Homiletics Study – Genesis 2020-2021
Lesson 16 Passage:
Genesis 25-26
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Abraham breaths last as an inheritance
given to Isaac with the description of descendant nations (Genesis 25:1-19) a. Abraham remarries Keturah and has more descendants
(1-4) b. Abraham leaves everything
to Isaac and gives gifts to others sending them away (5-6) c. Abraham breaths last and
is buried by Isaac and Ishmael with Sarah (7-11) d. Ishmael’s family line
described (12-19) |
Isaac prays and Lord answers
with two sons Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:20-34) a. Isaac prays for childless
Rebekah and she becomes pregnant (20-21) b. Babies jostled and
Rebekah question what’s happening (22) c. Lord describes two
nations in her womb (23) d. Esau, the first son, is
red and hairy and second son, Jacob is hold brother’s heal (24-26) e. Esau a skillful hunter
loved by father Isaac and Jacob loved by Rebekah (27-28) f. Esau sells Jacob birthright
for lentil stew (29-34) |
Isaac’s wife deception of
Abimelek is questioned; blessings come and peace treaty made (Genesis 26) a. Famine brings warning to
not go to Egypt with obedience blessing through descendants (1-6) b. Isaac’s deception of telling
that Rebekah was his sister (7) c. Abimelek sees deception
and summons Isaac and challenges his deception; providing protective orders (8-11) d. Isaac move away opening
wells of Abraham (12-15) e. Abimelek asks for Isaac
to move away and he does (16) f. Isaac flourishes bringing
quarreling (17-22) g. Isaac builds altar to Lord
with His promise to bless Isaac (23-25) h. Isaac and forms peace treaty
with Abimelek. (26-34) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Abraham breaths last as an inheritance
given to Isaac with the description of descendant nations |
Genesis 25:1-19 |
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Isaac prays and Lord answers
with two sons Esau and Jacob |
Genesis 25:20-34 |
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Isaac’s wife deception of
Abimelek is questioned; blessings come and peace treaty made |
Genesis 26 |
Subject
Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10
words)
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Isaac receives inheritance
has twins sons, deceives, and is blessed |
Aim (Main
Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATLT our inheritance from
the Lord is a blessing as we follow His direction for our lives. |
Specific
Application Questions
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1 |
How can your descendants be
blessed by your legacy of faith? |
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2 |
What is important to you? How you hold on to the things of
God through the things you desire? |
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3 |
What things get in the way of you living peacefully with others? What needs to change to make that your focus? |
Principles to Remember
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1 |
Blessings come through our
faith |
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2 |
Our legacy is important |
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3 |
Living in peace is rewarding |
Characteristic
of God
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Our Blessing |
Theme
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God directs our path and blessings come through faithfulness to Him. |
God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God
care about?
Today’s World – How does this
connect to what is happening in my world today
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