Read up Genesis 37 and 39 - 50 on the Story of Joseph
1. Do not allow sin to enter into your family relationships
Sin is passed down from one generation to another
Jacob's two wives, Leah and Rachel despised each other.
Leah was jealous of Rachel because Rachel was more loved by Jacob whereas, Rachel was jealous of Leah because Leah was having children for Jacob. Both of them were competing for Jacob's love.
The sin that existed between Rachel and Leah was Jealousy.
This sin was passed down to their children and was amplified.
Although Rachel and Leah despised each other, they never inflict harm on each other. However, the jealousy in Joseph's brothers drove them to plot on killing him.
2. Do not gossip
We should not emulate how Joseph reported bad news about his brothers to Jacob.
Gossip ruins relationships demoralises the church.
We as a church must combat gossip. Without gossip, people will feel more welcomed, thus the church will grow.
Gossip causes deep down destruction in our heart.
It pollutes our heart and ruins relationships. Joseph's brothers despised him more because of the way he boasted about his dreams.
Words should instead encourage, build up, edify and bring positive criticism to one another.
God did not give up on Joseph's hard headed-ness. Joseph was thrown to Egypt and into prison. This was how God dealt with Joseph's pride.
1. Do not allow sin to enter into your family relationships
Sin is passed down from one generation to another
Jacob's two wives, Leah and Rachel despised each other.
Genesis 29:30-31
Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years. When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.
Leah was jealous of Rachel because Rachel was more loved by Jacob whereas, Rachel was jealous of Leah because Leah was having children for Jacob. Both of them were competing for Jacob's love.
The sin that existed between Rachel and Leah was Jealousy.
James 3:16
For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
This sin was passed down to their children and was amplified.
Although Rachel and Leah despised each other, they never inflict harm on each other. However, the jealousy in Joseph's brothers drove them to plot on killing him.
2. Do not gossip
Genesis 37:2
...and Joseph brought a bad report of them (his brothers) to his father.
We should not emulate how Joseph reported bad news about his brothers to Jacob.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse person stirs up conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.
Gossip ruins relationships demoralises the church.
We as a church must combat gossip. Without gossip, people will feel more welcomed, thus the church will grow.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
Gossip causes deep down destruction in our heart.
It pollutes our heart and ruins relationships. Joseph's brothers despised him more because of the way he boasted about his dreams.
Words should instead encourage, build up, edify and bring positive criticism to one another.
God did not give up on Joseph's hard headed-ness. Joseph was thrown to Egypt and into prison. This was how God dealt with Joseph's pride.
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