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!” Genesis 38:18-20
Verses 23-25 says, “23 So when Joseph arrived, his brothers ripped off the beautiful robe he was wearing. 24 Then they grabbed him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. 25 Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them.” “What will we gain by killing our brother? We’d have to cover up the crime. 27 Instead of hurting him, let’s sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!” And his brothers agreed. 28 So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces[d] of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.” Genesis 37:23-28
“They sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharoah, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard.” Genesis 37:36
“The Lord was with Joseph.” Genesis 39:2
Don’t mistake God’s silence for God’s
Ways that God uses detours in our life…
God uses detours for our
God uses detours to protect us from
Detours sometimes end up becoming
What to do in the middle of a detour?
Pray for
keep moving
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