Friday, April 30, 2021

Genesis 49-50

 

Homiletics                                                      Study – Genesis 2020-2021

Lesson     29                                                     Passage: Genesis 49-50

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Jacob blesses sons before death   (Genesis 49:1-28)

a. Jacob calls sons for blessing (1-2)

b. Reuben in strength; no longer excel  (3-4)

c. Simeon and Levi cursed in anger to be dispersed among Israel (5-7)

d. Judah your father’s sons will bow down to you; obedience of nations his (8-12)

e. Zebulum live by sea haven of ships (13)

f. Issachar bend his shoulder burden and submit to forced labor (14-15)

g. Dan provide justice to people; a viper by the roadside (16-18)

h. Gad attacked by raiders and attack at heals (19)

i. Asher he will provide food fit for king (20)

j. Naphtali doe set free; bearing fawns (21)

k. Joseph blessed and greater blessings because of dependence on God (22-26)

l. Benjamin a ravenous wolf devours prey (27)

m. Each blessing appropriate to sons (28)

Jacob gives burial instructions and dies; Joseph mourns and buries father (Genesis 49:29-50: 14)

a. Jacob gives burial instructions (29-32)

b. Jacob breaths last and is gathered to his people  (33)

c. Joseph weeps over his father (50:1)

d. Joseph has father embalmed (40 days) father with Egyptian mourning (70 days) (50:2-3)

e. Joseph asks Pharaoh for permission to bury father (50:4-6)

f. Pharaoh’s officials and Joseph’s brothers take Jacob to be buried as instructed (50:7-9)

g. Joseph reaches Jordan mourning for father loudly; 7 days (50:10-11)

h. Jacob is buried and procession returns to Egypt (50:12-14)

Joseph reassures fearing brothers and receives an oath to return his bones to Israel (Genesis 50:15-26)

a. Joseph’s brother fear grudge (15)

b. Brothers send word to Joseph saying father left word to forgive; receiving this Joseph wept (16-17)

c. Brothers come telling the are his slaves (18)

c. Joseph tells brothers that he is in the place of God; reassuring brothers (19-21)

d. Joseph lives 110 seeing grandchildren (22-23)

e. Joseph about to die asks for oath to return his bones back to promised land (24-25)

f. Joseph dies and is embalmed and placed in coffin (26)

 

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Jacob blesses sons before death   

Genesis 49

Jacob gives burial instructions and dies; Joseph mourns and buries father

Genesis 49:29-50: 14

Joseph reassures fearing brothers and receives an oath to return his bones to Israel

Genesis 50:15-26

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Jacob blesses sons is mourned; Joseph reassures and receives oath  

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT honor and praise is for faithful followers; God knows us and  blesses according to our faithfulness.

Specific Application Questions

1

What truth yourself has been brought before God? How can you better walk in His ways?

2

How can we celebrate a life well lived in His presence?  How can we give all the praise to God for what He has done?

3

How do you realize where God has placed you and honor that as a gift? What can we do to honor God?

Principles to Remember

1

In God we are blessed

2

Life should be celebrated

3

God honor us through His Grace

Characteristic of God

Knows us

Theme

Blessings come to us as we walk with the Lord in the light of His ways; then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.

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

 

Friday, April 23, 2021

Genesis 47:13-48:22

 

Homiletics                                                      Study – Genesis 2020-2021

Lesson     28                                                     Passage: Genesis 47:13-48:22

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Joseph manages food bring control for Pharaoh   (Genesis 47:13-27)

a. Joseph collects money for food bringing it to Pharaoh’s palace (13-15)

b. After another year, Joseph requests that Egyptians bring livestock in exchange for food  (16-17)

c. When the year was over, Joseph responds to request for food that Egyptians give land for food (18-20)

d. Egyptians now servants of Pharaoh; all but priests who kept their land (21-22)

e. Joseph provides seeds and arranges food split with Pharaoh (23-24)

f. People recognize how Joseph has saved lives (25)

g. Joseph established land law in Egypt (26)

h. Israelites prosper in Goshen (27)

Jacob asks Joseph to swear to bury with fathers and repeats God’s promise (Genesis 47:28-48:4)

a. Jacob calls Joseph and requests not to be buried in Egypt but with fathers (28-31)

b. Joseph is told that father was ill and comes to Jacob with sons  (48:1-2)

c. Jacob repeats God’s promise of land and blessed community of people (48:3-4)

 

Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48:5-22)

a. Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh reckon as Jacob’s sons (5-7)

b. Israel asks Joseph about sons (8-9a)

c. Israel requests Joseph’s sons come to him for blessing (9b-11)

c. Joseph takes sons from Israel’s knees and bows to father (12)

d. Joseph brings sons to Israel for blessing (13)

e. Israel reaches out to youngest with right hand (14)

f. Israel blesses Joseph’s sons (15-16)

g. Joseph displeased seeing father placing right hand on youngest (17-18)

h. Jacob responds saying “he knows” and tells younger will be greater (19-20)

i.  Israel tells Joseph that God will be with you an extra portion of land (21-22)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Joseph manages food bringing control for Pharaoh   

Genesis 47:13-27

Jacob asks Joseph to swear to bury with fathers and repeats God’s promise

Genesis 47:28-48:4

Jacob blesses Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh

Genesis 48:5-22

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Joseph’s food management lifesaving, Jacob’s return promised with sons blessed

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT trusting God’s direction brings blessings

Specific Application Questions

1

Where has God provided for you and how should you recognize His provision?

2

How are you standing on God’s promises and repeating His promises to others?

3

What specific blessings from God need to be passed along?

Principles to Remember

1

Our provision should be recognized

2

Promised blessings come from God

3

Our blessings should be shared

Characteristic of God

Our Blessing

Theme

God’s promises are lifesaving and built on trust and faith in 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