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Part 2: Patriarchal History: Gen 12—36. The Theme of Redemption is Crystallized Various terms connect the themes of Gen 1-11 with 12-50 land seed Blessing Also, the importance of: genealogy word Date: 2,166 B.C. Promises to Abraham (Gen 12-25). Genesis 12:1-3 God’s promises to Abraham. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Part 2: Patriarchal

History: Gen 12—36

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PROMISES TO ABRAHAM (GEN 12-25)

a. The Theme of Redemption is Crystallized Various terms connect the themes of Gen 1-

11 with 12-50 land seed Blessing

Also, the importance of: genealogy word

b. Date: 2,166 B.C.

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GENESIS 12:1-3 GOD’S PROMISES TO ABRAHAM

(cf. 12:7– “To your seed I will give this land”)

1 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

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GEN 22:17-18“I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly

multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. And through your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed”

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GALATIANS 3:8, 16 (Gal 3:8)“The Scripture ... announced the Gospel

in advance to Abraham: ‘All nations will be blessed through you (quoting Gen 12:3)’”

(Gal 3:16) “Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, ‘And to seeds,’ as referring to many, but rather to one, ‘And to your seed,’ that is, Christ” (cf. Gal 3:29)

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Gen 12:1-3 is not distinct from Gen 3:15; in fact it is directly based upon, and expands, the original

promise.

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PROMISE TO ABRAHAM Partial fulfillment throughout Genesis

1. Patriarchs acquire certain land rights (21:22-33; 23:1-20; 33:19)

2. They have children/descendants (often with difficulty) (21:2-7; 25:21) 

3. Abraham and his family are constantly blessed (wealth, livestock, etc.) a. Nations are also blessed  

Gen 14  Gen 37-50 

b. There continues to be the hope of a Royal “Seed” (Isaac, Jacob, Joseph…)

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D. GEN 15. GOD’S OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM.

Conditional: “if…then”

Unconditional: “I will…”

Unconditional

Mosaic (old) Covenant

Abrahamic Covenant

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The Unconditional Promise – Genesis 15

15:9 The Lord said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon. 15:10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other…” (cf. Jer 34:18-19)

Gretchen

Wayne

Gretchen vows to keep her conditions& Wayne vows to keep his conditions

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Abram

God

Abram vows to keep his conditions& God vows to keep his conditions

The Unconditional Promise – Genesis 1515:9 The Lord said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon. 15:10 Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other…”

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Abram

God

& God vows to keep his conditions

There are NO “human” conditions

The Unconditional Promise – Genesis 15Gen 15:18– “The LORD made a covenant with AbramSaying, ‘To your descendants I have given this land”

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The Unconditional Promise of Genesis 12 and 15 flows from 3:15

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A. GENESIS 12-25: ABRA(HA)M

e. Abraham’s FRAGILE faith?1 Journey in Egypt (Gen 12)2 Tries to manufacture the promise

under his poweri. Eliezer as heir? (Gen 15)ii. Abraham and Hagar (Gen 16)iii. Ishmael the heir? (Gen 17)

3 Lies about his wife again! (Gen 20)

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F. GEN 22: ABRAHAM AND THE BINDING OF ISAAC

“you want me to do WHAT with the promised seed?”

Significance: the dilemmas of chaps. 12-21 (bareness, doubt, delay, etc) Moral approach: A Father’s love for his son Theological approach: God’s promise is on the

line Location:

Jerusalem; Temple; Crucifixion Sacrifice:

an animal is sacrificed as a “burnt offering” (for sin) in the place of a human.

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g. What about Isaac?

•  “Flat” Character

• ‘flat’ and ‘round’ characters

• rather passive character

• emphasizes the God who is actively fulfilling his promise

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B. Genesis 25-36: Jacoba. Birth of Jacobb. Steals the

Birthrightc. Dream at Bethel

Grace Promise Babel

d. At Paddan-Aram with Uncle Laban

e. Wrestles with God

f. Conclusion

12And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! 13And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring. 14Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."

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Part 3: The Joseph Story: Genesis 37-50

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GENESIS 37-50: THE JOSEPH STORY

A. Introduction

B. Major Themes

a. Partial fulfillment of Abrahamic promise

b. God’s sovereignty through bad circumstances

The “IT” of Gen 50:20 refers to the same event, which was comprised of two different agents: human (did evil) and God (did good).

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c. God’s grace in redemptive history

Snake Killer (Gen 3:15)? Good candidate—Gen 37, 39

Judah and Tamar (Gen 38) Oooops, someone put this chapter in the wrong place!

Judah and JosephJoseph

1.Best candidate

2.Royal figure3.Moral

character (Gen 37!!)

4.11th born, yet 1st born of favorite wife

Judah1.Worst

candidate2.Leading

instigator against Joseph (Gen 37)

3.Moral character (Gen 38!!)

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GENESIS 37-50: THE JOSEPH STORY

Prophecy in Gen 49 Reuben Simeon and Levi Judah

Theological point: The same sovereign Creator, who took what is “formless and void” and made it into a beautiful creation, DELIGHTS in taking humans who are “formless and void” and making them into portraits of grace. Matt 1:1-17 Eph 2:8-10