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The story in Genesis now turns to Joseph’s brothers. Joseph had had two dreams that the brothers didn’t appreciate at all. The first was that they were all binding sheaves in the field, but Joseph’s sheaf stood upright while the sheaves of the brothers gathered around and bowed down to his sheaf. The second dream was that the sun, moon and eleven stars were bowing down to Joseph.

One day Jacob sent Joseph to check on the brothers as they were pasturing the flock a great distance away. When the brothers saw Joseph from a distance they plotted against him, saying, “Here comes that dreamer! Let's kill him and then we'll see what will becomes of his dreams!” So they seized him and threw him into a pit.

While they were having lunch they saw a caravan of Midianites coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt. Judah then said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother? Come, let’s sell him as a slave.” They sold him for 20 pieces of silver. The Midianites took him to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, pharaoh’s officer; the captain of the bodyguard.

God was with Joseph and he became a successful man in the house of his master, the Egyptian. But in spite of finding success in the house of Potiphar his master, Potiphar’s wife falsely accused him of trying to lie with her. Potiphar became angry and threw Joseph into prison. Though he finds success even in prison and is given the opportunity to interpret dreams for two of Pharaoh’s officials, he is forgotten for two more years while he remained in prison.

Finally when Pharaoh himself had a dream that could not be interpreted, Pharaoh’s official remembered that Joseph interprets dreams and he was brought from prison. He interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams in that there would be seven years of prosperity followed by seven years of famine. He then suggested administrative ways to prepare for the famine. Pharaoh decided to essentially make him the prime minister of Egypt to oversee such preparations.

That’s where the brothers come back into the story; when the famine ravages even the land of Canaan, Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt and sent the ten brothers to go there to purchase grain.

Spiritually, there is something important taking place. This story is about God working in the lives of these brothers. Clearly there are issues that need to be worked out of their character and hearts. Is there any question that God needed to work in men who are so filled with such anger and jealousy that they sell their own brother into slavery?

Jesus said that He would be with us to the end of the age. God with us means that He is committed to working in our lives the transformation He desires. He is also committed to working out of our lives those things that are obstacles to godly character. In other words, God isn’t finished with you yet.

I. God Transforms Because He Loves

 God is not through with these brothers. Why? Because in spite of their sinful immaturity, He loves them. The same is true for you and me.

 God loves us and is committed to working out those things in our lives that are immature, selfish, sinful, and hurtful to others.

A. God wants to set you free

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