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Genesis 43
Hey Jealousy

1. Where do you most often feel jealousy rise up in everyday life?

In your family? At work? Among friends? On social media?
How does that jealousy reveal what you value or fear?
(Compare James 4:1–3.)

2. Envy often disguises itself as justice, discernment, or spirituality.

Which disguise do you personally slip into most easily?
Share a time when you felt “It’s not fair” and only later realized it was envy.
(Compare Proverbs 14:30.)f

3. Think of a “Benjamin” in your life—someone who seems to get more.

More praise, opportunity, affection, talent, success…
What happens in your heart when that person succeeds?
How might the gospel reshape that reaction?

4. Genesis 43 shows the brothers received mercy, provision, and peace—more than they deserved.

Where do you see God giving you “more than you deserve” right now?
How could gratitude weaken jealousy?
(Compare 1 Thessalonians 5:18.)

5. Jesus’ parable of the laborers (Matthew 20:1–16) teaches that God is free to be generous to whom He chooses.

Why do we sometimes struggle with God’s generosity toward others?
What does believing “God owes me nothing” practically change?

6. Jealousy grows from insecure identity; the gospel gives us secure identity.

Which truth about your identity in Christ—chosen, adopted, forgiven, loved—most directly combats envy in your heart?
How might practicing these truths daily shape your relationships?
(Compare Ephesians 1:3–8.)

7. The brothers end the chapter “merry” with Benjamin—growth, but not full reconciliation.

Where is God growing you, even in small ways, in the fight against envy?
In what unresolved area do you need patience to wait for God’s continued work?
(Compare Philippians 1:6.)

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