May 31
From Central Presbyterian Church - Service by Central Presbyterian Church - Cambridge
June 3, 2026 · 25 min
About this episode
Aubrey Botha discusses the story of Joseph and his brothers from Genesis, focusing on themes of conflict and divine purpose.
by Aubrey Botha https://cpcchurchimages.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/03152102/May-31-Sermon.mp3 Genesis 37:12-13 12 Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers went to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. 13 When they had been gone for some time, Jacob said to Joseph, “Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send you to them.” “I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied. Genesis 37:18-24 Joseph Sold into Slavery 18 When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him. 19 “Here comes the dreamer!” they said. 20 “Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, ‘A wild animal has eaten him.’ Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!” 21 But when Reuben heard of their scheme, he came to Joseph’s rescue. “Let’s not kill him,” he said. 22 “Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father. 23 So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was…
People in this episode
Host: Aubrey Botha
Topics covered
- Joseph's story
- family conflict
- faith and providence
- slavery
- dreams
Keywords
- Joseph
- Genesis
- slavery
- dreams
- family conflict
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Books & works: Genesis
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