1.  Main Passages: Exodus 19:3-6;  Referenced Article: “Blessing as Transformation” by Sarita D. Gallagher & Steven C. Hawthorne “Israel’s Missionary call” by Walter C. Kaiser  Questions to be answered: What are three kinds of God’s blessing? What are the blessing as endowment? What are the blessing as fulfillment? What are the blessing as transformation?

2. I. Blessing as __________ II. Blessing as __________ III. Blessing as ________________

3.  The ultimate God’s ________ (“It was very good.”) exists when men restore His leadership among His creature and creation – Original order (Genesis 1:31)  God pronounced _____ ever blessings to the ______ men. - Cultural mandate (Genesis 1:27-28)  God pronounced His blessing upon Jacob with new _________. – New vision (Genesis 32:26-29)

4.  Multiply in number  Subdue in boundary  Manage all things

5.  The promise fulfillment in ________ Isaac received a hundredfold blessings (Genesis 26:12-14) Jacob also received abundant God’s blessing (Genesis 30:27-30)

6.  The promise fulfillment in ___________ Abraham (Genesis 12:3; 18:18; and 22:18) Isaac (Genesis 26:4) Jacob (Genesis 28:14) Jacob and his 12 sons and their family (66 people) immigrated to Egypt (Genesis 46:26) The descendents of Abraham multiplied numerously (Exodus 1:6-7) More than 600, 000 men came out of Egypt after 400 years later (Exodus 12:37)

7.  The promise fulfillment in __________ A offspring of the woman will crash the head of serpent (Genesis 3:15) An Abraham’s seed in Christ (Galatians 3:29) Sons of Abraham by faith (Galatians 3:7-8) Ultimate blessing of new Testament era (Galatians 3:9)  Jesus declared “___________” to the house of Zaachaeus. (Luke 19:9)

8. God created you in His image (Genesis 1:25-26; 2:7) Christ is the exact representation of the Father (Hebrews 1:3; Galatians 1:15) God predestined you to conformed to the likeness of Christ. (Roman 8:28-30)  You are called to _________ His image in Christ.

9. God blessed Joseph while he was a slave to Potiphar (Genesis 39:5) God was with Joseph while he was in prison (Genesis 39:23) God revealed the meaning of dreams of Pharaoh to Joseph(Genesis 41:16, 39) God sent Joseph to Egypt ahead of his brothers and family. (Genesis 45:1-5)  You are sent by God to bless others with His __________ regardless of your position.

10. God called His people, Israel, as His possessions, priest and nation(people) (Exodus 19:3-6) God called us, Gentiles, as His possessions, priest and nation(people) (1 Peter 2:9) God called us as ambassador of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20)  You are sent as ____________to spread His Gospel

11.  Abraham saw more than just bunch of stars…. He saw the Day of Christ. (John 8:56)  The day all nations blessed through the Christ.

12.  God is God of _____________ He sent His people to bless others wherever he or she is sent to. (Genesis 45:1-5)  God is God of ____________ He desires His people to multiply, subdue, and manage all things He created. (Genesis 1:27-28)  God is God of ___________ He owns His people as His treasured possession. (Exodus 19:3-6)