Genesis 50

Lesson     31

Passage Genesis 50

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Faith Forward - Joseph and brothers bury Jacob in Canaan (Genesis 50:1-14)
a. Joseph embalms Jacob and mourns (1-3)
b. Joseph gets permission from Pharaoh to travel bury his father (4-11)
c. Joseph buries father with Abraham and Isaac then returns to Egypt (12-14)
Faith Forward - Joseph’s brothers fear reprisal for wrong doing and receive assurances to be treated well (Genesis 50:15-21)
a. Joseph’s brothers fearful of reprisals tell that father asked for their forgiveness (15-18)
b. Joseph assures them that God has used himself for good (19-21)
Faith Forward - Joseph lives to old age and requests his bones carried back to promised land (Genesis 50:22-26)
a. Joseph sees generations of his family (22-23)
b. Joseph shares about how God will take his brothers to promised land (24-25)
c. Joseph dies and embalmed  (26)


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Faith Forward - Joseph and brothers bury Jacob in Canaan
Genesis 50:1-14
Faith Forward - Joseph’s brothers fear reprisal for wrong doing and receive assurances to be treated well
 Genesis 50:15-21
Faith Forward - Joseph lives to old age and requests his bones carried back to promised land
Genesis 50:22-26


Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Jacob promise land burial; Joseph family grace and old age death
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
To learn that grace given can bring blessings from the Lord to yourself and your family
Specific Application Questions

1.     In what ways do you fulfill promises to your family and express God’s grace?

2.     How do you generously express grace to others?

3.     How can you demonstrate your faith consistently to your family?

4.      
Principles to Remember

God blesses us through our graciousness to others

We are called to openly share God’s love

Faith needs to be lived out daily.




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