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