Fresh Look at the Old Testament

Class 3 2/1/09

Genesis has two distinct sections1. Creation Era (Ch 1-11)

1. Creation (Ch 1-2)2. Fall of Man (Ch 3)3. Flood (Ch 6-10)4. Tower of Babel (Ch 11)

2. Patriarchs (Ch 12-50)1. Abraham (12-23)2. Isaac (24-26)3. Jacob (27-35)4. Joseph (37-50)

RECAP CLASS 2

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▫18:10-14•Isaac is Born

• 21:1-7•Sacrifice of Isaac▫Gen 22:1-3, 6-13

Who Bore Him?

God is Faithful to keep his promises

Abraham has learned to trust God

Is ANYTHING to hard for the LORD?

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 (Gen 38)

▫Twins by Judah▫Perez and Zerah

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 Jesus

• 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

• Gen 37:13-14 John 3:16• 38:36 Mt 2:13-14• 37:18-28 Mt 27:1 Jn 1:11 Mk

15:31-32• 37:23 Mt27:28, 35• 37:28 Mt 26:15• 37:35 Mk 16:10• 42:24 45:15 Lk 23:34 Jn 11:33-36

• 45:24-28 Mk 16 Lk 24

References

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