JOSEPH VENDU EN ESCLAVAGE PAR SES FRERES

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JOSEPH SOLD TO SLAVERY BY HIS BROTHERS

JOSEPH VENDU EN ESCLAVAGE PAR SES FRÈRES

VERSET DU JOUR

Pr 27:4 La fureur est cruelle et la colère impétueuse, Mais qui résistera devant la jalousie?

 4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?

PRIÈRE

INTRODUCTION

Matière du jour

• JOSEPH SOLD TO SLAVERY BY HIS BROTHERS
• JOSEPH VENDU EN ESCLAVAGE PAR SES FRÈRES

1- Que firent les fils de Jacob pour tirer vengeance de la violence faite à leur sœur Dina.

2- Pourquoi les hommes de Sichem ne pouvaient se défendre devant les fils de Jacob ?

3- Pourquoi Dieu avait mis fin au règne de Saül?

4- Comment mourut Saül ?

5- Comment s’appelait le père du prophète Samuel ?

6- Dans quel livre de la bible se trouve le verset suivant : « La prière fervente du juste a une grande efficace. » ?

7- lequel des disciple répondait a Jésus : « Tu es le Christ, le Fils du Dieu vivant. » ?

8- quel a été le dernier miracle de Jésus ?

9- D’où vient l’expression « Bon Samaritain » ?

10- Qui a dit «  laissez en paix les disciples, car si cette affaire vient de Dieu, vous ne pourrez la détruire. Vous risquez de combattre Dieu»

Matière du jour

• JOSEPH SOLD TO SLAVERY BY HIS BROTHERS
• JOSEPH VENDU EN ESCLAVAGE PAR SES FRÈRES

INTRODUCTION

• Today we are going to see the destructive power of jealousy.
• Jealousy was at the base of the first murder case in the Bible.
• Jealousy remains one of the most common pitfalls of mankind.
• Jealousy can creep in without any detection in the life of even the most pious person if not careful.
• Jealousy and envy are twin sisters.
• When one covets what belongs to another, he seeks to obtain it by all means necessary.
• If the point of attraction or blessing in one’s life cannot be snatched,, the next course of action of jealousy is to destroy the recipient.
• If the food cannot be in the plate of the jealous person, then spoiling it, or eradicating the person eating it becomes the mandate.
• We practice this type of animosity skillfully when we play games like dominoes and cards, etc.
• You put all sorts of stumbling blocks to freeze your opponent.
• In dominoes, you kill the double to prevent your opponent from winning.
• When jealousy is translated in our endeavors in life, it becomes a destructive force.
• Envy and jealousy are the old sins practiced by the devil who wanted to dethrone God so that he could receive the praises and worships that are due only to God.

JEALOUSY GENERATED BY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT

• Preferential treatment can draw an explosive type of jealousy.
• Saul sought to kill David because the people loved David more than him.
• Many people are unfair victims of jealousy because of the preferential treatments they received without asking for it.
• This type of jealousy is very common among siblings.
• You can also find it at work, at school, in church, in sport, and in any type of gathering.
• Our sinful nature demands of us to at the center of attention in everything.
• We live in an era of “winner takes all” attitude, thus, anything sub to being number one is considered failure.
• People find pleasure in destroying the person in the spotlight so that their self-projected failure may not be apparent.
• Another way that this type of jealousy is manifested is by neutralizing the target so that he or she cannot live the fullness of his/her authority or blessing.
• God is no respecter of persons. He loves all his children.
• Most of what could be considered blessings of God, are task oriented talents, privileges bestowed upon an individual for the glory of God.
• God needed a deliverer for the Children of Jacob and Joseph was the designee for the task.
• The open preferential treatment that Jacob gave to Joseph was wrong.
• Jacob’s affection for Joseph fuelled the deadly jealousy among his sons.
• What do we do when the preferential treatment seems to be of God?
• God was the one communicating those dreams to Joseph, not Jacob.
• The big brothers of Joseph seemed to have more issues with his dreams than anything else.

JOSEPH IN QUEST FOR HIS BROTHERS

• Ge 37:12-14 ¶ Les frères de Joseph étant allés à Sichem, pour faire paître le troupeau de leur père,
•  13 Israël dit à Joseph: Tes frères ne font-ils pas paître le troupeau à Sichem? Viens, je veux t’envoyer vers eux. Et il répondit: Me voici!
• 14 Israël lui dit: Va, je te prie, et vois si tes frères sont en bonne santé et si le troupeau est en bon état; et tu m’en rapporteras des nouvelles. Il l’envoya ainsi de la vallée d’Hébron; et Joseph alla à Sichem.

OBSERVATIONS

1. Joseph was already of age to be among his brothers in the fields.
2. Jacob did not move all his belongings with him when he fled Sichem.
3. The sons of Jacob were semi nomadic in order to take care of their livestock. 
4. There was no apparent danger for Joseph to travel alone.

6- Jacob failed to see the height of the animosity that the rest of the family generated toward Joseph.

7- Jacob failed to see how wicked his other sons had become.

8- Jacob repeated the same mistake of his father Isaac who loved his big brother Esau so passionately while ignoring him.

• 15 Un homme le rencontra, comme il errait dans les champs. Il le questionna, en disant: Que cherches-tu?
•  16 Joseph répondit: Je cherche mes frères; dis-moi, je te prie, où ils font paître leur troupeau.
•  17 Et l’homme dit: Ils sont partis d’ici; car je les ai entendus dire: Allons à Dothan. Joseph alla après ses frères, et il les trouva à Dothan.
• People generally knew each other back in the days as opposed to our generation of strangers.
• Joseph was determined to find his brothers to bring them foods and supplies.
• He also wanted to know how they were doing so that he could inform his father of their states at his return.
• When one is consumed with jealous toward a person, he or she  tend to misinterpret all their actions.
• When one is consumed with jealous toward a person, he or she  tends to misinterpret all his actions.
• They might have thought that the visit of Joseph was for spying on them.
• They were a united bunch who could have been busy selling secretly the sheep of the family.
• The presence of Joseph infuriated them.
• 18 Ils le virent de loin; et, avant qu’il fût près d’eux, ils complotèrent de le faire mourir.
•  19 Ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Voici le faiseur de songes qui arrive.
•  20 Venez maintenant, tuons-le, et jetons-le dans une des citernes; nous dirons qu’une bête féroce l’a dévoré, et nous verrons ce que deviendront ses songes.
• Joseph’s brother did not call him by name but called  him by his destiny.
• Here comes the dreamer.
• When people get accustomed to talk negative about a person with about any rebuke from the group, the person in question becomes a common enemy to all.
• The one who did not share the sentiment of the group who kept quiet will soon find himself in a compromising situation.
• The Bible tells us that Ruben did not share the same views of the rest of the brothers, but silence means consents.
• Ruben made a plea on behalf of Joseph while avoiding to lose the approval of his brothers.
• Let’s not kill him; let’s throw him in the pit instead.
• Ruben’s real intention was to save Joseph afterward.
• His plan was half successful because the life of Joseph was spared thanks to him.
• Unfortunately, the second part of Ruben’s secret rescue plan did not happen.
• The blood thirty brothers found a more profitable mean to get weed of Joseph.

The failed attempt of Ruben

• Gen 37:21-24 Ruben entendit cela, et il le délivra de leurs mains. Il dit: Ne lui ôtons pas la vie.
•  22 Ruben leur dit: Ne répandez point de sang; jetez-le dans cette citerne qui est au désert, et ne mettez pas la main sur lui. Il avait dessein de le délivrer de leurs mains pour le faire retourner vers son père.

23 ¶ Lorsque Joseph fut arrivé auprès de ses frères, ils le dépouillèrent de sa tunique, de la tunique de plusieurs couleurs, qu’il avait sur lui.

•  24 Ils le prirent, et le jetèrent dans la citerne. Cette citerne était vide; il n’y avait point d’eau.
• The brothers of Joseph were upset to see Joseph wearing his coat of distinction tailored made for him.
• The coat was an icon of their hate.
• They could not stand to see Joseph wearing that coat.
• Jealousy is the most irrational emotion.
• It can magnify something of little importance.
• Since Rachel was no longer in the picture, Joseph had become the new target of Jealousy from the rest of the family.

Gen 37:25-28 Ils s’assirent ensuite pour manger. Ayant levé les yeux, ils virent une caravane d’Ismaélites venant de Galaad; leurs chameaux étaient chargés d’aromates, de baume et de myrrhe, qu’ils transportaient en Égypte.

 26 Alors Juda dit à ses frères: Que gagnerons-nous à tuer notre frère et à cacher son sang?

27 Venez, vendons-le aux Ismaélites, et ne mettons pas la main sur lui, car il est notre frère, notre chair. Et ses frères l’écoutèrent.

 28 Au passage des marchands madianites, ils tirèrent et firent remonter Joseph hors de la citerne; et ils le vendirent pour vingt sicles d’argent aux Ismaélites, qui l’emmenèrent en Égypte.

• The Children of Ishmael the first son of Abraham, had already become a sizeable nation when Isaac’s descendants were just barely managing to survive.
• They were great traders.
• They travelled through the desert to Egypt.
• They had all sorts of goods in their caravans.
• Among others, they were also slaves traders.
• They made a bargain in their purchase of Joseph.
• They only paid twenty pieces of silver for a prince.
• Joseph was handsome and well mannered.
• Joseph had a great knowledge in management and agriculture.
• Joseph knew very well the field of raising animals.
• Joseph was also supernaturally blessed by God. 
•  Gen 37: 29-32 Ruben revint à la citerne; et voici, Joseph n’était plus dans la citerne. Il déchira ses vêtements,
•  30 retourna vers ses frères, et dit: L’enfant n’y est plus! Et moi, où irai-je?
•  31 ¶ Ils prirent alors la tunique de Joseph; et, ayant tué un bouc, ils plongèrent la tunique dans le sang.
•  32 Ils envoyèrent à leur père la tunique de plusieurs couleurs, en lui faisant dire: Voici ce que nous avons trouvé! reconnais si c’est la tunique de ton fils, ou non.
• Once again the name of Ruben resurfaces.
• He went to rescue Joseph and Joseph was not in the cistern.
• He inquired of the whereabouts of Joseph and was informed that Joseph was just being sold.
• Ruben was the only one among Joseph’s brothers who showed any remorse and compassion.
• Ruben was old and influential enough to slow the animosity that was being generated toward Joseph and failed to do it until it was too late.
• Now Ruben was going to have to participate in the lie of the family.
• Ruben was going to keep hi slips shot just like the rest of the brothers.
• Many are in jail today by default of association.
• Many are dying with guilt because of secrets they know, although they might not have played any part in the action.

THE SECRECY AND HYPOCRISY  OF THE SONS OF JACOB

• GEN 37: 33-36 Jacob la reconnut, et dit: C’est la tunique de mon fils! une bête féroce l’a dévoré! Joseph a été mis en pièces!
•  34 Et il déchira ses vêtements, il mit un sac sur ses reins, et il porta longtemps le deuil de son fils.
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• 35 Tous ses fils et toutes ses filles vinrent pour le consoler; mais il ne voulut recevoir aucune consolation. Il disait: C’est en pleurant que je descendrai vers mon fils au séjour des morts! Et il pleurait son fils.
•  36 Les Madianites le vendirent en Égypte à Potiphar, officier de Pharaon, chef des gardes.
• The brothers of Joseph created the story to tell their father.
• They watched their dad plunged in a state of despair because of the news.
• They participated in the search for Joseph.
• They were among the ones offering emotional supports to Jacob for his lost.

CONCLUSION

• While God did nothing to interfere with the malevolence of the brothers of Jacob, He was right there in the heart of the story.
• While God can use human interaction to fulfill his will, no one can deter the perfect will of God toward His children.
• Tout chemin mène à Rome. All roads lead to Rome.
• Joseph was about to know a few more rises and falls before hitting his destiny.
• The chosens of God will grow in whatever field they are planted.
• If men shut a window, God will open a door for his children.
• If men shut a door, God will open an avenue for his children.
• AMEN!

1- Que firent les fils de Jacob pour tirer vengeance de la violence faite à leur sœur Dina.(IIs tuèrent l’agresseur et rasa la ville.)

2- Pourquoi les hommes de Sichem ne pouvaient se défendre devant les fils de Jacob ? (Ils étaient en pleine douleur de la circoncision)

3- Pourquoi Dieu avait mis fin au règne de Saül? (Désobéissances)

4- Comment mourut Saül ? (Il se jeta sur son épée.)

5- Comment s’appelait le père du prophète Samuel ? (Elkana)

6- Dans quel livre de la bible se trouve le verset suivant : « La prière fervente du juste a une grande efficace. » ? (Jacques 5:16)

7- lequel des disciple répondait a Jésus : « Tu es le Christ, le Fils du Dieu vivant. » ? (Simon Pierre)

8- quel a été le dernier miracle de Jésus ? (Replacement de l’oreille de Marcus au Jardin de Gethsémani)

9- D’où vient l’expression « Bon Samaritain » ? (Parabole de Jésus)

10- Qui a dit «  laissez en paix les disciples, car si cette affaire vient de Dieu, vous ne pourrez la détruire. Vous risquez de combattre Dieu»  (Gamaliel)

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