1. Scheme of Redemption

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3. Goals of Our Study To learn how God moved from man's problem of sin to His solution of Jesus on the cross To understand how everything in the scriptures relates to, and points to, Jesus and the cross To understand how everything in the Bible reveals God to mankind - who He is and what He is like Get a better understanding of how we got here tonight on the orange carpet Slide 3

4. Main concepts of our study "Scheme of Redemption" - The plan of God, established before creation, to redeem mankind from sin View the Bible as a novel, with 66 different chapters The real division taking place at Genesis 3:6 rather than between Malachi and Matthew This division covers two drastically different worlds: The world prior to sin and the world after sin Slide 4

5. Main concepts of our study Genesis 1-2: God and perfection, man and innocence Genesis 3-12 – The Background of Redemption Genesis 12-50 – Redemption through Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph Slide 5

6. Recap God makes three main promises to Abraham A great nation would come forth from Abraham (Genesis 12:2, 13:16, & 15:5) His descendants would receive the land of Canaan as an inheritance (Genesis 12:7, 13:15 & 17) Through Abraham, all the families/nations of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:3) Slide 6

7. Recap God promises Abraham an heir/child Isaac is born God tells Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham does so without question, and we see Abraham’s faith growing. God stops the hand of Abraham and reiterates the 3 promises Slide 7

8. Recap God stopped Abraham’s hand, but not His own against His own Son. Gen 22:7-8 - Isaac asked “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Abraham had no idea how prophetic his words were!! Slide 8

9. Recap Thousand of years later, hands would be raised to God’s only Son to: Place a crown of thorns on His head Beat him with flogs Drive nails into his hands and feet Thrust a spear into His side Yet, God did not stop the hands against His own Son! This is a big deal!! Slide 9

10. Moving along… Gen 23 – Sarah dies, and Abraham purchases some land with a cave on it to bury her in Gen 24 – Isaac now 40 years old, and Abraham sends for a wife for Isaac. Rebekah is brought to him to be his wife Slide 10

11. The promises are made to Isaac Genesis 26:3-5 – "Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham. I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.” Slide 11

12. Sin is still a problem Genesis 26:6-11 – Isaac pulls the same “she is my sister” stunt with Abimelech, just like Abraham had done! Take note of the pattern! Genesis 9 – Noah comes off the ark, and his sin is recorded Genesis 12 – Abraham receives the promises, and his sin is recorded Genesis 26 – Isaac receives the promises, and his sin is recorded God must get to Calvary! Slide 12

13. Isaac has children Genesis 25:21-23 – Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived. But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is so, why then am I this way?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger.” Slide 13

14. Two nations “The Lord said to her, ‘Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body’” From Esau came the Edomites, which would be an enemy of Israel’s for centuries. Edom eventually had judgment pronounced against them through Obadiah Slide 14

15. Jacob and Esau Rest of Genesis 25 Esau comes in from hunting one day, he’s very hungry, and asks Jacob for a bowl of lentil soup he’s making Jacob does so, but with the payment of Esau’s birthright Esau gives up his birthright saying that he’s about to starve to death anyway Slide 15

16. Jacob and Esau Rest of Genesis 25 Esau is a hunter and is loved by Isaac, due to his taste for game. Also very hairy man. Jacob is a peaceful man, who dwells in tents, and is loved by Rebekah. Not hairy Esau comes in very hungry one day and asks Jacob for a bowl of lentil soup he’s making Jacob does so, but with the payment of Esau’s birthright Slide 16

17. Jacob and Esau Genesis 27 Isaac is old, blind, and is close to dying. He asks Esau to go hunt some game and make him a savory dinner, after which he would give Esau his blessing Rebekah overhears the conversation, and works a plan with Jacob She makes a dish from young goats and covers Jacob’s hands and neck in the goat skins Slide 17

18. Jacob and Esau Genesis 27 Jacob brings the dish to Isaac. Isaac hears Jacob’s voice, but feels the hair of the goat skin and smells the field in the goat skin, and assumes it is Esau Isaac blesses Jacob as he would his firstborn, Esau. In this blessing, he makes Esau a servant to Jacob As soon as Jacob leaves, Esau walks in and Isaac has no blessing left to give Esau Slide 18

19. Jacob and Esau It happened just as God told Rebekah it would when she was pregnant with Jacob and Esau – “The older will serve the younger” Slide 19

20. What to learn from this? Romans 9:10-16 – There was Rebekah also, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls, it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger.” Just as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. Slide 20

21. What to learn from this? Esau I have hated?? Did God literally hate Esau? No – Instead, the point of this passage is that neither Jacob nor Esau did anything good nor bad to receive what they did. They weren’t even born when God told how it would be It was simply God’s choice Slide 21

22. What to learn from this? Neither Abraham nor Isaac did anything to deserve the promises and blessings he received An argument can be made that Esau was an immoral and godless man (Heb 12:16), and God in His infinite knowledge chose not to bring the path of redemption through Esau Slide 22

23. Esau’s lineage Genesis 36 outlines Esau’s lineage It’s full of wealth, kings, and other leaders and national growth Yet it is void of a love for God and things that concern righteous living Obadiah outlines the destruction that awaits Edom (Esau) and by the end of the 1 st century, Edom is barely in existence Slide 23

24. What to learn from this? Was Jacob an upstanding guy? No – Rather, he seemed to be a deceitful man who was willing to take advantage of his own brother He was even willing to take advantage of his father. Note that his concern, when deceiving Isaac, was only of getting caught! Bottom line – None of us deserve anything we have received, yet God has given it anyway! This is the very definition of grace. Slide 24

25. Life of Jacob Genesis 27:46 – Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?” Esau had married two Hitite (Heth) women. Genesis 26:34 tells us that these women brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah Slide 25

26. Life of Jacob Due to Rebekah’s fears of Isaac’s future wife, Abraham sends Jacob to Rebekah’s brother, Laban, to find a wife Genesis 28:3-4 – “May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. May He also give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may possess the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.” Slide 26

27. The promises are made to Jacob En route to find a wife, Jacob has a dream. He sees a ladder from Heaven, with angels going up and down it and the Lord at the top of it. The Lord makes the same promises to Jacob that He made to Abraham and Isaac Slide 27

28. The promises are made to Jacob Genesis 28:12-13 – He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants. Slide 28

29. The promises are made to Jacob Genesis 28:14-15 – Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Slide 29

30. Sons of Jacob Genesis 29 Through some deceitful behavior by Jacob’s uncle, Laban, Jacob ends up marrying both of his daughters, Leah and Rachel Leah immediately begins bearing children, as the Lord made her fruitful due to the fact that she was unloved From Leah is born Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah Slide 30

31. Sons of Jacob Genesis 30 Rachel was barren, and this caused tension between she and Jacob as she had become jealous of her sister Leah As a result, Rachel gave her handmaiden, Bilhah, to Jacob to bear children. From Bilhah came Dan and Naphtali Leah then became unable to conceive, so she gave Jacob her handmaiden Zilpah who had Gad and Asher Slide 31

32. Sons of Jacob Genesis 30 In exchange for mandrakes, Rachel agrees to let Leah have Jacob for the night. Subsequently, she conceives and has Issachar She later conceives again and has Zebulun, and a daughter named Dinah God also opened Rachel’s womb and she conceived, giving birth to Joseph. In chapter 35, she dies giving birth to Benjamin Slide 32

33. Sons of Jacob Slide 33 LeahZilpahRachelBilhah ReubenGadJosephDan SimeonAsherBenjaminNaphtali Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun

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35. Coming Up Redemption continues on through Jacob and his sons Redemption secured through Joseph Slide 35