GenesisWeek 13 – The Book in Review

The book of Genesis retells the origins of the universe, the story of a man of faith, the birth of a nation, and God’s pathway of the Messiah.

Summary of QuarterCreationThe Fall of Mankind – Sin Enters the PictureDownward Spiral of Sin – Flood and BabelAbraham and the NationsGod’s Enduring PromisesPromises Pass to IsaacDeception – Jacob & EsauJacob to Israel – Name ChangeJoseph’s Slavery – More Promises from GodReconciliation – Joseph with FamilyJoseph’s Death, Burial – He wants to go

“Home”

Adam to Joseph

SHEMHAMJAPETH

JOSEPH

ABRAHAM

ISAAC

JACOB

ADAM

NOAH Adam to Noah = 10 GenerationsNoah to Abraham = 10 GenerationsAbraham to Joseph = 3 Generations------------------------------------------------------Genesis Covers 23 Generations

Forming & FillingGod Forms

Day 1 - Light and Darkness

Day 2 – Expanse and Atmosphere

Day 3 – Earth & Seas & Plants & Trees

God Fills

Day 4 – Heavenly Lights/Time

Day 5 – Sea and Air Dwellers

Day 6 – Land Dwellers & Mankind

God Rests Day 7 – God Ceased

Say again?

Why does the Lord repeat Ch1 in Ch 2?Poetry (Chapter 1) vs. Narrative (Chapter 2)

Chapter 2 has more detail for the narrative

Subject Comparison

Chapter 1 Poetry

(Factual)

Chapter 2 Narrative

(Descriptive)

Creates Land 9-12 5-14

Creates Man 26-27 7

Garden of Eden -- 15-17

Creates Woman 27 18-25

The Big Picture.The Point – Gen 1:26

3 Questions1. Where’d I come from?2. Why am I here?3. Where am I going?

Creation

This is where I come from!

EXALTEDRELATIONSHIP

Adam, Type of JesusThe Second Adam – 1 Cor 15:45

Miraculous BeginningPerfect, Innocent, HolyAdam made in image of God (Jesus).Givers of LifeDeep sleep/Death & Wounded side produces brideBoth tempted by SatanFailure to Victory

Adam failed the test, Jesus passed the testEnslaved us with sin, Liberated us from sinExpelled from paradise, Restores us to paradise

Noah

Sin spread like a virus

Gen 5 – Seth to Noah, the “righteous line”

Gen 6 – the spiralHis life shall be120 yearsSons of God (good) & Daughters of Men (evil)

Every thought of mankind was on evil

Save yourself from the perverse! Build an ark, Noah!

Really, It was Huge!

Ark Life – Gen 6 Animals came to Noah and entered the ark

Noah entered Ark on the day it began to rain

40 days & nights of solid rain – Water covered highest moutains Global vapor canopy collapses Fountains of the deep burst upward

5th Month - Water peaked 150 days and began to subside

7th month and 17th day (2 months later) - ark rested on mountains of Ararat

10th month – Water continues to drop. Began to see mountains tops.

11th month – Noah opens a portal and sends forth birds

13th month (2 months later) – Waters had dried up. God tells Noah to leave the ark

Ararat

Nations – Genesis 10

Tower of Babel

Gen 9:1 – fill the earth…

Gen 11Man organized and

rebelledMake a nameResist dispersionLanguages

God’s will was done. They were dispersed anyway!

Tower of BabelLucas van Valckenborch, (1594)

Macro to Micro

Shift from nations to single man (Abram)

Nations not lost but blessed via him

CovenantBased on God, not Abram’s faithfulnessGod’s plan to use Abram’s faith and him

Big picture theme: All nations will be blessed through Abram by the blessing of the messiah.

Reflection & Discussion

15:7-21 – Weird Sacrificial SceneAbram wanted assurancesSplit sacrifices was a covenantBoth parties passed between themSmoking Fire Pot represents GodDid Abram pass through? Why/Why not?What is the implication?

“Wordled” Gen 17:4-8:

Aleppo

Haran

Mari

Babylon

UrZoan

Shechem

Bethel

Beersheba

• Terah takes Abram, Sarai, and Lot from Ur to Haran – Gen 11:31

• God tells Abram to go to Canaan (75 yrs old) – Gen 12:1• Abram goes to Egypt (famine in Canaan) – Gen 12:5-10• Abram returns from Egypt to Canaan – Gen 13:1

Abram: Ur to Canaan

Abram & Lot – Gen 13Gen 13:5 – Abram & Lot traveled together

from Egypt to between Bethel & Ai

Possessions too great to live together. Needed space for flocksHerdsmen quarrelling

SeparatedLot chose Jordan valley to the East

Gen 14 – Lot gets into caught between two warring kings and Abram rescues him

Sodom & Gomorrah (& Zoar, Zaboim, Admah)

Gen 19:1-11 – Wickedness of Sodom & Gomorrah (and the other cities in the area)

Gen 19:12-29 – Lot departs the city, but sons-in-law staySodom & Gomorrah

Zaboim & Admah also destroyed Zoar spared as a refuge

Lot’s wife turns

Why is this story included in the Abraham tale?

How does it help us understand the promise of “in you all families of the earth shall be blessed?”

God Promises a Son17:16 – “a son BY HER”

17:17 – Abraham’s faithLESSnessFell on his face and laughed!Abraham is so faithless he refers to IshmaelGod says, “NO! It shall be Isaac.”18:12 – Sarah laughed!So, name him, Isaac or (He Laughs).

This concept of “Son” underscores the entire book of Genesis and cannot be overstated.

Like Father Like SonRead Genesis 26:1-16

God confirms his covenant to Isaac

Lies & Deceit (Abraham and Isaac)Same Wife/Sister LieSame Place (Gerar) To same King (Abimelech), perhaps son or

grandson

V. 12-16 – How did God “punish” Isaac for this lie?What does this say about the nature of God

and his blessings to us?

“I Am with you”I AM is with us.

Is there anything more comforting?

God appears to Isaac 26:24 - At Beersheba to remind him…I am the God of your Father…Fear Not, for I am with you……I will multiply your offspring…

Exodus 3:14-17 – to Moses. “I AM WHO I AM”I am the God of your fathers, A, I, and JI will bring you out of Egypt

Isaac’s SonsIsaac is old, dim eyed, and preparing to

die.

Given this, was both Isaac’s physical and spiritual eyesight dim?

Do you recall Abraham’s final wish for Isaac? Find a good wife from his kinsmen Now it is Isaac’s turn

Gen 26:34-35 – Esau took Hittite wives Judith, daughter of Beeri & Basemath, daughter of

Elon Made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah? Why? Can children do the same thing to parents today? If

so, how?

Hittite artifacts shown at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations at Ankara, Turkey

The Deception27:5-27:46 – Rebekah & Jacob’s deception

Was it successful?

Consequences Good or Bad? Isaac: blinded by his traditions, growing dim spiritually, his will was

thwarted, 27:37 Esau: cheated out of his blessing 27:38, incited to murder 27:41-42 Jacob: compromised himself spiritually and forced into exile 27:43 Rebekah: loses her child to exile 27:43

Jacob Receives Isaac's Blessing Jusepe de Ribera

(1637)

Exile Road Gen 28 – Bethel ladder dream was a

sort of conversion for Jacob

Hebrew “ladder” could also denote a “stair way”

Significance Confirmation God was with Jacob Purpose of a ladder or stairway? Look at John 1:51

28:16 - Jacob understood that God could be with him on earth at that place

Bethel means “House of God”

Jacob's Dream, Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael) (1519)

Reunion

27:41 – Why did Jacob originally go into exile in Haran?

33:4 – Esau’s reaction

33:12-20 – Jacob and Esau travel separatelyV.15 – Esau offer’s protection but

Jacob refuses. Why?V. 19 – Jacob purchases land at

ShechemV. 20 – Erects alter to honor God

Jacob’s Children Leah

(Fertile Myrtle)

Bilhah (Rachael’s

Slave)

Zilpah(Leah’s Slave)

Rachael

1 Reuben

2 Simeon

3 Levi

4 Judah

5 Dan

6 Naphtali

7 Gad

8 (Reuben’s Mandrakes)

Asher

9 Issachar

10

Zebulun

11

Dinah

12

Joseph

13

Benjamin

Joseph the DreamerJacob favored Joseph

Created friction in the family

37:5 – Joseph Tells His DreamsSheaves of grainSun, moon, and stars

37:8-11 – Rebuked by entire family

What does Joseph’s interaction with his family tell us about Joseph?

Do we see God’s hand of providence working throughout?

Joseph’s Brothers Sell Him

The Brothers Sell Joseph into Slavery

Konstantin Flavitsky (1855)

Presentation of the Coat

Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob, Diego Velázquez (1630)

Joseph Pursues Righteousness

Joseph Flees Potiphar’s WifeGuido Reni

Joseph elevated through God’s plan

Joseph in EgyptJoseph elevated through God’s plan.Regardless of his position as chief slave or prisoner,

Joseph was faithful, honest, hard working, etc

39:23 – Who made it succeed?

Thrown into prison

40 – Joseph interprets prisoner’s dreams

41 – Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams

41:37-56 – Rise to Power

Sons of JacobLeah

Rueben

Hanoch Pallu

Hezron Carmi

Simeon

Jemuel Jamin

Ohad Jachin

Zohar Shaul

Levi

Gershon Kohath

Merari

Judah

Er* Onan*

Shelah Perez

Zerah

Issachar

Tola Puvah

Yob Shimron

Zebulun

Sered Elon

Jahleel

Zilpah

Gad

Ziphion Haggi

Shuni Ezbon

Eri Arodi

Areli

Asher

Imnah Ishvah

Ishvi Beriah

Serah (Sister)

Rachel

Joseph

Manasseh Ephraim

Benjamin

Bela Becher

Ashbel Gera

Naaman Ehi

Rosh Muppim

Huppim Ard

Bilhah

Dan

Hushim

Naphtali

Jahzeel Guni

Jezer Shillem

* - Died in the land of Canaan. Did not go to Egypt

How many people went down to Egypt?How many tribes of Israel were there?How many tribes inherited land in Canaan?

A Suitable ConclusionIsrael is about to die. Retraces out promises for offspring

Recalls Great Nation promise God made to Israel at Bethel/Luz in 48:4

Recalls Land promise48:21-22 – How is blessing of land passed on to Joseph and his

sons?

Ephraim placed ahead of Manessah

What famous Israelite leader was an Ephraimite? – 1 Chr 7:20-27

48:8-22 – How is the blessing passed from Israel to Joseph?

Via adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh

Why not bless Joseph?

Blessing the Kids – Gen 49 Leah

Zilpah(L’s

Slave) Rachael

Bilhah (R’s

Slave) Israel’s Blessings

1 Reuben

1st born but not preeminent, Unstable, Defiled father’s bed with Bilhah

2 Simeon Weapons of violence, Killed men & abused animals,

Cruel Anger, divide & scatter3 Levi

4 Judah Praise, conquer enemies, Scepter until tribute comes to him, rich, purple garments,

5 Dan Judge of his people, aggressive serpent/viper in the way, left out of 144K in Rev, 1st to plunge Israel into idolatry

(Jud 1:16-20)

6 Naphtali Doe to bear beautiful fawns, Possibly a fast runner “a doe set free”

7 Gad David’s Favorite Tribe – The ORIGINAL Raiders

8 Asher Rich food, delicacies

9 Issachar

Strong donkey, Hard Worker, Name sounds like “Hired” since he was the product of mandrakes

10

Zebulun

Beach dweller, haven for ships

11

Dinah

12

Joseph Fruitful bough, persistent in face of adversity, strong & agile,

13

Benjamin

Ravenous wolf, devouring prey in AM and dividing spoil in afternoon

Caves of Macpelah in Hebron(Video - 25 mins)

https://youtu.be/-yk7OavO360

Death of Joseph50:22 – How old was he at his death?

110Saw his Great Great Grand Kids

50:24 – Joseph is 110 and the yougest. Yet, he is still talking to his brothers. They must be >110 years old!

50:25 – Made the sons of Israel swear to take his bones to Canaan when they leave Egypt…fulfilled in Exodus 13:19 and buried at Shechem Josh 24:32.

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