he !asready to o=er thesacri5ce of his o!nson$ #saac as Godcommanded
# !ill bless you$ma&e numerousdescendants2
from them allthe nations ofthe earth shall5nd blessing.'brahambecame the
father of allnations !ho !illprofess faith inone God.
#saac To become an
obedient anddutiful$@sacri5cialAsonTo become afather to
Jacob and7sau
/as !illing to be
sacri5ced inobedience to hisfather
#saac pre5gured
Jesus !ho !asobedient to Godthe Father untohis death on the?ross
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Patriarch
?all Response Cission9Role inSalation%istory
Jacob God choose Jacob oer 7sauto father the 3tribes of #srael0ne! name of
Jacob1 !hobecame thechosen peopleof God in the>ld Testament
God continuedto loe Jacob inspite of hissel5shness
During the 5rstpart of his life
Jacob !entahead of Godrather than
!ait forinstructionsfrom God. %ecompletelyacted on his
o!n such anattitudebrought his somuch su=eringand trouble.Later$ he puthis entire trust
/hen Jacoblearned totrust God$ Godblessed him tobe the father
of the 3 tribesof #srael. #t !asto his :th son
Judah thatGod’s promises
to 'brahamhas beenful5lled.
Jesus thepromisedRedeemercame from the
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Patriarch ?all Response Cission9Role inSalation %istory
Joseph #t !asGod !ho!as!or&ingout hisdiinepurposein all thepeopleandeents
in thelife of
Joseph
%e neerlost his faithand hope inGod een inthe mosttrying timesof his life
@#t !as for the sa&e ofsaing lies that Godsent me here ahead ofyou2 to ensure aremnant of earth andto sae the lies of thetribes of #srael in ane4traordinarydelierance.A Josephas made a ruler of7gypt to bring God’s
blessings to 7gypt andhis family at the timeof famine.
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'se ( crosswise sheet of paper)
".&hich *atriarch do you identify
most in relation to your life of faith? &hy?
. &hat particular characteristic+s ofthis+these *atriarch+s do you findsimilar with your life?