Genesis 46-48

Lesson     29

Passage Genesis 46-48

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Israel under God’s direction moves to Egypt (Genesis 46:1-29)
a. God approves Israel move to Egypt (1-4)
b. Jacob and family leaves Beersheba for Egypt (5-29)
 b.1. Overview of Israel possessions taken
b.2. Israel family inventoried going to Egypt
Jacob meets and blesses Pharaoh (Genesis 46:30-47:12)
a. Joseph requests brothers and father to speak to Pharaoh (46:30-34)
b. Jacob shares occupation with Pharaoh (47:1-6)
c. Jacob blesses Pharaoh (47:7-10)
d.  Jacob settles in Goshen (47:11-12)
Joseph deals fairly with people through years of famine (Genesis 47:13-26)
a. Joseph collects money for grain (13-15)
b. Joseph collects livestock for grain (16-17)
c. Joseph allows people to sell land & be servants for grain (18-25)
d. 1/5 belongs of proceeds belongs to Pharaoh (26)
Jacobs blessings of Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 47:27-48:22)
a. Jacob calls for Joseph for burial request (47:27-31)
b. Joseph brings son’s to father (48:1-11)
c. Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons younger and older (12-21)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Israel under God’s direction moves to Egypt
Genesis 46:1-29
Jacob meets and blesses Pharaoh
Genesis 46:30-47:12
Joseph deals fairly with people through years of famine
Genesis 47:13-26
Jacobs blessings of Ephraim and Manasseh
Genesis 47:27-48:22
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Israel family move to Egypt blessing Pharaoh and Joseph’s sons
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
To Learn that God uses his people to bless and bring a heritage of grace and faith
Specific Application Questions

1.     How do seek God’s direction in your life decisions?

2.     How can you bless others?

3.     What can you do to be gracious and fair in your dealings and to reveal God working in you?

4.     In what ways are you sharing your Godly heritage with your family?
Principles to Remember

God desires to participate ion our life decisions; things work better that way.

We are to reflect our relationship with God to others.

Graciousness in should be in our DNA

It is good to pass on what we have in Christ.


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