Hello, and welcome to another Shabbat Lesson Plan. Today we are learning about Genesis Chapter 37. There are a lot of things to learn in this chapter,and also things to think about from this chapter. I hope that everyone has a blessed Shabbat.
1. What do you see wrong with Israel loving one son more than the others?
2. How did jealousy hurt the family?
3. Show from the TNK, how jealousy is a bad thing.
One
very important thing to remember through these studies is, even though
being jealous is not a good thing, YHWH was and is always in
charge. For things that HE wants to happen, other things have to
take place.
As you probably already know, and we are fixing to
study, it turned out to be a good thing that Joseph was sold as a
slave and was put in Egypt. This was all part of YHWH's plan, and
in order for HIS plan to come about, Joseph's brothers had to be
jealous of him, and want Joseph out of their way.
We don't always see the full picture while something
is happening. But, most (not always) we do see and understand
things down the road.
Another lesson of this story and the rest of the
story to come, is that we should not be discouraged about things that
are happening to us now. Always remember that YHWH is in charge,
and HE is looking out for us. :0)
