5/29/2023 0 Comments Bible study plan![]() ![]() In his efforts to spoil God’s plan for Joseph and his family, what ultimate plan was the devil trying to thwart? Genesis 3:15 22:16–18 Galatians 3:16.In the long run, who would the brothers really be killing had they succeeded in their plans against Joseph? Genesis 42:1, 2. How was the devil trying to thwart God’s plan to use Joseph to save His people? Genesis 15:12–14 37:20 Ephesians 6:11, 12.The sight of that coat which signalized him in the distance filled them with a Satanic frenzy.” The Signs of the Times, December 18, 1879. They did not consider the long journey he had made on foot to meet them they did not think of his weariness and hunger, and that as their brother he had claims upon their hospitality, their tender consideration and brotherly love. They also saw him coming, his gay colored coat making him easily recognized but as they beheld it, their feelings of envy, jealousy, and hatred, were aroused. Note: “At length he saw his brethren in the distance and hastened to greet them. What was the first thing that came to the brothers’ minds when they saw Joseph coming, and why? Genesis 37:18–20.This was a long journey for the youth but he performed it cheerfully.” The Signs of the Times, December 18, 1879. He had already traveled fifty miles, and, a distance of fifteen more lay before him. As he was traveling from field to field in search of them, a stranger learned his errand and told him they had gone to Dothan. Note: “When Joseph arrived at the place where his father supposed his brethren were, he did not find them. ![]() Why was it essential for Joseph to meet the man who told him his brothers’ whereabouts? Genesis 37:15–17, 28.“With a joyful heart, Joseph parted from his father, neither the aged man nor the youth dreaming of what would happen before they should meet again.” Patriarchs and Prophets, 210. Had Jacob known the real feeling of his sons toward Joseph, he would not have trusted him alone with them but this they had carefully concealed. Note: “He … sent Joseph to find them, and bring him words as to their welfare. Why was it significant that Joseph set off to find his brothers alone? Genesis 37:12–14.He is to search for and find God’s plan.” Manuscript Releases, vol. Man is not to make plans according to his finite judgment. He has revealed this plan to us in His Word, and He expects us to take it as our guide in all things, great and small. “God’s way, not man’s way, is to be taken as the guide of action. Study Help: The Signs of the Times, December 18, 1879. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:12, last part, 13). “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. ![]()
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