Fresh Look at the Old Testament Class 3

Fresh Look at the Old Testament Class 3 2/1/09

RECAP CLASS 2 Genesis has two distinct sections 1. Creation Era (Ch 1 -11) 1. 2. 3. 4. Creation (Ch 1 -2) Fall of Man (Ch 3) Flood (Ch 6 -10) Tower of Babel (Ch 11) 2. Patriarchs (Ch 12 -50) 1. 2. 3. 4. Abraham (12 -23) Isaac (24 -26) Jacob (27 -35) Joseph (37 -50)

Some things we learn from Genesis • God is a covenant maker ▫ Noah ▫ Abraham and descendants • God of promises ▫ Faithful on Promises & Warnings

Class 3 2/1/09 • Patriarchs Cont. • Joseph

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God’s Blessing & Promise • Abraham • Gen 12: 1 -3 In you all the families shall be blessed • 12: 7 To your descendants I will give this land( Abr 75) • 13: 14 -16 All the land you see I give to your descendants forever • 15: 2 -4 I am childless/one from your own body • 16: 4, 15 Ishmael born by Hagar (Maidservant) (Abr 86) • 17: 1 -8 Father of Nations/Kings/Abraham is 99 • 17: 15 -19 Child thru Sarai

God’s Blessing & Promise • Isaac • Sarai will bear a child Is ANYTHING to hard for the LORD? ▫ 18: 10 -14 • Isaac is Born • 21: 1 -7 God is Faithful to keep his promises Who Bore Him? • Sacrifice of Isaac ▫ Gen 22: 1 -3, 6 -13 Abraham has learned to trust God

Jacob (Israel) Father of a Nation • Esau Isaac’s eldest Son sells birthright to Jacob ▫ Gen 25: 29 -33 • Jacob deceives Isaac and receives the blessing ▫ Gen 27 • Jacob has 12 sons & 1 daughter ▫ 35: 17 -18 / Gen 34 (The Dinah Incident) • God changes his name to Israel/gives him blessing ▫ Gen 28: 13 -15 (God of Abr & Isaac), Gen 35: 9 -13

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The Lineage of Jesus • Judah ▫ 3 Sons ER Onan Shelah • Daughter in Law - Tamar ▫ Twins by Judah ▫ Perez and Zerah (Gen 38)

The Story of Joseph What we learned in Sunday School as kids… • • Coat of many colors 37: 3 Has a dreams 37: 5 -9 Brothers sell him to traders headed to Egypt 37: 18 -28 CEO of Potiphar Inc. 39: 1 -6 Lies of Potiphar’s wife 39: 7 -18 Imprisonment/Dreams of Butler & Baker Ch 40 Interprets Pharoah’s Dream Ch 41 Joseph is reunited with his family in Egypt Ch 42 - 45

Antitype of Jesus Joseph • • Sent by his Father Took families to Egypt Sinned Against/Despised Stripped of his cloak Sold for a Price Was Mourned for Has compassion for the penitent • Is found alive • • Jesus Gen 37: 13 -14 38: 36 37: 18 -28 37: 23 37: 28 37: 35 42: 24 45: 15 John 3: 16 Mt 2: 13 -14 Mt 27: 1 Jn 1: 11 Mk 15: 31 -32 Mt 27: 28, 35 Mt 26: 15 Mk 16: 10 Lk 23: 34 Jn 11: 33 -36 • 45: 24 -28 Mk 16 Lk 24

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