Be Faithful (Genesis)

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BEFAITHFUL
Genesis
Dr. Rick Griffith, Crossroads International
Church Singapore CICFamily.com
BibleStudyDownloads.org
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A World of Idols
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"Believe in humanity, not god."
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How can you be faithful to God in a world of
idols?
IDOLSof the HEART
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How can you remember all these books?
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Let's Study Through Scripture
The Bible Book by Book
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Where was Israel?
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YOU MEAN 40 YEARS?OUT HERE?
Num. 3213

DRESSING THE
STAGE
YOU MEAN40 YEARS?OUT HERE?
YOU MEAN40 YEARS?OUT HERE?
MOSES
Exodus
Sinai
M - C - C
Kadesh Barnea
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Handbook pg. 26-29
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Jericho
DEAD SEA
JORDAN RIVER
MODERN JERICHO
JOSHUA
Jericho/Ai
ANCIENT JERICHO
From Jericho... Looking East Across the Jordan
River
Handbook pg. 26-29
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Israel needed to know, "Who is their God"?
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GenesisSummary Statement
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The narrow lineage of Israel from Creation to
Joseph informs Israel it began by God's election
for rule and unconditional promise for blessings
through Abraham in contrast to the Canaanites
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Key Word
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Election
Genesis
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Genesis
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How can you be faithful to God in a world of
idols?
IDOLSof the HEART
2 ways
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I. Grasp that the King chose you to rule (Gen
1-11).
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Is Genesis 111 Real History?
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1. Myths don't teach "deep truths" better than
   history
2. A non-historical approach is very subjective
3. They have vital information otherwise not known
4. They fit into the book's argument emphasizing
   election
5. Events are presented as historical
6. Science confirms the Genesis 111 historical
   record
7. Christ affirmed their historicity

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Key Word for Genesis
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Election
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Support for Election as the Key Theme
Election
59-62 71b

• God's sovereignty and desire to share this rule
  with man (126) is totally his choice alone
• The eleven-section structure narrows down the
  chosen seed with which God can fellowship
• The overall design shifts from God choosing Adam
  his seed (111) to Abraham his seed (1250)
• Repeated election of the younger over the older
  shows God's choices are superior to man's

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God chose the older son to serve the younger!
Election
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Older serves the Younger References
Nahor Abraham 1127-28
Ishmael Isaac 2110-12
Esau Jacob 2529-34 2727-29, 38-40
Reuben, etc. (10 older brothers) Joseph 375-11
Manasseh Ephraim 4813-14, 17-20
Reuben, Simeon, Levi (all 3 are older brothers) Judah 498-12
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Days of Creation
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Void
Formless
Forming
Filling
Day 4 Sun, moon stars arranged
Day 1 Light
Day 2 Water air separated
Day 5 Fish fowl
Day 3 Land sea separated
Day 6 Animals man
Genesis 13-31
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The 24-Hour View
WHEW!!... I just created a 24-hour period of
alternating lightness and darkness on earth
What are you going to do now?
What are you going to do now?
Call it a day
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When did death come into the world?
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Did death exist before sin?
What do you think?
What does it mean that creation was "very good"
if death existed then?
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Two Histories of Death
How long has death existed (Rom. 512)?
Beginning
Future
Death is an enemy
Man's sin brought Death
DEATH will be done away with
ONLY THOUSANDS OF YEARS
NO DEATH
NO DEATH
God's Word
Death is temporary
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Genesis 3
What we did wrong
What God did right
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Slides on Genesis 4
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"By Faith" (Hebrews 11)
"It was by faith that Abel brought a more
acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel's
offering gave evidence that he was a righteous
man, and God showed his approval of his gifts.
Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us
by his example of faith" (Heb. 114 NLT)
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Slides on Genesis 5
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Genesis 5 Genealogy
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Adam
Seth
Enosh
Kenan
Mahalalel
Jared
Enoch
Methuselah
Lamech
Noah
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Methuselah
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I JUST TURNED 969 YEARS OLD AND PEOPLE KEEP
TELLING ME HOW OLD I AM. I TELL THEM I'M NOT
OLD! THE EARTH IS OLD! IT'S ALMOST 700 YEARS
OLDER THAN I AM!
Methuselah believed in an "Old Earth."
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Slides on Genesis 6
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Fossils on Garden of Eden
GARDEN OF EDEN
FOSSIL RECORD
Noah's Flood
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The Ark
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Slides on Genesis 7
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How high was the water?
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"The waters rose and increased greatly on the
earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the
water. 19 They rose greatly on the earth, and all
the high mountains under the entire heavens were
covered. 20 The waters rose and covered the
mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet"
(Gen. 718-20).
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Slides on Genesis 8
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Flood Legends
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270 Flood Legends

• Common Elements
• universal flood
• boat saved
• family passengers

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Slides on Genesis 9
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Noah Wasn't Perfect
"Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father
was naked and went outside and told his brothers.
23Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it
over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to
cover their father. As they did this, they looked
the other way so they would not see him naked"
(922-23 NLT).
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Slides on Genesis 10
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The Table of Nations
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NOAH
Sino
Japheth
HAM
SHEM
Sin
Caucasians
Canaanites
Semites
Sinai
Europeans East Indians
Africans Asians
Jews Arabs
Genesis 10
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Slides on Genesis 11
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4-11 Hello World 02280
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4-07 Tower of Babel Map 02277
TOWER OF BABEL
IRAQ
Tower of Babel
possible location
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Cycles in Genesis 1-11
Created to Rule 1123
New Start 820917
New Start 1110-26
World Failure 61819
Family Failure 918-29
World Failure 111-9
Family Failure 24426

Seed of Adam 5
Seed of Noah 10
Seed of Terah 1110-26
The Line of Blessing
Adapted from Mann, Genesis, 13
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The Kingdom of GodThe Bible's All-Encompassing
Theme
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• Genesis 126-28
• "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in
  our likeness, and let them rule over the fish
  birds livestock all the earth, and over all
  the creatures that move along the ground' God
  blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and
  increase in number fill the earth and subdue it.
  Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of
  the air and over every living creature that moves
  on the ground.'"

• Revelation 225
• "There will be no more night. They will not need
  the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for
  the Lord God will give them light. And they will
  reign for ever and ever."

The Bible's Theme God extends His rule to man
Covenants
Command
Fulfillment
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The Bible's Chiasm
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Repeated Patterns in Reverse Order
Christ's Redemption
Christ's Rule
Man's Rule Lost at Fall
Man'sRule Restored at Millennium
New Creation
Creation
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A Glimpse at the Future
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Rapture
2nd Advent (Zech 143-5)
Great White Throne (Rev. 2011-14)
Church Age

• Tribulation
• (Zech 141-2)

Millennium (Zech. 146-21)
Gog Magog (Armageddon)(Ezek. 3839)
Gog and Magog Revisited (Rev. 207-10)
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How can you be faithful to God in a world of
idols?
IDOLSof the HEART
2 ways
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I. Grasp that the King chose you to rule (Gen
1-11).
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II. Grasp that the King promised you blessings
(Gen 1250).
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Key Verse
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"I will bless you and all peoples on earth will
be blessed through you" (Genesis 121-3)
Genesis
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Genesis Kingdom Statement
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God created a perfect kingdom (12), but man gave
up his rule to Satan (3), so God elected a seed
to produce a ruler (411) to bless all nations in
Abraham (1250).
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The Line of Blessing
Adam
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Seth
425-26
Noah
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Shem
Terah
Abraham
121-3
Population Increase
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
All Nations
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Genesis
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Slides on Genesis 12
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Patriarchal Family Tree (Gen. 1250 1 Chron.
128-34)
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Abraham
Abraham
Heroes of the Faith
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The Land of Abraham
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Genesis 1224
Haran
Tigris
Euphrates
Canaan
Ur
Egypt
Abraham used to worship the god Sin. After his
call he migrated west to obey God but he didn't
know where he was going!
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The Three Basic Elements
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ABRAHAM
The CALL
L - S - B
Handbook pg. 19-24
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Types of Unconditional Covenants
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Land Seed Blessing
Physical Political Spiritual
Deut. 30 2 Sam. 7 Jer. 31
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Slides on Genesis 13
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Provisions Threats
Genesis 1221
Condition Promise Oath Blood Land Seed Blessing Threats Summary
Gen. 12 C Leave country
Gen. 1314
Gen. 1516
Gen. 1721
Adapted from Rodney Decker, "The Church's
Relationship to the New Covenant," BibSac 152
(July-Sept 1991) 304.
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Slides on Genesis 14
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Vast Differences!
Melchizedek
Bera
King of Righteousness
Wicked King of Sodom
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Slides on Genesis 15
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Borders of the Land Promised to Abraham
Genesis 1518 "On that day the LORD made a
covenant with Abram, saying, 'To your offspring I
give this land, from the river of Egypt to the
great river, the river Euphrates'" (ESV)
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Slides on Genesis 16
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Provisions Threats
Genesis 1221
Condition Promise Oath Blood Land Seed Blessing Threats Summary
154 1518-19 159 16 P S L B T Son, offspring like stars Long life Bring sacrifice Hagar Ishmael
Adapted from Rodney Decker, "The Church's
Relationship to the New Covenant," BibSac 152
(July-Sept 1991) 304.
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Slides on Genesis 17
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Patriarchal Family Tree
Patriarchal Family Tree
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Terah
Haran
Nahor
Abraham
Bethuel
Lot
(of Hagar) Ishmael
(of Sarah) Isaac
A Carnal Plan (Genesis 17)
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No Son of the Promise
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Sarah Hagar
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Abraham Hagar
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Ishmael Hagar
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Slides on Genesis 18
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Abraham Three Guests (Genesis 18)
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Slides on Genesis 19
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The Destruction of Sodom
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Slides on Genesis 20
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Abimelech, Sarah Abraham
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Slides on Genesis 21
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Patriarchal Family Tree
Patriarchal Family Tree
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Terah
Haran
Nahor
Abraham
Bethuel
Lot
(of Hagar) Ishmael
(of Sarah) Isaac
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Birth of Isaac
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Slides on Genesis 22
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Galatians 329 (NIV)
"If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's
seed, and heirs according to the promise."
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Slides on Genesis 23
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The Burial of Sarah (Genesis 23)
Why did Moses write an entire chapter on Sarah's
death?
This monument marks the cave of Machpelah where
Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah are
buried. (Rachel was buried near Bethlehem where
she died.)
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Slides on Genesis 24
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Securing a Bride for Isaac (Gen. 24)
Thought Question
Why did Abraham send his servant to Haran to
get a wife for Isaac?
Land of Rebekah
Land of Isaac
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Slides on Genesis 25
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Abraham was Buried with Sarah in the Cave of
Machpelah
Genesis 1-2
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Abraham's Descendants
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Wives in pink
Abraham
Hagar
Keturah
Sarah
Midianites
Ishmaelites
Israelites
Genesis 2512-18
Arabs
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Esau Jacob are born but God reaffirms once
again that the older Esau will serve the younger
Jacob
Genesis 2519-34
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Slides on Genesis 26
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Patriarchal Family Tree
Patriarchal Family Tree
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Terah
Haran
Nahor
Abraham
Bethuel
Lot
(of Hagar) Ishmael
(of Sarah) Isaac
Laban Rebekah
married
Esau
Jacob
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Abimelech, Rebekah Isaac
Genesis 26
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Slides on Genesis 27
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Genesis 271-40
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Jacob's Journey to Paddan Aram
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Slides on Genesis 28
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Jacob Arrives at Paddan Aram (Gen. 2729)
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Slides on Genesis 29
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Desperate Housewives (Gen. 29313024)

• Warning This Section (sex-shun?) is Rated R

Adapted from David Turner bibleguy.org (used
with permission)
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Jacob's

• Genesis 29313024

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Slides on Genesis 30
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Desperation leads to copying the competition

• Genesis 30911
• 9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having
  children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as
  a wife. 10 Soon Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob
  a son. 11 Leah said, "How fortunate!" So she
  named him Gad.

• Gad "good fortune"

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Slides on Genesis 31
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Patriarchal Family Tree
Patriarchal Family Tree
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Terah
Haran
Nahor
Abraham
Bethuel
Lot
(of Hagar) Ishmael
(of Sarah) Isaac
Laban Rebekah
married
Esau
Jacob
Leah
Rachel
(of Leah) Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, Zebulun
(of Zilpah) Gad, Asher
(of Bilhah) Dan, Naphtali
(of Rachel) Benjamin, Joseph
Ephraim
Manasseh
Green line of blessing with rights of firstborn
even though none of these were born first (1
Chron. 51-2)
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Slides on Genesis 32
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Jacob Wrestles with God
Genesis 3222-32
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Slides on Genesis 33
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An Unexpected Reunion

• AN UNEXPECTED REUNION
• Joyful reunion and reconciliation
• Esau ran to meet Jacob, fell on his neck and
  kissed him.
• Both wept (334)
• (20 years earlier, Esau had vowed to kill Jacob
  in 2741)

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Slides on Genesis 34
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Dinah Violated at Shechem
Brothers RevengeGenesis 33183431
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Dinah Violated at Shechem
We don't talk about that in church

• Genesis 34

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Slides on Genesis 35
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Joseph's Life
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Patriarchal History
Primeval History
Isaac 25192635
Abraham 122518
Joseph 3750
Nations 1011
Creation 12
Jacob 2736
Flood 69
Fall 35
EVENTS 111
PEOPLE 1250
Human Race
Hebrew Race
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Slides on Genesis 36
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Esau's Descendants (Genesis 36)
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Slides on Genesis 37
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JOSEPH THE DREAMER
Genesis 371-10
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THE WORD IN PICTURES
FreeBible images
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Joseph a Type of Christ
97b
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From Palace to Prison
Genesis 3740
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Slides on Genesis 38
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Judah the Creep (Tamar the Innocent)
God was at work even through the immorality of
Abraham's descendants Genesis 38
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Slides on Genesis 39
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How could I sin against God?" (Gen. 399)
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Slides on Genesis 40
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Joseph in Prison (Genesis 40)
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Joseph in Prison (Genesis 40)
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Joseph in Prison (Genesis 40)
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Slides on Genesis 41
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Joseph's Exaltation
Genesis 4150
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Slides on Genesis 42
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Slides on Genesis 43
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Joseph Tests His Brothers (Genesis 4243)
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Joseph Tests His Brothers (Genesis 42-43)
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Slides on Genesis 44
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Joseph's Cup (Genesis 44)
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Slides on Genesis 45
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"I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" (Gen.
453)
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Slides on Genesis 46
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Jacob the Family Move to Egypt(Genesis 46)
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Slides on Genesis 47
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Joseph a Type of Christ
97b
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Slides on Genesis 48
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Ephraim Manasseh
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Slides on Genesis 49
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Jacob's Blessing His 12 Sons Was Prophetic (Gen.
49)
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Christ Descended from Judah
"Judah, my son, is a young lion that has finished
eating its prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies
down like a lionesswho dares to rouse him?
10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor
the ruler's staff from his descendants, until the
coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one
whom all nations will honor" (NLT).
Since Jacob's blessing in Genesis 499-10, the
lion has depicted a king
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Tribal Boundaries of Israel
Naphtali
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Asher
Zebulun
Manasseh
Issachar
Joshua 1311948
Manasseh
Gad
Ephraim
Ammon
Dan
Benjamin
Reuben
Judah
Simeon
Moab
Eastern tribes
Firstborn double portion kingly tribe
Seven tribal allotments by lot
Edom
Neighboring nations related by blood
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Slides on Genesis 50
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Joseph Knew God's Sovereign Purpose
You intended to harm me,
but God intended it for good to accomplish what
is now being done, the saving of many lives.
Genesis 5020 (NIV)
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Patriarchal Family Tree
Patriarchal Family Tree
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Terah
Haran
Nahor
Abraham
Bethuel
Lot
(of Hagar) Ishmael
(of Sarah) Isaac
Laban Rebekah
married
Esau
Jacob
Leah
Rachel
(of Leah) Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, Zebulun
(of Zilpah) Gad, Asher
(of Bilhah) Dan, Naphtali
(of Rachel) Benjamin, Joseph
Ephraim
Manasseh
Green line of blessing with rights of firstborn
even though none of these were born first (1
Chron. 51-2)
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Patriarchal Family Tree
Kingly Line
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Terah
Haran
Nahor
Abraham
Bethuel
Lot
(of Hagar) Ishmael
(of Sarah) Isaac
Laban Rebekah
married
Esau
Jacob
Leah
Rachel
(of Leah) Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Issachar, Zebulun
(of Zilpah) Gad, Asher
(of Bilhah) Dan, Naphtali
(of Rachel) Benjamin, Joseph
Ephraim
Manasseh
Red Even though Judah was not the firstborn,
Jacob claimed the kings of Israel would come from
him.
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Joseph's Death
(the last verse of Genesis)
"So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten.
And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a
coffin in Egypt" (5026).
But what about God's promise of a land?
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Key Word for Genesis
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Election
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7.5.03a.
2003 TBBMI
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God promised believers like us blessings of the
Abrahamic Covenant.
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How can you be faithful to God in a world of
idols?
IDOLSof the HEART
2 ways
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Main Idea of Genesis
Live out God's choice of you and promises for
blessing
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How should you respond to God's election and
promise?
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