God intended it all for good

I've noticed some big themes in Genesis. I finished Genesis and put the stories into two main categories. While not every single story fit in one of the categories, and some fit in both, a lot of them are on the list.

I put out beside it what the product/outcome of the jealousy was.

Jealousy
-satan jealous of God = Hell
-Adam and Eve jealous of God's wisdom and knowledge = Sin enters the world / the fall
-Cain jealous that Abel's offering was accepted /right = Death/murder
-Sarah jealous of Hagar having a child with Abraham even though it was Sarah's idea = Lonliness for Hagar, fighting, anger
-Jacob jealous of Easu's birthright and blessing = Deception, lies
-Rachel jealous of her sister Leah because Leah could have kids = Sadness, emptiness, wrong place of identity
-Leah jealous of Rachel because their husband loved Rachel the most = Sadness, emptiness, wrong place of identity
-Joseph's brothers jealous because Joseph had dreams of being in power and he was their father's favorite child = Almost death, sold to slavery, guilt, their father was sad

Amongst the chaos of their jealousy spurring them on to sin, God could still make good things happen and bless people despite their failures. He still gave Sarah a child of her own, He still protected Jacob through his running away after stealing the birthright, He gave Rachel kids eventually, and He made Joseph successful even in jail and as a slave, and ultimately the "bad" done to him was used to save all of the land from a severe famine. Genesis 39:21 and 23, "But the Lord was with Joseph in prison and showed him His faithful love.... The Lord was with him and caused everthing he did to succeed."

Genesis 50:20, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people." I LOVE that verse. It shows that no matter how many "detours" we seem to have or dead ends we hit, God can still keep you going until you reach the right destination and have it bring glory to Him in the process!

In those stories they acted upon their jealousy. They disobeyed God, killed, slept with other people, tricked people, and sold Joseph into slavery. Had they not acted upon it and just prayed and put their thoughts back on God, things would have been much better.

Long Waiting / Trusting God's Promises
-Noah and the flood and building the ark = Life
-Abraham waiting for a son = Joy and many descendents
-Abraham trusting God when He asked Abraham to sacrifice His son but then stopped him = Trust, love, faith
-God telling Jacob He would protect him = Protection and victory
-Joseph's dreams from God saying he would some day rule and be in power = Power, learns humility, saves lives