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Genesis 37 & 39
Lesson 19
Return to Canaan
Jacob travels to Shechem Buys land Builds an altar to God Shechem is city; also son of Hamor
Prince of the country
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Dinah
Maybe 14-16 years old?? Went out to mix with young ladies of
the land Wanting to ‘see’ she was also ‘seen’ Shechem lay with her
Forcibly? Surprised her ‘defiled’ or ‘humbled’ her
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Reaction
Shechem was strongly attached to her
He wants her for a wife Brothers were away Jacob held his peace Brothers grieved and very angry Such a thing ought not to be done
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Plea for her as wife
Hamor speaks to Jacob and sons Make marriages with us Shechem offers dowry and gifts Brothers reply
Deceitfully You must be circumcised
All males
Then we will give wives
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Hamor sells the idea
Return to their people Let us do this thing They are peaceful people Marry daughters Their flocks will become as ours All agreed
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Revenge Third day when they were sore Simeon and Levi attack Killed Hamor and Shechem Took Dinah Plundered city Took herds and wealth Took captives Jacob troubled; will cause trouble for us
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Move to Bethel
God directed Jacob told his house
Put away the foreign gods Purify yourselves Change your clothes
Built an altar at Bethel Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse died
there
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God speaks
Jacob’s name changed to Israel “I am God Almighty” Great nation Give you this land
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Rachel
In hard labor Benjamin is born Rachel dies during childbirth Buried on the way to Ephrath
Reuben lays with Bilhah Jacob hears of it
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Sons of Jacob Leah
Ruben Simeon Levi Judah
Bilhah Dan Naphtali
Zilpah Gad Asher
Leah Issachar Zebulun Dinah (daughter)
Rachel Joseph Benjamin
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Isaac dies
At Hebron180 years oldJacob and Esau bury Him
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Esau
Took wives from Canaan Takes all his possessions and
moves Land will not support both him and
Jacob with all their herds and flocks Moves to Mt Seir
Now called Edom
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Bethel
Judah
Married Hirah, an Adullamite woman
Had three sons Er Onan Shelah
Took Tamar as wife for Er Er was wicked and God killed him
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Judah
Onan was to marry Tamar and raise children for Er Onan refused to carry out his
responsibility God killed him
Tamar sent to her father’s house Waiting for Shelah to grow up
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Judah
Judah’s wife dies He goes to visit his sheepshearers Tamar hears of this trip She had not been given Shelah, as
promised She dressed as a harlot and sat
near the way Judah would travel
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Judah
Judah, thinking she was a harlot, stopped and went in to her
For payment he offers to send her a young goat
She asks for a pledge until it is delivered
Judah gives her his signet, cord, and staff
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Judah
Tamar returns to her father’s house Judah send the young goat
No Tamar Three months later word comes
that Tamar has ‘played the harlot’ and is pregnant
Judah reacts Bring her out and let her be burned
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Judah
Tamar reveals the signet, cord, and staff
Judah ‘she was more righteous than I’ Because he failed on his promise of
Shelah Twins were born to Tamar
Perez and Zerah
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Genealogy of Jesus Christ
Matthew 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of AbrahamAbraham:
2 Abraham begot IsaacIsaac, Isaac begot JacobJacob, and Jacob begot JudahJudah and his brothers.
3 Judah begot PerezPerez and Zerah by Tamar
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Joseph
Joseph is 17 His is with his brothers tending the sheep He takes a bad report about them to his
father Joseph is the favorite son of his father
coat of many colors This caused major jealously by his
brothers
Joseph He told them of a dream he had
where they were binding sheaves and their sheaves bowed down to his sheaf. “Shall you reign over us, or have dominion over us?”
They hated him even more
Joseph He dreamed another dream The sun, moon, and eleven stars
bowed down to him Mother already died??
Jacob rebuked him and the brothers envied him
Joseph
Jacob sent Joseph to Shechem to check on his brothers who were tending the flocks
Joseph Jacob sent Joseph to Shechem to
check on his brothers who were tending the flocks
They saw him coming and conspired to kill him “this dreamer is coming”
Reuben had them put Joseph in a pit, instead of killing him—he was planning to deliver him back to his father
Joseph While they were eating a band of
Ishmaelite traders from Midian came by At Judah’s suggestion they sold Joseph
to them for 20 shekels of silver Even though he was their brother, their
flesh—this was more profitable $$ The Ishmaelites took Joseph to Egypt
Joseph Reuben tore his clothes when he
returned to the pit and found Joseph gone
The brothers dipped Joseph’s coat in the blood of a kid and took it to their father “is this your son’s coat?”
Joseph Jacob mourned for his son many
days and refused to be comforted Joseph was sold to Potiphar,
captain of the guard of Pharaoh
Favoritism Joseph’s coat
Genesis 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors.
His parents Genesis 25:28 And Isaac loved Esau
because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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Jealously
Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousyjealousy?
Mere anger is temporary; but envyenvy, like a poisonous serpent, is ever watching for an opportunity to strike its victim. (Family Bible Notes)
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Jealously
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but a secret enmity at the person of another, an envy at his prosperity, and a desire of revenge for some injury, are much more mischievous. He that grieves at the He that grieves at the good of another will be still good of another will be still contriving to do him hurt, and will contriving to do him hurt, and will keep his anger for everkeep his anger for ever.
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Hatred
Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatredhatred…
Opposite of brotherly love and kindness (fruit of the Spirit)
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Deceit
God knows Job 11:7-11 Job 27:4 My lips will not speak
wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceitdeceit.
Psalms 5:6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitfuldeceitful man.
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Deceit
Proverbs 26:18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, Is the man who deceivesdeceives his neighbor, And says, “I was only joking!”
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Deceit
Mark 7:21 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man."
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Peer pressure
Exodus 23:2 "You shall not follow a crowd to do evil…
1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
Evil communications. It refers not to discourse only, but to companionship.
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Peer pressure
Matthew 7:13f "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
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Joseph in Egypt
The Lord was with Joseph He was a successful man His success was noted by Potiphar Joseph was a handsome man, in
charge of all of his master’s house The Lord blessed the master
because of Joseph
Joseph in Egypt
Potiphar’s wife “cast longing eyes” for Joseph and wants him to lie with her
Joseph refused to do this against his master and also said, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Long way from home;
Long way from home;
nobody around who knew him
nobody around who knew him
Joseph in Egypt She kept up the seduction day by
day When they were in the house
alone, she caught him by his garment. He left the garment and ran outside
She told the men (servants) and her husband that Joseph had attempted to lie with her
Joseph in Egypt
Potiphar had Joseph confined to prison
Again, the Lord was with Joseph and gave him favor in sight of the keeper of the prison
He placed Joseph in charge of the prison
The Lord continued to bless him
Responsibility
Genesis 39:11 But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside
1 Thessalonians 4:11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your to work with your own handsown hands, as we commanded you
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Responsibility
2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.
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Seduction
Lust for fornication Proverbs 7:10f And there a woman
met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart…Lurking at every corner…Come, let us delight ourselves with love…With her enticing speech she caused him to yield…Immediately he went after her…He did not know it He did not know it would cost his lifewould cost his life.
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Lying Revelation 21:8 "But the cowardly,
unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
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Lying Resistance – standing true
Even at great hurt Sin is against God
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Consider God’s Blessings on Joseph
Faithful in the most difficult circumstances
“…the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper”
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