“Bitterness”
Baggage—Part 3
Genesis 37-50
August 25, 2013
Bitterness: Angry And Resentful. Expressing Intense Hostility.
1. JOSEPH HAD A CAUSE TO RELAY BITTERNESS.
His Brothers Hated Him. 37:4, 23-24, 28
His Brothers Talked Mean To Him. 37:4
His Brothers Wanted To Kill Him. 37:18
His Brothers Took His Robe. 37:23
His Brothers Threw Him Down A Cistern. 37:24
His Brothers Sold Him Into Slavery. 37:28
The Midianites Sold Him…Again. 37:36
Mrs. Potiphar Framed Him For Rape. 39:16-17
Mr. Potiphar Threw Him In Prison. 39:20
The Cupbearer Forgot Him. 40:23
2. JOSEPH HAD A CHANCE TO RELIVE BITTERNESS.
“I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even
here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”40:15
“When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they
said, ‘What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back
for all the wrongs we did to him?’” 50:15
3. JOSEPH HAD A CHOICE TO RELEASE BITTERNESS.
“Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of
Pharaoh king of Egypt.” 41:46
- Reminder of God’s Presence. 39:2, 21
- Reminder Of God’s Peace. 41:51
- Reminder Of God’s Provision. 41:52
- Reminder Of God’s Providence. 42:9
- Reminder Of God’s Power. 42:21-22
- Reminder Of God’s Purpose. 45:7-8