1. Step by Step Thru the Old Testament
Week 3
The Patriarchs
Step by Step Thru the Old Testament
Discipleship University
The heights baptist church
Chris Besser

2. Genesis Chapters 12 - 50 God and the Patriarchs Scripture
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3. Review The Beginnings (Gen. 1 – 11) The Patriarchs (Gen. 12 – 50)
Creation
The Fall
The Flood
Tower of babel
The Patriarchs (Gen. 12 – 50)
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
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4. The Patriarchs Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph Genesis 12 - 50
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5. The Call (Genesis 12:1 – 3)
1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; 2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; 3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
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6. The Call (Genesis 12:4 – 5)
4 So Abram went forth as the Lord had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan.
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9. Living a Godly life isn’t for wimps.
What struggles did Abraham have to overcome to be obedient?
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10. Abraham in Egypt (Genesis 12:10-20)
To find food Abraham traveled to…
Abraham said Sarah was his sister because…
Sarah’s greatest admirer was…
The Lord protected Sarah by…
When Pharaoh learned Sarah was Abraham’s wife, he…
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11. Abraham and Lot (Genesis 13)
Separation
Grace
Greed
Foreshadowing
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12. Abraham and the Nations (Genesis 14)
Attack of the 4 kings
Abraham exercises dominion (13:17)
Abraham's reaction to the King of Salem vs. the King of Sodom
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13. The Covenant – Declaration 1 (Genesis 15)
“I am the Lord that brought you out…”
God will be a shield to Abraham (v. 1)
Abraham’s reward shall be great (v. 1)
Abraham would have a biological son (v. 4)
His descendants would be numerous (v. 5)
Oppression (v. 13) then rescue (v. 14)
The land would belong to his descendants (v. 18)
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14. The Covenant – Declaration 2 (Genesis 17)
God
Abram Abraham (v. 5)
Father of many nations and monarchies (v. 6)
Descendants inherit all of Canaan (v. 7)
Abraham
Circumcision as a sign of the covenant (v. 10)
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15. The Covenant – Declaration 3 (Genesis 35)
Jacob Israel (v. 5)
Company of Nations will come from Jacob (v. 11)
Kings shall come from Jacob (v. 11)
Land (v. 12)
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16. Blessing (and redemption) Unconditional and Everlasting
The Covenant – Summary
Land
Descendants
Blessing (and redemption)
Unconditional and Everlasting
New Covenant - Jeremiah 31:31–34
Israel restored - Romans 11:25–27
Forgiveness - Zechariah 12:10–14
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17. The Patriarchs Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph Genesis 12 - 50
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18. Isaac Born – Chapter 21 Offered Up – Chapter 22 Mom dies – Chapter 23
Marries – Chapter 24
Dad dies – Chapter 25
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19. The Patriarchs Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph Genesis 12 - 50
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20. Jacob’s Dream at Bethel (Gen. 28)
God
Land
Descendants like dust
God with Jacob
Jacob
Dedication to God
Tithe
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21. Jacob’s Fight at Peniel (Gen. 32)
Jacob acknowledges his sin
Jacob relies on God’s promises
Jacob humbles himself before God
Jacob had been struggling his whole life
Esau (25, 27)
Isaac (27)
Laban (29-31)
God (32)
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22. Jacob Leah Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Zilpah Gad Asher
Rachel
Joseph
Manasseh
Ephraim
Benjamin
Bilhah
Dan
Naphtali
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23. The Patriarchs Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph Genesis 12 - 50
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24. Major Events Exile to Egypt (37-38) Fall and rise (39-41)
Reunion with family (42-45)
Descent of Israel to Egypt (46-50)
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25. Judah and Tamar (Chapter 38)
Why was Tamar “righteous”?
What is the significance of the story?
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