Lectionary Preaching Workbook
THE LESSONS
Lesson 1: 37:1--4, 12--18 (C)
Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery. Jacob sent his favorite son, Joseph, to check on his brothers who were tending sheep. Because Jacob loved Joseph more than the other sons and made him a coat of many colors, the brothers hated Joseph. As he approached, they conspired to kill him. Their plan changed when traders on the way to Egypt came by. They sold Joseph to them for twenty pieces of silver.
Lesson 1: 1 Kings 19:9, 11--13 (RC)
A discouraged Elijah hears God speak in a still, small voice.