1. River Pointe Church Fall, 2016
The Old Testament
River Pointe Church
Fall, 2016

2. Ancestral History Seth/Terah Ur/Haran Call of Abram God Promised Abram
Terah’s Family Tree
Seth/Terah
Ur/Haran
Call of Abram
God Promised Abram
Land
Descendants
Blessings (others will be blessed through you)
Abram
(Abraham)
Sarai
(Sarah)
Nahor
Haran
Lot

3. Abram & Sarai Two mules for “sister” Sarai “Lot” of unnecessary issues
Abram believed the lord
Prophecy of slavery in Egypt & Promised Land
Human enforcement of God’s initiative
God’s covenant sign with Abram
“Pre-incarnate Christ”
Sodom & Gomorrah
Divisions of the
Hebrew Old Testament

4. Son of younger daughter
Sons of Lot
Lot
Moab
Son of older daughter
Ancestor of Moabites
Ben-Ammi
Son of younger daughter
Ancestor of Ammonites

5. Abraham & Sarai Abraham deceives Abimelech Birth of Isaac
Near sacrifice of Isaac
Mt. Moriah
“Jehovah Jireh”
Cave at Machpelah
Abraham & Sarah
Isaac & Rebekah
Jacob & Leah

6. Terah’s Family Tree 2 Terah’s Family Tree Abram (Abraham) Sarai
(Sarah)
Nahor
Haran
Isaac (Rebekah)
Bethuel
Lot
Esau
Jacob
Rebekah
Laban
Leah
Rachel

7. Isaac & Rebekah Abraham’s servant to Paddan-Aram
Servant’s prayer at well
God answers prayer with Rebekah
Rebekah’s family is Abraham’s family
Rebekah returns & marries Isaac
Isaac & Rebekah’s twin sons
Esau- hunter; sold birthright to brother
Ancestor of Edomites
Jacob- shepherd; conniver & trickster
Ancestor of Israelites
The Lord appeared to Isaac
Jacob gets Esau’s blessing
Rebekah justifies Jacob going to Paddan-Aram

8. Jacob Isaac admonishes & blesses Jacob Promise at Bethel
The trickster “tricked” by Laban
Jacob’s family
Leah- (Zilphah)
Rachel- (Bilhah)
Children: 12 sons; 1daughter
Laban gets “fleeced”
Peniel
Jacob & Eau meet
Shechemites
Death of Rachel

10. Judah Sons of Judah Sons by Tamar Er - wife Tamar; very wicked
Onan - disobedient
Shelah
Sons by Tamar
Perez
Zerah

11. Joseph Narrative Favorite son Head of Potiphar’s Household
“The Dreamer”
Sold to Midianites
Head of Potiphar’s Household
Wrongly accused & imprisoned
Head of prison affairs
Interprets two dreams
Cupbearer
Baker
Interprets King’s dream
“Prime Minister” of Egypt
Sons of Joseph
Ephraim
Manasseh
Time of Famine

12. Joseph Narrative Brothers go to Egypt Back to Egypt Benjamin Setup
Return to Jacob without Simeon
Back to Egypt
With Benjamin
Benjamin Setup
Joseph reveals his identity
Jacob moves to Egypt
Settles in Goshen
Burial request
Jacob blesses Manasseh & Ephraim
Jacob blesses/curses his sons
Joseph’s forgiveness
Prophecy

13. River Pointe Church Fall, 2016
The Old Testament
River Pointe Church
Fall, 2016