Ep 51. Genesis 37-39; Joseph vs Judah - God wins!! (Women's Bible Study)

It's brother against brothers this week in our Women's Bible Study as Jacob's sons disintegrate into the depths of hatred and jealously. We already know they are capable of murder, and now they have set their eyes on their brother Joseph. They have no plans of bowing to this dreamer. Thankfully, their greed wins out over their blood-lust (she says sarcastically), and they just sell him into slavery for a profit. Little do they know, Joseph is right where God wants him, and he's right where they want him too, they just haven't gotten there yet.

From Joseph to Judah, we do a character study on Jacob's fourth-born son. It's not pretty. He basically leaves his covenant community and becomes a Canaanite. It's total depravity on display, though not utter depravity...he actually could be worse.  Thankfully, God does really good work with totally depraved people. It's kinda his thing.

And we end this week's study with God being really REALLY busy doing good things on Joseph's behalf. Not because Joseph deserves it, but because God is good. And this story is really just getting started!