Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!

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Jun 14, 2026 by: Dale Thiele | Series: Genesis: Foundations for Life Scripture: Genesis 37:12-36

MESSAGE – Rev. Dr. Dale Thiele

Genesis: Foundations for Life

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold! 

  • How to Dispose of a Brother
  • How to Rescue a People from Themselves 

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:

  1. Read Genesis 37:12-36. What catches your attention from this passage? Why?
  2. Why is Jacob so naïve in sending Joshua to check on his brothers?
  3. Why do the brothers want to kill or get rid of Joseph? What do they hope to accomplish?
  4. How should we understand Reuben’s actions? What motivates him?
  5. Jacob’s grief is deep and is rooted in more than losing his favored son. What else might Jacob fear is lost?
  6. God is not mentioned explicitly in this chapter, but he still is active. How is God governing the activity in this chapter? What comfort and encouragement does this give us? 

Memory Verse of the Week:

Acts 2:23 This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. (ESV)