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Season 2: The Prison  // The Reality of Disappointment   Genesis 39:20-41:1    September 27th, 2026

1. Has there ever been a position you really wanted, but did not get chosen? How did you handle that level of disappointment?

2. Looking at Genesis 40, what is the situation with the two officers from Pharaoh’s court?

3. Track Joseph’s sense of abandonment in these Genesis passages. What thoughts come to mind as you read these texts? 37:27-28 39:1 39:20 40:14 40:23 41:1

4. How do you think Joseph kept his mind focused on the Lord through these ordeals? How would you encourage someone in who feels abandoned and forgotten?

5. Has there been an experience in your life similar to Joseph’s… when someone you helped through a valley of pain turned away and forgot you?

6. Did you become disillusioned with this person? With God?

7. When are you most tempted to measure God’s presence by your circumstances? How can you remain faithful when there seems to be no reward for your faithfulness?

8. Read over Genesis 40:5-7. How can you be more prepared to see others’ needs even while you are struggling?

9. The next time you are feeling forgotten, forsaken, abandoned, and disillusioned, remember there is One who is unfailingly trustworthy. Here are some Scripture texts to bring encouragement to you. Deuteronomy 31:6; Psalm 27:10; Psalm 37:3-6; Psalm 118:5-9; Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 42:6; Psalm 146:3-5; Matthew 28:20; Psalm 98:3; Psalm 94:14.