Genesis 37 Scene 1 ( Jacob called Joseph. Joseph put his head on his fathers laps.

Jacob gave Joseph a colourful coat. The other brothers watching them from a distance filled with hatred and jealousy. N : Joseph, a young man of seventeen, lived with his family in the land Canaan. Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because Joseph had been born in his old age. So, Jacob made a colourful coat for Joseph. Now now when Josephs brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than any of them, they hated him and was unkind to Joseph. : My brothers I have a dream.. a dream

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Brothers : A dream ha ha ha only boys have dreams, true men do not dream Joseph : Listen my brothers. We were binding sheaves of grains in the field when suddenly mine rose and stood upright. Yours gathered around and bowed down.

Brother 1 : What ? Do you intend to rule over us ? N : And they hated him more. Sometime later

Brothers : Now what dreamer ? Joseph : My dear brothers. Listen. I have another dream. The sun, moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me. : And they hated him even more.

One day. His father asked Joseph to meet his brothers at Shechem. When the brothers saw Joseph coming, they plotted to kill him. They stripped his colourful robe and throw him into a dry well. Then, they sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelities who took him to Egypt. They dipped his coat in goats blood and lied to their father that Joseph was killed by a wild animal. Jacob wept. ( Narrator- Hannah, Joseph (Pastor Tom), Jacob ( Pastor Danny) 11 brothers, Adriel, Isaac, Kenneth, Daniel, Christopher, Timothy - Ishmaelite (Daniel )

Scene 2 ( Cupbearer and baker , can used 2 of the brothers but different costumes) Baker Cupbearer - Micheal Joseph was sold to Potiphar, an official in Egypt. The Lord was with Joseph. Now, Joseph was very handsome and Potiphars wife was crazy over him. She accused him and Joseph was put in prison. In the prison Joseph met the king baker and cupbearer. They had dreams. God blessed wisdom and Joseph interpreted their dreams correctly Soooon, Pharoah had a strange dream. Noone could interprete his dream. Pharoah was unhappy. The cupbearer remembered Joseph in the prison and told Pharoah. So, Joseph was sent to Pharaoh. And with Gods help, Joseph interpreted Pharoahs dream. Pharaoh was amazed and put Joseph in charge of Egypt. Pharaoh : Heres my signet ring Joseph. I am Pharaoh, but, without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt. Joseph was thirty years when he became the Prime Minister. During the 7 years, God bless Egypt. And during another 7 years, when Egypt faced famine, God helped Joseph and the people all over Egypt. It was Gods plan to save the nation through Joseph. From a hopeless situation God gave HOPE to millions of people through Joseph.

Scene 3 Very important scene. After many long years, God had a wonderful plan for Joseph and his family. Finally, Joseph was reunited with his family. During the famine, Josephs brothers travelled to Egypt to buy food. When Joseph saw his brothers , he rejoiced. How Joseph loved his brothers dearly. So, he had a plan to reveal himself to his brothers. ( His brothers were brought to the palace) Joseph facing his brothers. He cried out loudly that the Egyptian and the people in the palace could hear him ) Jospeh : I am Joseph. Is my father still living ? But the brothers were too frightened. They could not speak a word. Joseph : Come closer to me. I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold to Egypt. Now, do not regret or be angry with yourselves for selling me here because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. It was not you who sent me here. It was God. Hurry, go home and bring me father. (Music) So, Jospehs father was brought to Egypt. As soon as Joseph saw his father, he ran and hug his father and wept. Joseph forgave his bothers because he loves and trusted God all his life because he loves his family God is always ready to forgive everyone that He created on this earth because God loves us My dear dear precious children Joseph reunited with his father and family tells us about how God who created us longs to hold and loves us. Because of sins, man and woman, are separated from God. But God our Father in Heaven everyone on this earth to return to Him. John 3:16 Jesus brings us back to God our Father in heaven. As God was with Joseph, God is always with us. He will help us. God wants to bless families, papa mama you, your brother and sisters because He loves families. Lets be still for a moment and lets thank God for His great love.