Gen 50:15-26: Joseph displays unconditional love

I) The Brothers Still Don’t Get Grace

A) ___________ takes over.

B) They try to coerce _____________ mercy.

C) They offered themselves as Joseph’s ____________ to earn favor.

Biblical Insight: Guilt can lead us to assume God's grace can't be real.

II) Joseph Responds with Gospel Grace

A) Joseph _______: He’s brokenhearted—they still don’t trust his love.

B) He _________ their fears: “Do not be afraid.”

C) He _____________________ their wrongdoing without excusing it.

D) He trusts God with the _____________.

E) He recognizes God's sovereign hand at work.

1) God used Joseph to preserve lives during the _____________.

2) God used Joseph’s suffering to _____________ his character and develop humility.

F) He promised ongoing ___________ and care for them and their children.

G) He predicts their eventual return to the land of Canaan.

Biblical Insight: Joseph’s actions model the work of Christ.

III) God's redemption in our story today!

A) Joseph foreshadows Jesus—betrayed, falsely accused, yet forgiving and _________.

B) Joseph’s love reflects Christ’s love for us . . .

1) When we ____________ God’s grace and forgiveness.

2) When we try ____________ with God and earn his love!

C) When life feels confusing or uncertain, Joseph’s words to his brothers still provide comfort and hope for us today.

1) We do not need to be afraid because God will ____________ for us.

2) God can use a______ things -even evil done to us - to redeem us and accomplish his will.



Jerry Sittser. A Grace Revealed: How God Redeems the Story of Your Life: I realized that the tragedy itself, however catastrophic, could actually play a less significant role than what God could do with it and how I would respond to it. Would it cause a downward spiral of destruction, or would it illumine and illustrate a story of grace and redemption? I chose to believe it would tell a redemptive story, trusting that God was still God, sovereign and wise and good, however miserable I felt and distant God seemed to be. I set my mind to ponder the redemptive course that was laid out before me, shrouded, as it was, in mystery.

Hosea 3:1-5: God’s Lavish Love and Mercy

I) Hosea and Gomer

A) Hosea is commanded to marry a promiscuous woman named __________.

B) This relationship _____________ the relationship that God has with His people.

1) Their first son is named ____________ after a massacre.

2) Their first daughter is named Lo-Ruhamah, which means "no ___________" or "not loved."

3) Their second son is named Lo-Ammi, which means "not my ___________."

C) The expectation is that God is ___________ with His people.

D) God ___________ His covenant with His people.

II) Hosea Pursues Gomer Again

A) The Lord tells Hosea to ___________ his adulterous wife.

B) Hosea is to love Gomer as _________ loves His people.

1) They ___________ turn their backs on Him and worship other idols.

2) He remains ______________ to them.

C) Gomer’s situation has _________________________.

1) She either sold herself into __________________ or owes a great debt.

2) Hosea pays her ___________.

III) God Promises a Future Messianic King

A) Jesus’s love for us is even greater than Hosea for Gomer.

1) We can __________ other things more than God.

2) This cause sus to sin, which ___________ our relationship with God.

B) Jesus’s redeeming love ___________ a relationship with us.

C) Jesus’s reconciliation required His _________________ death.

D) Believers long for Christ’s return when He will ________ over the new heavens and the new earth for all eternity