3: The Rejected Brother

The Story of Joseph | The Rejected BrotherAs we come to the end of our journey through Genesis, we turn to its final great character, and perhaps the most Christ-alluding figure in the Old Testament: Joseph. His story is a literary masterpiece, marked by rise, fall, and rise again. A beloved son betrayed by his brothers, cast down into suffering, and then lifted to unexpected glory, Joseph’s life is filled with themes of rejection, temptation, hidden providence, suffering, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Above all, his story shows us that even in the darkest chapters, God is at work, bringing grace through pain and salvation through what seemed lost.Teaching Text: Genesis 37:12-36.Preached by Paul Khochay