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Genesis
Jacob’s Story Ends
I.
Dinah and Shechem 34:1-31
A. Raped by Shechem who wanted her as a wife 34:1-4
B. Deep known to Jacob 34:5
C. Fathers arrange the marriage but Dinah’s brothers indignant 34:6-12
D. Conditions of circumcision of all males in city before marriage allowed
34:13-24
E. Simeon and Levi exact revenge 34:25-31
II.
Return to Bethel 35:1-29
A. Pilgrimage to Bethel 35:1-4
Putting away of foreign gods
B. Building of altar (Elbethel) 35:5-7
C. Death of Deborah, the nurse 35:8
D. Jacob’s new name; promise of a great nation; Jacob sets up a pillar at
Bethel 35:9-15
E. Rachel gives birth to Benjamin and died 35:16-21
F. Sons of Jacob listed 35:22-26
G. Death of Isaac 35:27-29; age of 180; Jacob and Esau bury him with
Abraham and Sarah
III.
Esau
A. family 36:1-5
B. Migration 36:6-8 – Hill country of Seir or Edom
C. Son of Esau and Princes of Edom 36:9-19
D. Sons of Seir, the Horite (36:20-30) Esau displaced them
E. Kings and chieftains in Seir 36:31-43
IV.
Joseph Saga or Novella 37:1-36
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A. Young Dreamer (37:1-11)
Sheaves and sun, moon, and stars bowing to him
B. Plot against Joseph (37:12-36)
Brothers connive; sell Joseph to slavery in Egypt
Serves the potiphar
Jacob believes Joseph is dead
V.
Judah and Tasmar 38:1-30
A. Judah’s family: Er and wife Tamar; Er slain by the Lord; Onan to fill the
responsibility of kinsman – redeemer but he spills seed on the ground.
God kills him. Judah bids Tamar wait until Sheah grows up. She waits in
her father’s house.
B. Judah’s wife dies. Tamar adopts strategy to snare him – harlot by the
roadside. Judah leaves his signet, cord, and staff with her until he would
send a kid as payment. Messengers could not find her.
C. Tamar reported to be pregnant as a harlot. Judah orders her to be
burned. She produces Judah’s things to demonstrate that he is the father.
Judah confesses that Tamar is more righteous than he; he did not give her
his third son.
D. Tamar- children are Perez and Zerah
VI.
Joseph in Egypt: Rise to Power 39-41
A. Service with potiphar
Joseph very successful
Joseph attractive to potiphar’s wife
Her scorning and revenge
Joseph in prison
B. Joseph in prison 40:1-23
Gifted in administration and dream interpretation
He interprets dreams to two distinguished prisoners, butler and baker.
Butler lives and baker dies
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C. Prison and Palace 41:1-57
Pharaoh’s dreams 41:1-8
Joseph inters palace 41:9-24
Joseph’s double solution 41:25-36
7 years of plenty; 7 years of famine
Overseer to organize collecting and storing of food
Joseph’s new position second in command in Egypt; takes wife; has name
changed
Fulfillment of Joseph’s plan; two sons born, Manasseh and Ephraim
VII.
Brothers in Egypt 42-45
A. First visit 42:1-38
Famine in Canaan 1-5
First interim Joseph 6-17
Second interview with Joseph, decided to bring back Benjamin; brothers
blame themselves for treatment of Joseph18-25.
Return to Canaan – Joseph secretly returns their money. Simeon left
behind as hostage. Jacob bereaved again for Simeon and Benjamin 2638.
B. Second visit to Egypt 43:1-34
Dispute over Benjamin 43:1-10
Preparation for journey – double money plus gifts 43:11-15
Joseph entertains brothers – steward brings them to his house; Simeon
returned; Joseph sees Benjamin and nears tears; meal served –
Egyptians and Hebrews separate 43:16-34.
C. Joseph’s last test 44:1-34
Last secret plan 44:1-5
Accusation by steward – cup found in Benjamin’s sack 44:6-13
Defense before Joseph – Judah confirms that they must take Benjamin
back or their father will die of grief since another son had died. Judah
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offers to take Benjamin’s place, bear his guilt. Joseph is touched 44:1434.
D. Recognition and Reunion 45:1-28
Disclosure 45:1-15
Invitation of Pharaoh for family to move to Goshen in Egypt 45:16-28
Jacob reunited with Joseph
VIII.
Jacob in Egypt 46-49
A. Jacob travels to Egypt 46:1-7
List of migrants 46:8-27
Jacob in Goshen reunites with Joseph 46:28-34
B. Audience with pharaoh 47:1-31
Announces the arrival of the family; Jacob blesses pharaoh 47:1-12
Joseph’s food policy allows money for food, land for food, slavery ( 1/5 of
profit from land goes to pharaoh); except for priests. Their land did not
become pharaoh’s 47:13-26.
Joseph’s oath; that he will bury Jacob with his father, not in Egypt 47:2731.
C. Jacob adopts and blesses Joseph’s sons 48:1-22
Blesses the younger first
Jacob blesses Joseph, Ephraim, and Manasseh
God will be with you
D. Jacob’s last testament and last command 49:1-33
Gather his sons around him and predicts their destinies
Last command – to be buried with the fathers
IX.
Jacob’s burial and Joseph’s last days 50:1-26
A. Embalming and burial of Jacob 50:1-14
Egyptians wept for him 70 days
Embalming took 40 days
B. Joseph reassures his brothers 50:15-21
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He forgives their sin against him
He promises to care for them
C. Joseph’s old age and death at 110 50:22-26
Promise that God would take them to the land He promised their
forefathers
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