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03 THE PATRIARCHS
THE PATRIARCHS (GENESIS 12 - 50)
-Abraham
-Isaac
-Jacob
-Joseph
-Age: 2100 - 1800 BC: the beginning of the Hebrew race
ABRAHAM (GENESIS 12-25)
-Genesis 12:1-3 Abrahamic Covenant: 3 Components
oLand: great nation
oSeeds/Son: great name/descendants
oBlessing: through Abraham’s family, all nations will be blessed blessing
-Abram lies to Pharaoh (Genesis 12)
-Abram rescues Lot (Genesis 14)
-Abram pays tithes to Melchizedek2, King of Salem and priest of God
-Genesis 15:5-6 Abram’s faith is counted to him as righteousness.
oGod repeats the covenant
oAbram’s descendants will come through a biological heir, despite Abram’s old age
-God’s character
oFreely covenants himself to Abraham
oMakes covenant that he binds himself to
oPromises Abraham descendants, the land (“Promised Land”), blessing
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-Genesis 16 Hagar and Ishmael
oSarah gives Hager to Abraham
oHagar has a son named Ismael
oGod promises to protect and bless them even after Sarah throws them out
-Genesis 17 Sign of the covenant: Circumcision (Gen 17)
-God renames Abram (“exalted father”) to Abraham (“father of many nations”
-Interlude: Lot
oLot’s compromise: moves to Sodom
oLot’s failure (Genesis 18-20)
ISAAC
-Name means Laughter
oAbraham is 100 years old. Sarah is 90 years old
-Genesis 22: the Test
oAn opportunity to trust God (not a trap)
oGod commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac
oAbraham displays great faith in God
-Isaac marries Rebekah
-Genesis 25:23 “The older shall serve the younger.”
-They have twins
oEsau (“red”) a hunter
oJacob(“deceiver”) a cook
oIsaac favors Esau; Rebekah favors Jacob
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JACOB (GENESIS 26-35) = Deceiver
-Genesis 27-28 Jacob steals Esau’s birthright
oEsau sells it to Jacob for beans
-Jacob steals double portion by deceiving Isaac
oHe dresses up in skins
-Genesis 28 Jacob has a dream with a ladder to heaven
oHe names his location Bethel
-God confirms the Abrahamic Covenant to Jacob
-The deceiver is deceived by Laban
-Jacob marries Leah and Rachel
-Jacob has 12 sons
-Genesis 32 Jacob wrestles God
-He reunites with Esau
-Jacob returns to Bethel where God renames him Israel
JOSEPH (GENESIS 37-50)
-Israel’s (Jacob) ___________. He gives Joseph a coat of many ___________.
-Brothers sell him into slavery
-Genesis 38 Judah interlude with his daughter-in-law __________.
-Joseph ends up in __________ and works in _____________’s house
-____________ ___________ tries to seduce Joseph but he refuses because it would be a
sin against ____________.
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-Joseph ends up in prison but __________ ______________ is still on him
-There, he interprets the butler and baker’s ____________.
-Joseph interprets ____________ dream: 7 years of ____________ followed by 7 years of
_____________.
-Israel sends his sons (minus ____________) to Egypt.
-On the second visit _________ steps up to protect Benjamin
oJoseph sits them in _________ _________
-Joseph reveals himself to his brothers
-He moves them to Egypt
JACOB’S BLESSING
-Birthright goes to Judah
-The kingly line will come from Judah
-After Jacob’s death, Joseph continues to show mercy
-Genesis 50:20 “As you for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”
THE PATRIARCHS AND JESUS
-Jesus as the ultimate descendent of _____________
oThrough him all nations are blessed
-Jesus as the Lion of ___________
