Genesis
Foundation Book of the Bible
Confrontation
指導方針
The focus of this lesson is on Joseph confronting his brothers about selling him into slavery. Of special note in this lesson is how Joseph recognized God using the events of his life to bring about His will.
学生の学習成果
- Know: Understand how God uses events in life to bring about His will.
- Feel: Value the awareness of God working His will in our lives.
- Do: Seek to submit to God’s will in our lives.
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討論の質問
以下は、授業の指導付き討論部分で使用するための提案された質問です。また、学生がさまざまな概念を理解するのを助けるための質問への提案された回答も含まれています。これらは討論を支援するために提供されており、「正しいまたは間違っている」回答とは見なされません。
The intent of this question is to see how God begins to expand on the events that would culminate in the Israelites migrating to Egypt.
The significance of this is that the natural events of famine were not recognized by the general population as God working His will. Joseph understood it through Pharaoh's dreams but the population as a whole apparently did not since there is no specific mention of it.
It is not necessarily a weak faith in God's promise. Given the apparent death of Joseph, Jacob is reluctant to send all his sons on this journey, perhaps to ensure the continued lineage of his family.
They recognized their sin. Apparently, the guilt of it remained and they see the negative events in Egypt as a consequence of those long-ago actions.
Simeon had a violent nature and was instrumental in placing Joseph in the well (pit). It was a form of imprisonment. Perhaps Joseph wished to show Simeon the impact of his previous cruelty towards himself. Also, because of his nature, Simeon had a great deal of influence over the brothers. By holding him back he was showing them their weakness in the face of his strength.
The intent of this question is to continue to see how God works events to accomplish his will.
The significance is that now God is narrowing His focus on events. Jacob would now have to turn loose his reluctance to allow Benjamin to travel to Egypt and place a greater faith in God's promise.
We might think sins are behind us. If the sin is unrepented, it will surface again in some way, perhaps in no other place than in eternity. It is critical that we guard our lives seeking to prevent sin by living faithfully before God. When we recognize sin, we must repent before God and receive His forgiveness.
Although many events in life are unpleasant, even tragic, we must continue to seek God's will during the time of these events as well as in the good times. God is the source of good and promises us His comfort.
We should develop a willingness to take the lead in obeying God and helping others as well. This was demonstrated by Judah in these series of events. He serves as an example for us in the way he persevered.
Faith involves action on our part. We must seek wisdom from God and act. In doing so, we will increase our faithfulness by allowing God to guide our actions.