God’s Timeline – Part 54
Joseph
and the Famine
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON TIMELINE (2021 A.D. = 5781 Jewish
Calendar Year)
- Creation Week (Approximately 3700 - 4000 B.C.)
o Adam, Eve, and the Fall
-
Cain and Abel
o Evil Fills the World
-
Noah Did All God Commanded
Him
o The Flood (2348 B.C.)
o God’s Covenant with Noah
o Noah’s Sons and Ham’s Sin
o Nations of Noah’s Sons
-
Tower of Babel (Approximately 2200 B.C.)
- God calls Abram (1921 B.C. 75 years old)
o Abram and Lot part ways (1915
B.C.)
o Rescue of Lot (1914 B.C.)
-
The Lord’s Covenant with Abram for Isaac
o Hagar and Ishmael Born (1910 B.C.) Abram 86 years old
o Sarai and Isaac
o The Three Visitors
o Abraham Pleads for Sodom
-
Birth of Isaac (1897 B.C. Abraham 99 years old Sarah 90-Hagar and Ishmael sent away)
o The Lord tests Abraham (1876 B.C.)
o Sarah Dies 127 years old (1860 B.C. Abraham is 136)
-
Isaac marries Rebekah (1857 B.C.
Isaac was 40 when he married Rebekah)
- Jacob and Esau are born (1837 B.C. Isaac was 60 Abraham 159)
o Abraham dies at 175 (1822 B.C. Isaac was 75)
o Isaac receives the Birthright and his father’s
blessing
o Esau marries two Hittites at 40 (1857 B.C.)
o Esau marries a daughter of Ishmael
o Jacob travels to his grandfather’s family to
find a wife (1819 B.C.)
o Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
o Jacob marries Leah then Rachel
§ Levi is born (1749 B.C.)
§ Joseph is born (1741 B.C.)
§ Benjamin is born (1731 B.C.)
o Jacob fled Laban and is pursued
o Jacob Prepares to meet Esau
o Jacob Wrestles with God & Becomes Israel
o Jacob Meets with Esau after 20 Years
o Jacob’s Daughter Raped by Shechem
o Jacob Returns to Bethel
o The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac (1716 B.C. Isaac
was 180 years old)
-
Joseph’s Dreams (Joseph
is seventeen at the time)
o Joseph Sold by His Brothers (1724 B.C.)
o Joseph Imprisoned
o Joseph interprets dreams while in prison
o Joseph Interprets the Pharaoh’s Dream
o Joseph enters the service of Pharaoh (1711 B.C. 7 years
abundance begins)
o Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt (Approx. 1704 B.C.
begins 7-year famine)
o Joseph’s Brothers Return Home from Egypt
o Benjamin’s Silver Cup
o Joseph reveals himself to his brothers (Approximately
1702 B.C.)
o Jacob Travels to Egypt
o Joseph and the Famine
INTRODUCTION
Last week we read about
Jacob traveling to Egypt and seeing his beloved son Joseph whom he had believed
dead for over 20 years.
Joseph and the Pharoah
had supplied Jacob and those in his household with food, wagons, and animals as
well as silver. Once they arrived in Egypt, they were given land in Goshen,
where they would live as long as they liked under the care and protection of
Joseph.
With five more years of
famine coming, there were still hard times around the globe.
The lands of Egypt and
Canaan were fruitless because of the famine and would need the Pharoah if they
were to survive.
SCRIPTURE READING
Genesis 47:13-31
“3There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. 14Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace. 15When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!”
16“Then bring me your livestock,” said Joseph. “Since the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock.” 17So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. Throughout that year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
18When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
20So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21and Joseph reduced the people to servitude b from one end of Egypt to the other. 22However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.”
I.
THE
FAMINE STRIPPED EVERYTHING FROM THE PEOPLE
a.
Joseph
collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan (VS 14)
i.
The lands had been
“exhausted” by the global famine
ii.
The first time a
global event threatened the world it was flood (abundance of water) and God
offered salvation through the Ark
iii.
This time the global
event is drought, and salvation offered through Joseph’s position in Egypt
iv.
Noah was warned of the
coming calamity and prepared.
v.
Joseph was warned of
the coming calamity, and prepared.
vi.
God warns His people
of disaster so that they may prepare, survive, and even prosper during those
times.
vii.
The Word of God warns
us of the next coming global calamity, referred to as “the trouble of Jacob”, a
reference to the seven-year Famine, as well as references like “as it was in
the days of Noah”, we need to listen!
viii.
Salvation will not be
found in an Ark, or in a godly man placed in a seat of power on earth, but in
the one who they allegorically represented, Jesus Christ.
b.
The
people then traded all their livestock for food
i.
During Tribulation
money will lose its value, objects and possessions too will have little value.
With no real currency, and no material possessions with value, people will have
nothing to trade, except, as we read here, themselves.
c.
Lastly,
they traded their land and themselves
i.
The people had nothing
left to trade, but their land and themselves to be saved.
ii.
But God’s warning of
Tribulation gives us ample time to “prepare” for the coming days.
iii.
We surrender to the
Lord, serving Him, and we will be spared the coming calamity.
iv.
Otherwise, we will be
left with the terrible choice to die of starvation or surrender ourselves to
the mark of the Beast so that we may buy and sell.
II.
A NEW TAX
LAW ESTABLISHED AND THE ISRAELITES PROSPERED
a.
Joseph
established a 1/5th produce tax on the people
i.
This was prompted by
the Spiritual Gift of God’s Wisdom, in order to prevent another time of death
and devastation by drought.
ii.
A preparation for the
future.
b.
The
people thanked Joseph for saving their lives
i.
We too must thank the
Lord for His provision, and Salvation!
c. During this time, the Israelites prospered
i.
While those around
them were going broke, selling all their livestock, possessions, and land, and
even submitting to servitude, those who were part of the covenant were
protected, fed, and prospered.
ii.
This is what a
covenant of God looks like
iii.
His Will is done, and
His promises kept, regardless of outward circumstances!
III.
THE
COVENANT FROM GOD TO ABRAHAM GOES ON!
a. VS 27 states they were fruitful and increased greatly
in number
i.
They were not just
surviving, they were living!
b. Jacob lived in Goshen for 17 years and died at
147 (1685 B.C.)
i.
The records of the
global famine/drought coincide with secular records from around the world,
which speak of mass migrations of peoples around the world looking for relief,
food, salvation from the calamity.
c. Jacob made Joseph promise to bury him with his
“fathers”
i.
“Abraham buried his
wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah, facing Mamre (that is,
Hebron) in the land of Canaan.” (Gen.
23:19)
ii.
This is called, “The
Cave of the Patriarchs”
iii.
It is still in the old
city of Hebron today!
iv.
You can visit it,
admission is free. It is located 30K south of Jerusalem
CONCLUSION –
We see that God’s plan
and the promise were coming together, even in the worst of times for the entire
earth. The global famine had devastated the world and many nations; however,
God was at work revealing Himself to the world, not just as the Creator, but as the sustainer and salvation of all mankind.
Through this global
event, God revealed His sovereignty, as well as His steadfast adherence to His
promises and will.
The Israelites prospered (vs 27 “became fruitful”), and “increased greatly in number” Just
as God had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob!
Though verse 28 mentions
how long Jacob lived in Goshen, and at what age he died, this is just a note
among the verses. He has not died as of yet.
Next week we will see the two replacements for Joseph and Levi to
complete the 12-tribes.
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