The Joseph Calling
Genesis 37-50
Genesis 50:20
But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of
me. Am I God, that I can punish you? You
intended to harm me, but God intended it
all for good. He brought me to this position
so I could save the lives of many people.
No, don’t be afraid. I will continue to take
care of you and your children.” So he
reassured them by speaking kindly to
them.
The Story of Joseph
Good and Bad Routine
Favorite Son – Good
Rejected by Brothers – Bad
Dreamer – Good
Insensitive – Bad
Slavery – Bad
Potiphar’s Palace – Good
Falsely Accused – Bad
Goes to Jail – Good and Bad
Good and Bad Routine
Interpreter – Good
Forgotten – Bad
Remember – Good
Second in Command – Better!
Joseph’s Story is a Story of Perseverance.
Spiritual Boot Camp
Moses
Exodus 2
40 years
The desert experience was God’s way of
maturing Moses for leadership.
Numbers 12:3
Joseph
 Joseph’s spiritual boot camp was 13 years
long and required a separation from his
former life.
 At the age of 30, Joseph was one of the
youngest rulers in history, and God could not
afford to have a man in this position with any
pride.
Bob Mumford
“Beware of any Christian
leader who does not
walk with a limp.”
Four Tests
God took Joseph through four unique
tests. I believe that Joseph was required to
pass each one successfully before he
qualified for the next. When he passed the
last one, he was finally elevated for the
call that God ultimately had on his life.
Test #1
Joseph’s first test involved his family’s
rejection. (Genesis 37)
Bitterness and Betrayal are Two of the
Most Difficult Tests in Life.
A.W. Tozer, “It is doubtful whether God can
bless a man greatly until he has hurt him
deeply.”
King David
It is not an enemy who taunts me—
I could bear that.
It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult
me—
I could have hidden from them.
Instead, it is you—my equal,
my companion and close friend.
What good fellowship we once enjoyed
as we walked together to the house of God.
(Psalm 55:12-14)
Test #2
The second test for Joseph was in the
area of moral purity.
Potiphar's Wife – Genesis 39:1-17
Reaction – “He fled”
Test #3
The third test for Joseph was perseverance.
Prison Experience was a Difficult Season
for Joseph.
Proverbs 13:12 – “Hope deferred makes
the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree
of life.”
Test #4
 After 13 years of slavery and imprisonment,
Joseph was finally freed from prison and elevated
to the second highest position in Egypt.
 Joseph Passed the Test of Stewardship
 Romans 6:4 “Therefore we were buried with Him
through baptism into death, that just as Christ was
raised from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness of life.”