NO ORDINARY JOE
Lesson Three: Conviction
“Joseph Takes a Chance” (Genesis 41:53-44:34)
— How Joseph’s Brothers Were Changed —
I. FIRST THEY WERE BURDENED (GEN 41:53-43:38)
A. By a Predicted Famine (41:53-57)
1. It was severe
2. It was significant
B. By a Profound Fact (42:1-5)
C. By a Prophetic Fulfillment (42:6)
D. By a Pointing Finger (42:7-22)
E. By a Paralyzing Find (42:23-28)
F. By a Plaintive Father (42:29-38)
II. FINALLY THEY WERE BROKEN (GEN 43:1-44:34)
A. By a Pragmatic Fatalism (43:1-15)
B. By a Puzzling Favoritism (43:16-34)
1. An undeserved feast (vv. 16-17)
2. An unconcealed fear (v. 18)
3. An unexplained find (vv. 19-24)
4. An understandable formality (vv. 25-28)
5. An unrevealed feeling (vv. 29-32)
6. An uncanny familiarity (vv. 32-33)
7. An unusual favor (v. 34a)
8. An unrestricted fellowship (v. 34b)
C. By a Prearranged Finale (44:1-34)
1. A conspiracy (44:1-3)
2. A confrontation (44:4-15)
3. A confession (44:16-34)
