WEBVTT - Jeff Archey - Oct 23 - 6:00 am

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<v Speaker 1>The Bible shares the lives of many and do's and

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<v Speaker 1>don'ts of living. Well, let's look at the time and

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<v Speaker 1>life of one Joseph coming up from the International Gospel Hour.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, this is Jay Webb for International Gospel Hour. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>Let's begin. Well, thank you always to our J-Web and

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<v Speaker 1>you for tuning in to our studies here at the

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<v Speaker 1>International Gospel Hour. It was in 2025 I was asked

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<v Speaker 1>to spend five evenings speaking and teaching about Joseph from

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<v Speaker 1>Genesis 37 and Genesis 39 through 50. What a beautiful account.

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<v Speaker 1>And we learn a lot from the life of Joseph

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<v Speaker 1>and the do's and the don'ts of living itself. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a magnificent account of God's plan in the life

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<v Speaker 1>of this young man. And I'd like for you and

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<v Speaker 1>I to simply talk about some life lessons from this

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<v Speaker 1>study of Joseph that I came across in my study.

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<v Speaker 1>In Genesis 45 verses 5 through 7, Joseph is speaking

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<v Speaker 1>to his brothers. They now know he is the Joseph

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<v Speaker 1>whom they threw in that pit many years before. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>But now do not therefore be grieved or angry with

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<v Speaker 1>yourselves because you sold me here. For God sent me

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<v Speaker 1>before you to preserve life. For these two years the

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<v Speaker 1>famine has been in the land. And there are still

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<v Speaker 1>five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.

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<v Speaker 1>And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity

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<v Speaker 1>for you in the earth and to save your lives

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<v Speaker 1>by great deliverance. And oh, indeed he did. Friends, I

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<v Speaker 1>would encourage you to take your Bibles after the broadcast here,

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<v Speaker 1>read Genesis 37 through 50, and once again see the

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful account of Joseph. And so what I want to

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<v Speaker 1>do is look at some things that I learned in

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<v Speaker 1>my searching the scriptures and study to prepare for these lessons.

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<v Speaker 1>Just a few, shall I say, odds and ends maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>but a few things, say a potpourri of things. And,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're taught to study the scriptures to seek

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<v Speaker 1>those things and to see what we hear is correct.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's nothing wrong ever in searching the scriptures, Acts 17,

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<v Speaker 1>10 and 11. So let's just begin, first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>a question arises. For example, and I want to give

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<v Speaker 1>a special thanks to my friend and brother Eric Lyons,

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<v Speaker 1>the director of ApologeticsPress.org and that great work, for considering

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<v Speaker 1>this question and answer. It's rather interesting. The question, did

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<v Speaker 1>the Midianites or the Ishmaelites sell Joseph to Potiphar? And

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to refer to Genesis 37, verse 36, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as Genesis 39, verse 1. After a thorough study

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<v Speaker 1>of the scriptures, one can easily see that the names

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<v Speaker 1>Ishmaelites and Midianites are used interchangeably. The book of Judges

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<v Speaker 1>records that after Gideon and his 300 mighty men defeated

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<v Speaker 1>their enemy, the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule

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<v Speaker 1>over us, both you and your son, and your grandson also,

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<v Speaker 1>for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Gideon said to them, I would like to make

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<v Speaker 1>a request of you that each of you would give

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<v Speaker 1>me the earrings from his plunder. For they, that's recording

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<v Speaker 1>to those whom Gideon and his men had just conquered,

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<v Speaker 1>had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites. Now the weight

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<v Speaker 1>of the gold earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels

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<v Speaker 1>of gold beside the crescent ornaments, pendants and purple robes

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<v Speaker 1>which were on the kings of Midian. Judges 8, 22, 24,

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<v Speaker 1>and 26. Now, after Gideon had delivered the Israelites from

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<v Speaker 1>the hand of Midian, he requested the gold and earrings

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<v Speaker 1>that the Israelites had plundered. Well, from whom did they

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<v Speaker 1>plunder them? From those whom Gideon and the Israelites had

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<v Speaker 1>just conquered. And who were they? Well, like Moses and

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<v Speaker 1>his inspired historical narrative concerning Joseph, the inspired writer of

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<v Speaker 1>Judges referred to the people of Midian as Ishmaelites. The

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<v Speaker 1>Midianites and Ishmaelites mentioned in Genesis chapters 37 and 39

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<v Speaker 1>were the same group of traitors, and this is not

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<v Speaker 1>a contradiction. In ancient times, these tribes often were confounded,

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<v Speaker 1>probably for two reasons. One, both groups were descendants of Abraham,

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<v Speaker 1>Genesis 16, 15, and 25, verse 2. And second, both

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<v Speaker 1>were similar in their mode of life and in their

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<v Speaker 1>constant change of abode. Strangers hardly could distinguish them, especially

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<v Speaker 1>among when they appeared not as tribes, but as Arabian merchants,

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<v Speaker 1>such as they are described in Genesis 37 and Genesis 39.

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<v Speaker 1>It's pretty interesting, is it not? And I appreciate my

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<v Speaker 1>friend and brother Eric Lyons and his study of that.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's a question that arises as you read the text. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Here is another lesson we learn from the time of Joseph.

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<v Speaker 1>God's hand is in it all. In Galatians 6, verses

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<v Speaker 1>7 and 8, the Bible says, Do not be deceived.

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<v Speaker 1>God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that

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<v Speaker 1>he will also reap. For he who sows to his

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<v Speaker 1>flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who

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<v Speaker 1>sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>God knows all that we do. I look, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>at Genesis 37, verses 31 and following. Jacob, the father

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<v Speaker 1>of Joseph, and the boys that deceived him. Jacob was

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<v Speaker 1>deceived with blood from a goat and Joseph's coat. Remember,

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<v Speaker 1>they put blood on Joseph's coat and led Jacob to

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<v Speaker 1>believe that Joseph had been devoured. They deceived him with,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, a goat and a coat. And let's

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<v Speaker 1>go back to Genesis 27. With a little help from

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<v Speaker 1>his mother, Rebekah, did not Jacob deceive Isaac, allowing Isaac

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<v Speaker 1>to think that he was actually Esau? With savory meat

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<v Speaker 1>from two young goats, Genesis 27, 9 and 14. Remember,

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<v Speaker 1>Esau would prepare that savory meat. And a raiment of

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<v Speaker 1>Esau with skins from a goat. He would touch the

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<v Speaker 1>hand of Jacob, thinking it was Esau, because Isaac's sight

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<v Speaker 1>was dim. And so, if you will, Jacob deceived Isaac

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<v Speaker 1>with goat's meat and skins from a goat, or he

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<v Speaker 1>deceived him with goat and a coat. Jacob deceived, and

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<v Speaker 1>now he was deceived also, with a goat and a coat.

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<v Speaker 1>Just a little small study there, but something that reminds

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<v Speaker 1>us of Numbers 33 verse 26. Be sure your sin

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<v Speaker 1>will find you out. I thought it was rather interesting

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<v Speaker 1>how Jacob deceived, and now he was deceived with a

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<v Speaker 1>goat and a coat. Now, let's go a little further.

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<v Speaker 1>How about some thoughts from Genesis 39? The account moves

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<v Speaker 1>us from Joseph being sold into slavery at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of Genesis 37, and it picks up in Genesis 39.

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<v Speaker 1>I rather meant to say Genesis 38. Thoughts from Genesis 38,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will. I'm sorry. And I've often wondered why

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<v Speaker 1>we have a break in that account of Joseph that

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<v Speaker 1>deals with Judah and his disciples. Well, the more that

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<v Speaker 1>we read Genesis 39, we find one born unto Judah

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<v Speaker 1>was named Phares. There in verse 29. As we note

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew's account of the life of Christ, the genealogy of

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<v Speaker 1>Christ in Matthew 1 in verse 3, we find Phares mentioned.

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<v Speaker 1>And we do know Jesus came through the tribe of Judah,

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<v Speaker 1>Genesis 49 and verse 10, and as we read his genealogy.

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<v Speaker 1>I've often wondered why we have that break in chapter

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<v Speaker 1>38 of the account of Joseph. Maybe it is to

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<v Speaker 1>remind us that Joseph preserved, or as we noted earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in Genesis 45, God sent him before his brothers to

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<v Speaker 1>preserve a posterity for you in the earth. What if

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<v Speaker 1>there had not been a Joseph to plan for the

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<v Speaker 1>problems of life, for the drought? Well, Judah could have died,

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<v Speaker 1>but that wasn't God's plan. Friends, this study of Joseph,

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<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to share these thoughts with you to

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<v Speaker 1>help you to be a good Bible student. And these studies,

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<v Speaker 1>this part of the study helped me to understand a

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<v Speaker 1>few other things. With that being said, let me end

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<v Speaker 1>Well, friends, again, we hope that you found this study

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<v Speaker 1>another time, but for now, thanks once again. I'm Jeff Archie,

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<v Speaker 1>and as always, keep listening. God be with you till

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