Hey Dads! I’m glad you dropped in for Episode 17 of the DadCast!

We started a series in the last episode of The DadCast, based on the book How God Makes Men, by Patrick Morley. Over the next few episodes, we’re going to look at the lives of some people from the Old and New Testaments, and learn some of the lessons that they can teach us about biblical manhood.

Each of these men from the Bible can help us understand how God shapes us and transforms us into the men that God has called us to be, and this applies to our roles in society as men, as husbands and as fathers.

In today’s DadCast, we will be looking at the life of Joesph, to see what we can learn about God, and about ourselves.

So listen in, and see what God wants to teach us through this event in history. That’s the main idea behind Episode 17 of the DadCast!

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Episode Notes

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Joseph was part of God’s plan to save the nation of Israel. He wasn’t ready to do this right away. God had to work in his heart to prepare him. That resulted in some pretty difficult times for Joseph.

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• Favorite of his father, but hated by his brothers
• Almost killed by his brothers
• Sold into slavery, into Egypt
• Falsely accused of wrongdoing
• Thrown in prison
• Forgotten

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• Eventually placed as second in command of all Egypt
• Saved Egypt from a severe famine
• Saved his family from the famine
• Saved the nation of Israel

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God used these difficult events through Joseph’s life for something greater.

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come closer to me.” And they came closer. And he said, “I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.  Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.  For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.  God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.  Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt. – Genesis 45:4-8

Dadhood Resources

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• How God Makes Men, by Patrick Morley – Purchase on Amazon | Read the Review
• FamilyMan Website
• DadCast #16

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Show Your Kids Today That You Love Them!

How do you trust God for the greater good in your life? Your kids are watching to see how you live out your faith. Make sure you do the best you can to show them that you trust God to do amazing things in spite of what you may or may not be able to see.

Morley presents a few areas where this is visible in the life of your family: your marriage, at work, in your health, with your money.

What have you been carrying around, and for how long? Whatever it is, God wants you to know that He is making you into part of His larger plan to redeem this world and bring glory to His name. That’s who you are.

Trust Him and wait for Him, and in due time:

• Your purpose will become visible
• Your pain will become explainable
• Your peace will become possible

Why? Because God makes men by orchestrating even the toughest circumstances of our lives for a greater good.

Summary Question

The principle of the greater good. Is there a situation in your life where God may be doing something bigger than you can see? How can understanding this principle free you to trust him more in this area? You can leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

Be deliberate, Dad!

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