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03 THE PATRIARCHS
THE PATRIARCHS (GENESIS 12 - 50)
-Abraham
-Isaac
-Jacob
-Joseph
- Age: - BC: the beginning of the Hebrew race2100 1800
ABRAHAM (GENESIS 12-25)
- Genesis 12:1-3 Abrahamic Covenant: 3 Components
oLand: great nation
oSeed/Sons: great name/descendants
oBlessing: through Abraham’s family, all nations will be a blessed blessing
- Abram lies to (Genesis 12)Pharaoh
- Abram rescues (Genesis 14)Lot
- Abram pays tithes to , King of Salem and priest of GodMelchizedek
- Genesis 15:5-6 Abram’s faith is counted to him as . righteousness
oGod repeats the covenant
oAbram’s descendants will come through a heir, despite Abram’s old agebiological
- God’s character
oFreely himself to Abrahamcovenants
oMakes covenant that he himself tobinds
oPromises Abraham descendants, the land (“ ”), blessingpromised land
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- Genesis 16 Hagar and Ishmael
oSarah gives to Abraham Hagar
oHagar has a son named Ishmael
oGod promises to protect and bless them even after Sarah throws them out
- Genesis 17 Sign of the covenant: (Gen 17)circumcision
- God renames Abram (“exalted father”) to (“father of many nations”Abraham
-Interlude: Lot
oLot’s compromise: moves to Sodom
oLot’s failure (Genesis 18-20)
ISAAC
- Name means Laughter
oAbraham is years old. Sarah is years old100 90
- Genesis 22: the Test
oAn to trust God (not a trap)opportunity
oGod commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac
oAbraham displays great in Godfaith
- Isaac marries Rebekah
- Genesis 25:23 “The shall serve the ” older younger
- They have twins
oEsau (“red”) a hunter
oJacob (“deceiver”) a cook
oIsaac favors Rebekah Esau; favors Jacob
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JACOB (GENESIS 26-35)
- Genesis 27-28 Jacob steals Esau’s birthright
oEsau sells it to Jacob for beans
- Jacob steals by deceiving double portion Isaac
oHe dresses up in skins
- Genesis 28 Jacob has a dream with a to heavenladder
oHe names his location Bethel
- God confirms the to JacobAbrahamic Covenant
- The deceiver is deceived by Laban
- Jacob marries and Leah Rachel
- Jacob has 12 sons
- Genesis 32 Jacob wrestles God
- He reunites with Esau
- Jacob returns to where God renames him Bethel Israel
JOSEPH (GENESIS 37-50)
- Israel’s (Jacob) . He gives Joseph a coat of many .favorite colors
- Brothers sell him into slavery
-Genesis 38 Judah interlude with his daughter-in-law Tamar.
- Joseph ends up in and works in Egypt Potiphar’s house
-Potiphar’s wife tries to seduce Joseph but he refuses because it would be a sin against
God.
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- Joseph ends up in prison but God’s blessing is still on him
- There, he interprets the butler and baker’s . dreams
- Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s prosperity dream: 7 years of followed by 7 years of famine.
- Israel sends his sons (minus ) to Egypt. Benjamin
- On the second visit, steps up to protect BenjaminJudah
oJoseph sits them in birth order
- Joseph reveals himself to his brothers
- He moves them to Egypt
JACOB’S BLESSING
- Birthright goes to Judah
- The line will come from Judahkingly
- After Jacob’s death, Joseph continues to show mercy
- Genesis 50:20 “As you for you, you meant against me, but God meant it for ”evil good
THE PATRIARCHS AND JESUS
- Jesus as the ultimate descendent of Abraham
oThrough him, all nations are blessed
- Jesus as the Lion of Judah
