1. Class 3: Genesis (III) By: Marina K. Lam 11/25/201711/25/2017

2. HW
Read Ch 15, 26-28, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 50
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3. Reference
Talk thru the Bible, by Bruce Wilkinson, Kenneth Boa, Chapter 1.
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4. Four great events(Ch 1-11)
Chapters 1-11 lay the foundation upon which the whole Bible is built and center on four key events:
Creation
Fall
Flood
Nations
pin·na·cle (pîn¹e-kel) noun
1. Architecture. A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.
2. A tall, pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.
3. The highest point; the culmination. See synonyms at summit.
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3:15 And I will put enmity between you the serpent) and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
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5. Genesis Part III The Four Great People
Once the nations are scattered, God focuses on one man and his descendants through whom He will bless all nations (12-50)
(12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed)
Abraham
Abraham’s son Isaac
Isaac’s son Jacob
Jacob’s son Joseph
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6. Four great people (Ch12-50).
Abraham
Abraham’s son Isaac
Isaac’s son Jacob
Jacob’s son Joseph
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7. Where were the home town of Abraham and his destination? (11:31)
Death of Terah (father of Abram), 2090 B.C.
11:31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.11:32 Terah lives 205 years, and he died in Haran.)
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8. Geography of the Pentateuch
Haran Ur
Question: Where were the home town of Abraham and his destination? (11:31)
Death of Terah (father of Abram), 2090 B.C.
11:31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Haran, they settled there.11:32 Terah lives 205 years, and he died in Haran.)
Israel
Egypt
Eden
(Location Unknown)
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9. Call Abraham to move from Ur to Israel
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10. Calling of Abraham at Haran (12:1-4)
GE 12:1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.
GE 12:2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
GE 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.“
GE 12:4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.
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11. How did Abraham become righteousness?
(Read 15:2-6)
GE 15:2 But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" 3 And Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir."
GE 15:4 Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir." 5 He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars--if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
GE 15:6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
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12. How did Abraham become righteousness? (15:2-6)
GE 15:2 But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" 3 And Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir."
GE 15:4 Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir." 5 He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars--if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
GE 15:6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
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13. "Look up at the heavens and count the stars--if indeed you can count them.“ (Ge 15:5)
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14. What is Blood path? (GE 15:7-11) 11/25/2017 Class3_Genesis_II
GE 15:7 He also said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it."
GE 15:8 But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?"
GE 15:9 So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon."
GE 15:10 Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half. 11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
GE 15:12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. 15 You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. 16 In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."
GE 15:17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
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15. Blood path (GE 15:7-17)
GE 15:7 He also said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it."
GE 15:8 But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?"
GE 15:9 So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon."
GE 15:10 Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half. 11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
GE 15:12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. 15 You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. 16 In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."
GE 15:17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
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Read GE15:7-17)
GE 15:7 He also said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it."
GE 15:8 But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?"
GE 15:9 So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon."
GE 15:10 Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half. 11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
GE 15:12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. 15 You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. 16 In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."
GE 15:17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
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17. GE 15:17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
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18. Key Chapter (15): Abrahamic covenant (Read Notes: 12:1-3, 15:1-21)
Central to all of Scripture is the Abrahamic covenant, which is given in 12:1-3 and ratified in 15:1-21:
The promise of a great land—”from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates”(15:18)
The promise of a great nation—”and I will make your descendents as the dust of the earth”(13:16)
The promise of a great blessing—”I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing” (12:2)
rat·i·fy (ràt¹e-fì´) verb, transitive
rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies
To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See synonyms at approve.
Excerpted from The American Heritage« Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition ⌐ 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.
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19. First: The promise of a great land—”from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates”(15:18-20)
15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates-- 19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites."
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20. The promise of a great land (GE 15:18-21)
15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates-- 19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites."
15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates-- 19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites."
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21. First: The promise of a great land (GE 15:18-21)
Map with land of Israel with borders in red below representing the Royal Land Grant that God gave to Israel through the Abraham Covenant compared to what Israel actually has today in yellow on the map above it.
15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates-- 19 the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites."
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22. Covenant with Isaac (26:1-6)
God establishes His covenant with Isaac as the spiritual link with Abraham:
GE 26:1 Now there was a famine in the land--besides the earlier famine of Abraham's time--and Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines in Gerar. 2 The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. 3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. 4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, 5 because Abraham obeyed me and kept my requirements, my commands, my decrees and my laws." 6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
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23. Isaac’s son Jacob (HW 27:25-29)
God transforms this man from selfishness to servanthood and changes his name to Israel, the father of the twelve tribes:
Jacob stole Isaac’s blessing for Esau (27:25-29) for bringing him some game and prepare him some tasty good to eat.
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24. Jacob stole Isaac’s blessing for Esau (27:25-29)
GE 27:25 Then he said, "My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.“ Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank. 26 Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come here, my son, and kiss me."
GE 27:27 So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said,
"Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
GE 27:28 May God give you of heaven's dew and of earth's richness--
an abundance of grain and new wine.
GE 27:29 May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
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25. Jacob stole Isaac’s blessing for Esau (27:25-29)
GE 27:25 Then he said, "My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.“ Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank. 26 Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come here, my son, and kiss me."
GE 27:27 So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said,
"Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
GE 27:28 May God give you of heaven's dew and of earth's richness--
an abundance of grain and new wine.
GE 27:29 May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
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26. Jacob’s Dream (Read Notes: 28:10-22)
(28:10-22) At Bethel, Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of god were ascending and descending on it…28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey…and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
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27. Jacob’s Prayer (28:20-21) If God will be with me Will watch over me
Will give me food to eat
Will give me clothes to wear
So that I can return safely to my father’s house
Return: I will give you a tenth
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28. Jacob’s Dream at Bethel (Genesis 28:10-20)
Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
(28:10-22) At Bethel, Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of god were ascending and descending on it…28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey…and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
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29. Jacob’s Dream (GE 28:18)
GE 28:18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. 19 He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.
(28:10-22) At Bethel, Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of god were ascending and descending on it…28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey…and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
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31. Bethel is located about 12 miles (19 kilometers) north of Jerusalem.
The name Bethel comes from the Hebrew beth, meaning house, and el, meaning God. Bethel means House of God. Numerous events of Bible Historyoccurred there, including God's appearance to Abraham and Jacob, and for some time it was the place (see Bible Places) where the Ark of The Covenant, containing The Ten Commandments, was housed.
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32. Covenant with Jacob (HW GE 35:1-3)
35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.” 35:2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. 3 Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.”
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33. Covenant with Jacob (HW GE35:9-13)
GE 35:9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. 10 God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. " So he named him Israel.
GE 35:11 And God said to him, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from your body. 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you." 13 Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.
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34. Jacob’s Son Joseph (HW Ch 37-50)
Jacob’s favorite son suffers at the hands of his brothers and becomes a slave in Egypt. After his dramatic rise to the ruler ship of Egypt, Joseph delivers his family from famine and brings them out of Canaan to Goshen.
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35. Death of Joseph (GE 50:24-26)
Genesis ends on a note of impending bondage with the death of Joseph. There is great need for the redemption that is to follow in the book of Exodus.
GE 50:24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." 25 And Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath and said, "God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place."
GE 50:26 So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
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36. Carried Joseph’s Bone back to Israel
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41. Keys to Genesis
3:15 And I will put enmity between you the serpent) and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed
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42. Key Chapter (15)
Central to all of Scripture is the Abrahamic covenant, which is given in 12:1-3 and ratified in 15:1-21:
The promise of a great land—”from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates”(15:18)
The promise of a great nation—”and I will make your descendents as the dust of the earth”(13:16)
The promise of a great blessing—”I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing” (12:2)
rat·i·fy (ràt¹e-fì´) verb, transitive
rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies
To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See synonyms at approve.
Excerpted from The American Heritage« Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition ⌐ 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.
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43. Christ in Genesis – Messianic Predictions (Read Notes)
Genesis moves from the general to the specific in its messianic predictions:
Christ is the Seed of the woman (3:15)
From the line of Seth(4:25)
The son of Shem(9:27)
The descendant of Abraham(12;3), of Isaac(21:12), of Jacob(25:23), and of the tribe of Judah(49:10).
GE 4:25 Adam lay with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, "God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him." 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name of the LORD.
GE 9:26 He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. GE 9:27 May God extend the territory of Japheth; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.“
GE 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.“
GE 21:12 But God said to him, "Do not be so distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. 13 I will make the son of the maidservant into a nation also, because he is your offspring.“
GE 25:23 The LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.“
GE 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his.
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44. Contribution to the Bible
Genesis provides a historical perspective for the rest of the Bible by covering more time than all the other biblical books combined.
Its sweeping scope from Eden to Ur to Haran to Canaan to Egypt makes it the introduction not only to the Pentateuch but to the Scriptures as a whole. Genesis gives the foundation for all the great doctrines of the Bible. It shows how God overcomes man’s failure under different conditions. Genesis is especially crucial to an understanding of Revelation, because the first and last three chapters of the Bible are so intimately related.
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