Season 4 Genesis 40: 8-15 (Joyelle Lee)
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Genesis 40:8-15
And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean.”
“Interpreting dreams is God’s business,” Joseph replied. “Go ahead and tell me your dreams.” (Joseph confidence that God can Do the supernatural through him!)
9 So the (BUTLER) told Joseph his dream first. “In my dream,” he said, “I saw a grapevine in front of me. 10 The vine had three branches that began to bud and blossom, and soon it produced clusters of ripe grapes. 11 I was holding Pharaoh’s wine cup in my hand, so I took a cluster of grapes and squeezed the juice into the cup. Then I placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”
12 “This is what the dream means,” Joseph said. “The three branches represent three days. 13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift you up and restore you to your position as his chief cup-bearer. 14 And please remember me and do me a favor when things go well for you. Mention me to Pharaoh, so he might let me out of this place. 15 For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.”
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DREAMS:
21 dreams recorded in the Bible
GEN 20- KING ABIMELECH- had dream to not touch Sarah! (Abrahams wife)
Gen 28 = JACOBS LATTER DREAM— we learn God is a God who shows up in our dreams!
Dreams are one way God communicates from the DIVINE REALM to the HUMAN REALM
Joel 2:28-32
“In the last days, God says “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Even on my servants, BOTH men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.”
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let’s discuss…
BREAKING GENERATIONAL transference of SIN:
Let’s revisit :
Gen 37:5-11
“One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. “Listen to this dream,” he said. “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!” His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” (DREAM INTERPRETATION) And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them. Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. “Listen, I have had another dream,” he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!” This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?” (DREAM INTERPRETATION) But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.”
Joseph’s brothers heard Joseph’s dream— then interpreted the dream — & used it to HURT HIM !
LATER….
Joseph heard the butlers dream — interpreted — & used it to HELP HIM !
— Joseph’s in the VERY SHOES of his brothers….
& has OPPORTUNITY to
REPEAT this bad behavior—
THATS ALL HE KNOWS!
but instead reverses the curse!
A curse= Any demonic assignment that’s been passed on from one generation to the next
Joseph’s a GENERATIONAL CHAIN BREAKER!!
Not a GENERATIONAL SIN-REPEATER!
“ Some battles didn’t start with you, but they can end with you!”
All of Genesis has generational THREADS of SINFUL BEHAVIOR!
Favoritism
Abuse
Murder
Rejection
Betrayal
Abandonment
Anger
Rape
Greed
Fear
Complaining
Deceit
Manipulation
Idolatry
Hate
Infidelity
Envy
Sexual immorality
Mental attacks
Selfishness
Jealousy
Unbelief
Insecurity
Shame
Etc…
But Joseph…
He chooses to REVERSE THE CURSE (typology)
Refused to continue the PATTERN OF SINFUL BEHAVIOR!
We’ve all picked up sinful-generational-patterns across generations
these negative PATTERNS , create negative RESULTS in our lives! (Tony Evans)
We pick up a PATTERN of racism (anger, coping mechanism, addictions, etc) from parents/environment
We act out the TRANSFER
Then— TRANSFER IT ON! = a generational transfer
“DEMONS ride on transfers!!!”
“when you fellowship with the sin of demons, they assume it’s an invitation for them!” (]Tony Evans )
”You’ve not just adopted the generational issue, but you’ve adopted a demon-engagement with the issue! “
What pattern are you following that’s NOT biblical but historical
(HAM STORY) :)
It’s very rare in Genesis we see a man REFUSE to transfer generational sin!
But instead KNOWS the “interpretation” is only from GOD!!
God is a generational God!
When God looks at you, He sees your family.
He looks at your children and grandchildren.
IN JACOBS DREAM GOD SAYS:
“ I am the Lord, the God of Abraham, your father‘s father, and the God of Isaac— and I will give to you and to your descendants the land of promise on which you are lying. Your descendants Shall be as countless as the dust of the Earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west into the east and the north and the south and all the families of the earth shall be blessed for you and your descendants.”
God never said, “I’m going to bless you.” He always said, “I am going to bless you and your descendants.” And
Family of NOAH was saved
The family of LOT was rescued
The family of RAHAB was rescued
The family of JOSHUA claimed - “me & MY HOUSE will serve the Lord.” (Josh 24:5)
The family of the centurion believed in Jesus (John 4:53)
The family of Cornelius received Holy Spirit (Acts 10:44-48)
The family of Lydia believed, and all were baptized (acts 16:15
The entire family of the jailer (acts 16:31)
(-Vlad Savchul)
There’s an INFLUENCE in your family because of your trust in Jesus!!!
(Charles Stanley — grandfather)
But…
There’s also an INFLUENCE in your family because of transferred generational sin.
The Bible mentions “generational curses” in several places (Exodus 20:5 (https://www.bibleref.com/Exodus/20/Exodus-20-5.html); 34:7 (https://www.bibleref.com/Exodus/34/Exodus-34-7.html); Numbers 14:18 (https://www.bibleref.com/Numbers/14/Numbers-14-18.html); Deuteronomy 5:9 (https://www.bibleref.com/Deuteronomy/5/Deuteronomy-5-9.html)).
But…. Theres also generation blessings….
Exodus 20:5-6
“You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
BUT I LAVISH unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands!”
B U T:
The CROSS reversed the curse!!!
When we receive the grace He gave on the cross— the power of the curse is broken!!!
— which is WHY satan works overtime to keep you from receiving Gods grace& love found ONLY IN THRONE ROOM!!!
SATAN IS BANKING ON YOU LOSING THE AWE OF God!
we CANNOT receive Gods LOVE until we first step into Gods HOLINESS!
Love is found in his holiness- not the other way around!
that’s why there’s a LOVE-DEPRIVATION i
the more the world waters down Gods holiness— the more His love is polluted, diluted, perverted & DELETED!
Heb 4:16 “Therefore we should come with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may receive MERCY and may find grace for help in time of need.”
(MERCY+TRUTH !!)
With NO mercy— NO TRUTH of His love!
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(“We sin because we’ve been sinned-against!)!
They’re the original work of your First Parents- Adam & Eve.
When you look at your family tree, do you see a PATTERN?
Do you struggle with a “the” sin & see a PATTERN OF HISTORY in past generations?
These could be symptoms of a transference of “generational sin.”
”Whatever is not transformed by God in one generation— gets transferred to the next generation.” - Vlad Savchul
Joseph refused this!!!
The good news???
GENERATIONAL TRANSFERS CAN BE BROKEN & STOPPED — today!
Rom 5:19
“Because one man disobeyed God, many became sinners.
BUT because one other man who obeyed God, many will be made righteous”
There is no such thing as an “irreversible curse.” !!
Spiritual deliverance is available to everyone who calls on the name of Jesus!
“Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD WILL be saved.”
The Blood of Jesus Hebrews 9:22
“In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. “
2 basic principles we need to know:
generational sin= comes through the blood line.
generational sin= canceled through THE blood of the Lamb.
BIRTH gave us this curse.
but…
RE-BIRTH breaks this curse!
Romans 3:23-25 (NLT)
“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight.
He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin.
People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood.”
Deuteronomy 30:15,19
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil…I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore CHOOSE LIFE, so that both you and your descendants may live.”
8 steps breaking free:
(By: Vlad Savchul)
Recognize
Repent
Relationship
renounce
release
receive
replace
remember
1. RECOGNIZE
acknowledge ( not to blame, but to name)
We can’t HEAL from what we won’t REVEAL
call It OUT… of denial!
“I cannot beg God to heal me & stay loyal to what’s killing me!”
2. REPENT
(Confession & repentance)
James 5:16 “Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
confess sins not only to God — but to SAFE OTHERS who can pray and help us to repent.
Generational strongholds CANNOT be broken without confession and repentance.
3. RELATIONSHIP
through : prayer & fasting (look up “true fasting”)
Journal/Prayer = Where God UPROOTS the generational WEEDS; He’ll plant new SEEDS!
Give access to whole heart to get to root of problem!!!
fasting = Isaiah 58:3-14 (true fasting)
4. RENOUNCE (the curse and sin)
Renouncing the curse means declaring the BLOOD of Jesus over me & declaring that I’m no longer under the curse of generational sin.
Renouncing the sin means that we OFFER THE STRONG HOLD TO GOD!!
5. RELEASE
Cut demonic influence & break soul ties:
Breaking soul ties means that we SEVER :
physical
Sexual
spiritual
emotional
mental connection …..with people/things associated with the generational sin!!
Cutting off demonic influence:
removing anything in our lives that gives the enemy a foothold.
(Throwing away nativity scene)
6. RECEIVE (Forgiveness)(receiving & giving)
throne of GRACE (receive)
“Wounds neglected become wounds infected.”
“Forgiveness is NOT about our determination but our cooperation for what God has already done.” (Give)
“Forgiveness flows TO me & then flows THRU me!”
7. REPLACE
‘Whatever we rehearse we resemble.’
Interact with SCRIPTures to EXCHANGE the SCRIPT in your head/heart—
We’ve experienced an internal tape recorder — & we REPLAY THE TAPE in our everyday life! :(
Scripture INTIMATELY connect with the Father (you’ll learn He’s trustworthy here)
✓ God takes our broken-pieces & turns US into His master-pieces.
8. REMEMBER
The GREATEST weapon to fight against “generational sin”
is shared in Gen 40:14
“And please REMEMBER me…”
REMEMBER!!!!
SABBATH— is a day to remember the goodness of God! (A celebration of His restoration!)
Colossians 1:22
“But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you:
holy, unblemished, and blameless (beyond reproach) in His presence!”
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It was the reversing of the generational curse— that
PROMOTED
Joseph (& the saving of many people)
If he continued the cycle of generational sin (misusing dream interpretations) … none of this would of unfolded
What GENERATIONAL SIN— is keeping you from PROMOTION????
you can transform your family line from
generational cursing
to
generational blessing
.
(Only thru the BLOOD of Jesus)