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<p>The book of Genesis was written by <b>Moses.</a></b> Genesis is the book of beginnings: the beginning of creation, the beginning of man the beginning of sin, and the beginning of God's plan for the redemption of sinning man.
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<td align='left'><a href='#ch1'> 1</a></td>
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<td align='left'><a href='#ch2'> 2</a></td>
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<td align='left'><a href='#ch3'> 3</a></td>
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<td align='left'><a href='#ch5'> 5</a></td>
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<td align='left'><a href='#ch8'> 8</a></td>
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<td align='left'><a href='#ch9'> 9</a></td>
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<td align='left'><a href='#ch11'>11</a></td>
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<td align='left'><a href='#ch13'>13</a></td>
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<h4 id="ch1"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'1-');">GENESIS 1:</a><br>Creation</h4>
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<p id="a1"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'1');">v. 1</a></b> "In the beginning God" The subject of the Bible is God. The purpose of the Bible is to bring us to the knowledge of God and His love for us.
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<p> Doesn't nature reveal God to us? Why do we need the Bible to know Him? Nature reveals God's power, greatness, and wisdom, but this revelation is not complete. We need the Bible to provide us with a unified body of knowledge concerning God.
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<p> God is the creator of all things, the object of creation, and the sustainer of creation.
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<p> "God created the heaven and the earth." Men who do not accept God as the creator must find other explanations for our existence.
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<p>Problems with the theory of evolution:
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<p style="margin-left:10px">1. No new creation taking place.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">2. Matter is constantly changing but the trend is downward (deterioration), not upward.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">3. The earth would have to be much older than it is to provide time for simple cells to evolve to the complexity of the cells we see today.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">A. Complexity of cells is not synonymous with higher life forms. Frog cells are more complex than human cells.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">4. The dating of fossils is often inaccurate.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">5. Mutations occur within a species but do not cross over to another species.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">6. The population of earth would be greater if man were as old as the evolutionists claim.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">7. Suggested reading: <U>Evolution: The Fossils Say No</U> by Duane Gish and <U>Twilight of Evolution</U> by Henry Morris.
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<p>The Hebrew word for God in <a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'1-');">verse 1</a> is "Elohim" which is plural. This indicates that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit acted together to create the world.
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<p id="a2"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'2');">v. 2</a></b> There could be a gap in time between the first verse and the rest of the chapter. In the first verse, the Hebrew word translated "create" is "bara" meaning "to make something out of nothing." Thereafter, the word "asah" is used, which means "to assemble existing materials into an order." <p> "But the earth became wasteful<b></a></b> and desolate" is another reading of the second verse.
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<p id="a3"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'3');">v. 3</a></b> Light is needed for life.
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<p id="a4"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'6-8');">v. 6-8</a></b> The blanket of moisture that surrounded the earth protected men from cosmic radiation and cell damage so that lifespans were much longer.
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<p id="a5"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'11-12');">v. 11-12</a></b> God created plant life that can reproduce itself.
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<p id="a6"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'20-25');">v. 20-25</a></b> God created the families of living things, the species.
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<p id="a7"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'26-28');">v. 26-28</a></b> Man is created in the image of God. The order to "replenish the earth" could indicate a pre-existence upon the earth.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch2"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',2,'1-');">GENESIS 2:</a><br>Details of Creation</h4>
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<p id="a8"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',2,'2');">v. 2</a></b> "Rested" indicates that God was finished, not tired.
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<p id="a9"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',2,'13');">v. 13</a></b> The Ethiopia referred to is not the area we know as Ethiopia today.
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<p id="a10"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',2,'21');">v. 21</a></b> "Rib" actually means "curved section" in the Hebrew. God may have made an incision in Adam and used his blood or a clone cell to create Eve.
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<p id="a11"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',2,'21-24');">v. 21-24</a></b> The woman was created to complete the man. The marriage relationship should be a building up and complementing of one another.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch3"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'1-');">GENESIS 3:</a><br>The Fall</h4>
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<p id="a12"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'1');">v. 1</a></b> The word serpent here is not the Hebrew word commonly used for snake. It could be translated dragon, especially since snakes are reptiles, not "beasts of the field".
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<p id="a13"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'5');">v. 5</a></b> Satan implies that God is not fair in withholding the knowledge of good and evil.
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<p id="a14"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'6');">v. 6</a></b> Eve was deceived by the serpent, but Adam willfully transgressed when he ate the fruit. She was led into sin by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life.
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<p id="a15"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'9');">v. 9</a></b> "Where art thou?" is the cry of a heart-broken father. God knew that Adam and Eve were the victims of their choice and that they were now in bondage to death and darkness.
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<p id="a16"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'12-13');">v. 12-13</a></b> Adam and Eve tried to shift the blame for their sin onto others.
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<p id="a17"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'15');">v. 15</a></b> The first promise of the Messiah: Jesus, the seed of the woman (Mary), destroyed the "head" or authority and power of Satan by His redemptive death on the cross. The cross is the second tree established by God whereby men might leave the government of death and darkness and go back into the government of life and light.
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<p id="a18"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'21');">v. 21</a></b> The concept of a blood sacrifice to cover sin is first introduced here as the animals are slain to provide clothing for Adam and Eve. This event foreshadows Christ's eventual death on the cross, which put an end to blood sacrifice.
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<p id="a19"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',3,'22-24');">v. 22-24</a></b> God was merciful, not harsh, when He sent Adam and Eve away from the tree of life, because He knew they would not want to have to remain forever in their earthly, aging bodies.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch4"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',4,'1-');">GENESIS 4:</a><br>Cain's Sin</a></h4>
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<p id="a20"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',4,'3');">v. 3</a></b> "In process of time" Adam could have had four generations of children during the time lapse indicated by these words. Usually, all a man's children are not listed in the Bible; only those who are relevant to the story are named.
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<p id="a21"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',4,'5');">v. 5</a></b> Cain's offering did not please God.
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<p id="a22"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',4,'7');">v. 7</a></b> God explained to Cain that sin in his life had caused his offering to be rejected.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch5"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',5,'1-');">GENESIS 5:</a><br>The Patriarchs from Adam to Noah</h4>
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<p id="a23"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',5,'21-24');">v. 21-24</a></b> The deaths of men are recorded in an unbroken chain until Enoch. Enoch was taken from the earth by God. Enoch, as a man of faith, represents the Church, which will also be taken out of the world (raptured). Noah symbolizes the 144,000 Jews who will have to go through the Tribulation here on earth, but will be protected by God.
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<p id="a24"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',5,'25-27');">v. 25-27</a></b> It appears that Methuselah died in the Flood.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch6"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',6,'1-');">GENESIS 6:</a>The Story of Noah</h4>
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<p id="a25"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',6,'3');">v. 3</a></b> God cut the lifespan from an average of 912 years to an average of 120 years
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<p id="a26"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',6,'4');">v. 4</a></b> The "sons of God" may refer to fallen angels who married the "daughters of men" and produced giant offspring.
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<p id="a27"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',6,'6');">v. 6</a></b> "Repented" is our way of describing God's response to the evil in the world He had created, though He actually does not "repent" as we do.
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<p id="a28"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',6,'14');">v. 14</a></b> "Pitch" is tar.
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<p id="a29"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',6,'15');">v. 15</a></b> A cubit <a onClick="return mV('Isa',18,'1-');">is 18</a> to 24 inches. The ark had the square footage of 1,000 boxcars.
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<p id="a30"><b<a onClick="return mV('Gen',6,'1-');">>v. 19-21</a></b> Noah had room for the animals because he only had to take one pair from each species. God sent the animals to the ark, so Noah did not have to search them out.
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<h4 id="ch7"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',7,'1-');">GENESIS 7:</a><br>The Flood</h4>
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<p id="a31"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',7,'6');">v. 6</a></b> It took Noah and his sons about 120 years to complete the ark.
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<p id="a32"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',7,'11');">v. 11</a></b> "Fountains of the deep" are underground reservoirs. <p> A flood legend was part of the mythology of all the ancient cultures, confirming the common origin of man.
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<p id="a33"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',7,'12');">v. 12</a></b> Forty is the number of judgment in the Bible.
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<h4 id="ch8"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',8,'1-');">GENESIS 8:</a><br>Noah Leaves the Ark</h4>
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<p id="a34"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',8,'21');">v. 21</a></b> God's evaluation of man: "...for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth."
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch9"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',9,'1-');">GENESIS 9:</a><br>The Covenant</h4>
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<p id="a35"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',9,'9-11');">v. 9-11</a></b> God promised that He would not destroy the earth with a universal flood again.
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<p id="a36"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',1,'19');">v. 19</a></b> The peoples of the world are divided into three ethnic groups after Noah's three sons.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch10"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',10,'1-');">GENESIS 10:</a><br>The Tables of Nations</h4>
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<p id="a37"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',10,'2');">v. 2</a></b> The sons of Japheth are the Caucasians who settled in Russia and the European continent.
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<p id="a38"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',10,'6');">v. 6</a></b> Ham's descendants populated the African continent.
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<p id="a39"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',10,'21');">v. 21</a></b> Shem was the father of the Hebrew (the children of Eber) and Oriental people.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch11"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',11,'1-');">GENESIS 11:</a><br>The Tower of Babel</h4>
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<p id="a40"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',11,'4');">v. 4</a></b> The tower was a ziggurat a temple tower where people planned to worship the stars and the heavens.
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<p id="a41"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',11,'26');">v. 26</a></b> Since Shem and Abram were contemporaries, Shem may have given the details of the ark and the Flood to Abram.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch12"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',12,'1-');">GENESIS 12:</a><br>The Promise of Blessing</h4>
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<p id="a42"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',12,'2-3');">v. 2-3</a></b> The promise of blessing God gave to Abram included the promise of the Messiah that was to come from Abram's line: "and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed".
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<p id="a43"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',12,'5');">v. 5</a></b> Abram and Sarai had the same father, so she was his half-sister.
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<p id="a44"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',12,'11-20');">v. 11-20</a></b> Abram was seventy-five and Sarai was in her sixties. <p> Though Abram is considered to have been a great man of faith, his faith was not always constant, and here is a lapse of faith.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch13"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',13,'1-');">GENESIS 13:</a><br>Abram and Lot Divide</h4>
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<p id="a45"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',13,'14-18');">v. 14-18</a></b> God promised the land to Abram and his descendants forever. <p> God told Abram to look at the land with the eyes of faith and then to walk in faith all over the land.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch14"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',14,'1-');">GENESIS 14:</a><br>The King of Salem</h4>
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<p id="a46"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',14,'18');">v. 18</a></b> Salem is thought to be Jerusalem. The term El Elyon, "most high God," is first used here. <p> Some scholars think Melchizedek may have been Shem, who was still alive at that time, while others believe that Melchizedek was a theophany, an appearance of God in human form, which would be Christ.
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<p id="a47"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',14,'20');">v. 20</a></b> Abram tithed to Melchizedek.
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<p id="a48"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',14,'22');">v. 22</a></b> Abram used the term Melchizedek had used - "most high God." <p>
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch15"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',15,'1-');">CHAPTER 15:</a><br>400 Years of Bondage Prophesied</h4>
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<p id="a49"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',15,'1');">v. 1</a></b> Abram had not taken any spoil from the battle, so God told him that He would be his shield and reward.
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<p id="a50"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',15,'13');">v. 13</a></b> The 400 years of bondage of the Hebrews in Egypt is prophesied.
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<p id="a51"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',15,'14');">v. 14</a></b> The Hebrews "borrowed" from their Egyptian neighbors when they left Egypt.
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch16"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',16,'1-');">CHAPTER 16:</a><br>Sarai's Lapse of Faith</h4>
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<p id="a52"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',16,'2');">v. 2</a></b> Sarai had a lapse of faith when she tried to help God to produce an heir for Abram. Though this lapse was forgiven, the descendants of Ishmael have caused problems for the sons of Abram since these early days.
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<p id="a53"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',16,'11');">v. 11</a></b> Ishmael means "God shall hear".
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<p id="a54"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',16,'14');">v. 14</a></b> Beerlahairoi means "the well of Him that liveth and seeth me".
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch17"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'1-');">GENESIS 17:</a><br>The Covenant of Circumcision</h4>
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<p id="a55"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'1');">v. 1</a></b> God reveals Himself further as El Shaddai.
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<p id="a56"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'5');">v. 5</a></b> Abram means "high father." Abraham means "father of many nations".
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<p id="a57"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'10-14');">v. 10-14</a></b> Circumcision was a symbol of the cutting away of the flesh to pursue the things of God and of His Spirit.
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<p id="a58"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'15');">v. 15</a></b> Sarai means "contentious" Sarah means "princess".
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<p id="a59"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'16');">v. 16</a></b> The fourth chapter of Romans [<a onClick="return mV('Rom',4,'1-');">Romans 4</a>] lists the four keys to Abraham's faith as:
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<p style="margin-left:10px">1) Not considering the human limitations.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">2) Not staggering at the promises of God.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">3) Giving glory and thanks to God for what He will do.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">4) Knowing that God can fulfill His promises.
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<p id="a60"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'17-18');">v. 17-18</a></b> A second lapse of faith: Abraham laughed and wondered inwardly when God told him that Sarah would bear a son, and then Abraham told God that he would be satisfied with Ishmael.
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<p id="a61"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'19');">v. 19</a></b> God told Abraham to call his son Isaac, which means "laughter".
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<p><a href='#toc' style='font-size:80%'>Return</a></p>
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<h4 id="ch18"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',18,'1-');">GENESIS 18:</a><br>The Lord Visits Abraham</h4>
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<p id="a62"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',18,'13-17');">v. 13-17</a></b> When LORD is written with all capital letters, it signifies the Hebrew Yaweh (YHVH) is used in the text. The Jews do not pronounce His holy name.
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<p id="a63"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',18,'22');">v. 22</a></b> The men (angels) went on to Sodom, but the Lord (Jesus, since this was a theophany) stayed with Abraham.
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<p id="a64"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',18,'23-32');">v. 23-32</a></b> The concept that the Lord would not destroy the righteous with the wicked was argued by Abraham as the "right" way to act. According to this concept, God will not destroy His Church in the tribulation, but will take it out before His judgment begins, as He removed Lot from Sodom.
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<h4 id="ch19"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',19,'1-');">GENESIS 19:</a><br>The Angels Visit Sodom</h4>
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<p id="a65"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',19,'1');">v. 1</a></b> The two angels had gone on to Sodom. The judges of Sodom sat in the gate.
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<p id="a66"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',19,'5');">v. 5</a></b> The men of Sodom wanted to have homosexual relations with the angels.
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<p id="a67"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',19,'6-8');">v. 6-8</a></b> It is hard to understand why Lot would offer his virgin daughters to the wicked men of Sodom unless one understands that in those times women were considered chattel and were not esteemed as women have been since Christianity developed.
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<p id="a68"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',19,'10');">v. 10</a></b> The angels pulled Lot back into the house.
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<p id="a69"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',19,'14');">v. 14</a></b> Though Lot was righteous, his compromises in moving into the wicked city cost him his children. Only his two daughters who remained at home went with him.
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<p id="a70"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',19,'31');">v. 31</a></b> The daughters thought they were the only survivors on the earth, so they acted to preserve life.
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<p id="a71"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',19,'37-38');">v. 37-38</a></b> The Moabites and Ammonites were the result of these unions and caused continual problems for the Hebrews.
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<h4 id="ch20"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',20,'1-');">GENESIS 20:</a><br>Another Lapse of Faith</h4>
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<p id="a72"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',20,'2');">v. 2</a></b> Sarah was in her nineties at this point. <p> Abraham again had a lapse of faith, which only confirms that he was a man just as we are. The gift of faith that God gave Abraham is available to us, too.
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<h4 id="ch21"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',21,'1-');">GENESIS 21:</a><br>The Birth of Isaac</h4>
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<p id="a73"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',21,'1-7');">v. 1-7</a></b> The birth of Isaac was a source of awe at God's power and joy in His blessing.
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<p id="a74"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',21,'12');">v. 12</a></b> God promised Abraham that "in Isaac shall thy seed be called." This promise was to help Abraham in a later trial.
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<p id="a75"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',21,'31');">v. 31</a></b> Beersheba means "the well of oath or swearing".
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<h4 id="ch22"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'1-');">GENESIS 22:</a><br>The Fellowship of His Suffering</h4>
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<p>God's revelation of Himself to Abraham took the form of a progressive fellowship into which He led Abraham each time He appeared to him.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">First appearance: fellowship of the discontent of God with the worldly society (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',12,1);">Genesis 12:1</a> ). <p>Second appearance: fellowship with the plans and methods of God (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',13,'14-18');">Genesis 13:14-18</a>).
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<p style="margin-left:10px">Third appearance: fellowship with the patience of God (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',15,'1-');">Genesis 15</a>).
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<p style="margin-left:10px">Fourth appearance: fellowship of the hope of God (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',15,'12-21');">Genesis 15:12-21</a>).
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<p style="margin-left:10px">Fifth appearance: fellowship of the sufficiency of God (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',17,'1-');">Genesis 17</a>).
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<p style="margin-left:10px">Sixth appearance: fellowship with the justice of God (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',18,'23-33');">Genesis 18:23-33</a>).
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<p style="margin-left:10px">Seventh appearance: fellowship of His suffering (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'1-');">Genesis 22</a>).
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<p id="a80"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'1');">v. 1</a></b> "Test" is a better word than "tempt" to describe the experience God planned for Abraham.
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<p id="a81"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'2');">v. 2</a></b> This verse compares to <a onClick="return mV('Jhn',3,16);">John 3:16</a> where God the Father sacrificed His beloved Son. Calvary is located right on the crest of Mount Moriah.
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<p id="a83"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'3-10');">v. 3-10</a></b> Repetition of the word "and" denotes consistent, deliberate action.
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<p id="a84"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'5');">v. 5</a></b> The plural verb was used when Abraham said, "I and the lad will go yonder and worship and (we will) come again to you".
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<p id="a85"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'6');">v. 6</a></b> Isaac had to carry the wood for the sacrifice even as Christ had to carry the cross.
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<p id="a86"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'8');">v. 8</a></b> Abraham prophesies, "My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering (sacrifice)".
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<p id="a87"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'8-10');">v. 8-10</a></b> <a onClick="return mV('Hbr',11,'17-19');">Hebrews 11:17-19</a>. Since Abraham had the promise of God (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',21,12);">Genesis 21:12</a>) that his descendants would come through Isaac, and since Isaac had no children when God asked for the sacrifice, Abraham knew that, if necessary, God would raise Isaac from the dead. <p> Like Christ, Isaac was a willing sacrifice, for he was about thirty years old and could easily have overpowered his aged father.
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<p id="a90"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'14');">v. 14</a></b> Jehovah-jireh means "God sees, God provides." "In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen" was a prophecy of the sacrifice of Jesus by the Father on the same mount.
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<p id="a91"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',22,'16-18');">v. 16-18</a></b> When Abraham gave his best to God, God rewarded him doubly. Abraham was allowed to enter into a deep, intimate fellowship with God in suffering over the sacrifice of a beloved only son.
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<h4 id="ch23"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',23,'1-');">GENESIS 23:</a><br>Sarah's Burial</h4>
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<p id="a92"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',23,'3-20');">v. 3-20</a></b> This chapter provides insight into the dealings of Abraham with the Canaanites.
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<h4 id="ch24"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',24,'1-');">GENESIS 24:</a><br>A Bride for Isaac</h4>
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<p>The story of Isaac and Rebekah is a beautiful love story that symbolizes the Holy Spirit wooing a Bride (the Church) for the Son (Christ).
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<p id="a93"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',24,'26');">v. 26</a></b> Throughout this story, Eliezer is a selfless individual, speaking more of Abraham and Isaac than of himself, just as the Holy Spirit glorifies the Father and the Son without drawing attention to Himself.
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<p id="a94"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',24,'29-31');">v. 29-31</a></b> Laban hurried to greet Eliezer when he sensed there could be a profit.
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<p id="a95"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',24,'53');">v. 53</a></b> The Holy Spirit gives glorious gifts to us.
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<p id="a96"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',24,'58');">v. 58</a></b> Rebekah was drawn by the Spirit to her bridegroom, so she did not hesitate to go.
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<h4 id="ch25"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',25,'1-');">GENESIS 25:</a><br>Jacob and Esau</h4>
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<p id="a97"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',25,'25');">v. 25</a></b> Esau means "hairy." Jacob means "heel-catcher or supplanter".
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<p id="a98"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',25,'27');">v. 27</a></b> "Plain man" means that he was delicate.
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<p id="a99"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',25,'30');">v. 30</a></b> Edom means "red"; this was Esau's nickname.
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<p id="a100"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',25,'34');">v. 34</a></b> Esau did not really care about his birthright, for he went on his-way after eating the lentils; but to Jacob the birthright was something to be desired.
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<h4 id="ch26"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',26,'1-');">GENESIS 26:</a><br>Isaac's Lapse of Faith</h4>
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<p id="a101"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',26,'1-11');">v. 1-11</a></b> Isaac said his wife was his sister to protect himself just as his father had done with his wife.
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<p id="a102"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',26,'20');">v. 20</a></b> Esek means "strife ".
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<p id="a103"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',26,'21');">v. 21</a></b> Sitnah means "contention".
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<p id="a104"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',26,'22');">v. 22</a></b> Rehoboth means "room for us all".
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<p id="a105"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',26,'23');">v. 23</a></b> Shebah means "seventh".
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<h4 id="ch27"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',27,'1-');">GENESIS 27:</a><br>The substitution</h4>
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<p id="a106"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',27,'38');">v. 38</a></b> Esau wept for the loss of the material blessings, but he did not really seek the blessing of God on his life. <a onClick="return mV('Hbr',12,17);">Hebrews 12:17</a>.
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<p id="a108"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',27,'40');">v. 40</a></b> Esau's descendants were the Edomites who were under the dominion of the Israelites for a time but finally revolted. The Herod kings in the New Testament were the last known Edomites.
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<h4 id="ch28"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',28,'1-');">GENESIS 28:</a><br>Jacob Is Sent Away</h4>
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<p id="a109"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',28,'11');">v. 11</a></b> Jacob was at Bethel, the same spot where the Lord had shown to Abraham all the land that He would give to him and to his seed.
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<p id="a110"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',28,'20');">v. 20</a></b> Jacob was such a scheming man that even his vow to God was basically a bargain with God rather than a loving consecration.
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<h4 id="ch29"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'1-');">GENESIS 29:</a><br>Jacob Marries</h4>
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<p id="a111"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'17');">v. 17</a></b> Tender eyed meant "blue-eyed." Blue eyes were considered a weakness then.
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<p id="a112"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'23-27');">v. 23-27</a></b> Laban was as scheming as Jacob in giving his older daughter to Jacob in place of the beloved Rachel, for whom Jacob had worked for seven years.
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<p id="a113"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'27');">v. 27</a></b> The seven years work for each daughter was a dowry paid to Laban by Jacob.
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<p id="a114"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'30-31');">v. 30-31</a></b> Jacob made his preference of Rachel over Leah obvious.
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<p id="a115"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'32');">v. 32</a></b> Reuben means "see, a son".
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<p id="a116"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'33');">v. 33</a></b> Simeon means "heard".
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<p id="a117"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'34');">v. 34</a></b> Levi means "joined".
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<p id="a118"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',29,'35');">v. 35</a></b> Judah means "praise the Lord".
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<h4 id="ch30"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'1-');">GENESIS 30:</a><br>The Birth of Joseph</h4>
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<p id="a119"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'6');">v. 6</a></b> Dan means "judging".
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<p id="a120"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'8');">v. 8</a></b> Naphtali means "wrestling".
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<p id="a121"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'11');">v. 11</a></b> Gad means "a troop".
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<p id="a122"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'13');">v. 13</a></b> Asher means "happy".
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<p id="a123"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'18');">v. 18</a></b> Issachar means "hired".
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<p id="a124"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'20');">v. 20</a></b> Zebulun means "dwelling".
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<p id="a125"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'24');">v. 24</a></b> Joseph means "adding".
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<p id="a126"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'35');">v. 35</a></b> Laban removed all the speckled and ring straked animals from the herd so that only solid colored animals would be born and he would have Jacob's labor for free.
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<p id="a127"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',30,'37-43');">v. 37-43</a></b> Jacob devised a system that caused the offspring of the stronger animals to be marked so that only the weaker animals were solid-colored.
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<h4 id="ch31"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',31,'1-');">GENESIS 31:</a><br>Jacob Departs</h4>
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<p>The three basic principles of God's guidance are illustrated in this chapter:
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<p style="margin-left:10px">1) Desire - God placed the desire to return home in Jacob's heart.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">2) Uncomfortable circumstances - the situation at Laban's house was getting unbearable.
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<p style="margin-left:10px">3) Direct word - the Lord told Jacob to return to his home.
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<p id="a128"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',31,'7');">v. 7</a></b> Laban had tried to outwit Jacob.
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<p id="a129"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',31,'13');">v. 13</a></b> God reminded Jacob of the vow he had made to Him at Bethel.
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<p id="a130"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',31,'26-30');">v. 26-30</a></b> Laban was a hypocrite; in <a onClick="return mV('Gen',31,'29');">verse 29</A> we can see what was really in his heart.
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<p> It is sad that a man's gods can be stolen.
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<p id="a131"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',31,'47');">v. 47</a></b> Jegarsahadutha and Galeed both mean "the witness".
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<p id="a132"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',31,'49');">v. 49</a></b> Mizpah means, "The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another".
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<p id="a133"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',31,'50-53');">v. 50-53</a></b> The intent of Mizpah was negative, because Laban and Jacob did not trust each other. They wanted God to watch between them, since they could not constantly see each other.
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<h4 id="ch32"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',32,'1-');">GENESIS 32:</a><br>Jacob Becomes Israel</h4>
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<p id="a134"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',32,'2');">v. 2</a></b> Mahanaim means "two hosts".
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<p id="a135"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',32,'12');">v. 12</a></b> Jacob reminded God of His promise.
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<p id="a136"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',32,'13-21');">v. 13-21</a></b> After his prayer, Jacob started planning ways to win his brother's forgiveness.
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<p id="a137"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',32,'24-26');">v. 24-26</a></b> Though he was ninety, Jacob wrestled with the angel all night and would not submit until he was crippled in his thigh. Why did God cripple Jacob?
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<p>Jacob was a man of faith. He trusted God and believed in His purposes. However, Jacob thought that God needed his help to get things done, and God knew that Jacob had to be defeated so that he would rely on God instead of on his own resourcefulness. God crippled Jacob in order to crown him with His glory. When Jacob surrendered, God's power could begin to be manifested to him.
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<p id="a138"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',32,'26');">v. 26</a></b> <a onClick="return mV('Hsa',12,3);">Hosea 12:3</a> tells us that Jacob was pleading with tears when he cried, "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me".
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<p id="a140"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',32,'28');">v. 28</a></b> Israel means "governed by God"
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<p id="a141"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',32,'30');">v. 30</a></b> Peniel means "the face of God".
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<h4 id="ch33"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',33,'1-');">GENESIS 33:</a><br>The Reunion</h4>
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<p id="a142"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',33,'4');">v. 4</a></b> Perhaps it was when Esau saw Jacob limping that he decided to be reconciled with him. The moment Esau had planned for vengeance became a moment of beauty as the two brothers wept and embraced.
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<p id="a143"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',33,'12-18');">v. 12-18</a></b> Jacob had not become fully Israel (God-governed) yet, because when Esau offered to accompany him to Seir, Jacob told him he would follow Esau there. However, when Esau left, Jacob went in the opposite direction to Shechem.
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<p id="a144"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',33,'19-20');">v. 19-20</a></b> God had told Jacob to go back to the land of his Father and to his family, but Jacob disobeyed in going to Shechem and the Lord allowed him to have serious problems there.
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<p id="a145"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',33,'20');">v. 20</a></b> Elelohe-Israel means "God, the God of Israel".
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<h4 id="ch34"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',34,'1-');">GENESIS 34:</a><br>Trouble at Shechem</h4>
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<p id="a146"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',34,'13');">v. 13</a></b> Jacob's sons were also deceitful.
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<p id="a147"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',34,'16-21');">v. 16-21</a></b> It was not the will of God that the children of Israel be mixed with other people, so this plan was not carried out.
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<p id="a148"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',34,'30');">v. 30</a></b> Jacob was not so upset by the injustice of what his sons had done as by the dangerous position their actions had put him in.
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<h4 id="ch35"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',35,'1-');">GENESIS 35:</a><br>Jacob Moves to Bethel</h4>
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<p id="a149"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',35,'1-6');">v. 1-6</a></b> This time Jacob obeyed God when He told him to go to Bethel.
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<p id="a150"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',35,'7');">v. 7</a></b> El-bethel means "the God of Bethel." Bethel means "the house of God".
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<p id="a151"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',35,'8');">v. 8</a></b> Allonbacuth means "the oak of weeping".
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<p id="a152"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',35,'10-12');">v. 10-12</a></b> In Bethel there was a renewal of commitment, not of Jacob to God so much as of God confirming His promises to Jacob.
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<p id="a153"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',35,'18');">v. 18</a></b> Benoni means "the son of my sorrow." Benjamin means "son of the right hand".
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<h4 id="ch36"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',36,'1-');">GENESIS 36:</a><br>The Generations of Esau</h4>
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<p id="a154"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',36,'1');">v. 1</a></b> Edom was Esau's nickname.
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<p id="a155"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',36,'12');">v. 12</a></b> Though Esau did not strike Jacob, when the children of Israel came out of Egypt the first people they fought, the Amalekites, were descendants of Esau.
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<p id="a156"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',36,'15');">v. 15</a></b> Duke means "prince, chief of thousands." <p> Eliphaz was the name of one of Job's comforters; the events in the book of Job may have taken place during the time of Jacob and Esau.
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<h4 id="ch37"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,'1-');">GENESIS 37:</a><br>Joseph's Brothers Sell Him</h4>
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<p id="a157"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,'3');">v. 3</a></b> Jacob showed his favoritism to Rachel's son, Joseph, by giving him the coat of many colors, signifying that he had chosen Joseph for his heir.
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<p id="a158"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,'5-9');">v. 5-9</a></b> Joseph's prophetic dream that his brothers would bow down to him made them even angrier at him.
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<p id="a159"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,'12');">v. 12</a></b> Shechem was about ninety miles from Hebron. They had to go far from home to find pastures for their flocks.
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<p id="a160"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,'22');">v. 22</a></b> Reuben, the eldest child, planned to rescue Joseph and send him back to his father.
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<p id="a161"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,'28');">v. 28</a></b> Joseph is a type of Christ, hated and sold by his brothers but eventually becoming their ruler.
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<h4 id="ch38"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',38,'1-');">GENESIS 38:</a><br>The Deception of Judah</h4>
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<p>Apparently the Lord allowed this story to be included in the Bible because Judah was to play an important part in the lineage of Christ. Christ was the lion of Judah. This story also demonstrates the grace of God, because He used even a corrupt man rather than only saintly men.
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<p id="a162"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',38,'29');">v. 29</a></b> Perez means "breach".
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<p id="a163"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',38,'30');">v. 30</a></b> Zerah means "sunrise".
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<h4 id="ch39"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',39,'1-');">GENESIS 39:</a><br>Joseph Sent to Prison</h4>
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<p id="a164"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',39,'6');">v. 6</a></b> "Well favored" means "handsome." <p> Joseph was a beautiful person, inside and out.
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<p id="a165"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',39,'9');">v. 9</a></b> Joseph recognized that all sin is against God and is in rebellion to His laws.
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<p id="a166"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',39,'20');">v. 20</a></b> Joseph was put into the prison where the Pharaoh's prisoners were kept.
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<h4 id="ch40"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',40,'1-');">GENESIS 40:</a><br>Joseph Interprets Two Dreams</h4>
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<p id="a167"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',40,'3');">v. 3</a></b> God wanted Joseph to meet the butler of the Pharaoh.
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<p id="a168"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',40,'7');">v. 7</a></b> Joseph was a man of keen insight, since he noticed the depression of the butler and the baker.
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<p id="a169"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',40,'8');">v. 8</a></b> Joseph had not become bitter against God over the trials he had to endure.
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<p id="a170"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',40,'20-22');">v. 20-22</a></b> Within three days the interpretations of the dreams of the butler and the baker became reality.
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<p id="a171"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',40,'23');">v. 23</a></b> Once he was back in his comfortable position, the butler forgot about Joseph.
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<h4 id="ch41"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',41,'1-');">GENESIS 41:</a><br>Pharaoh Has a Dream</h4>
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<p id="a172"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',41,'1');">v. 1</a></b> It is hard to understand why Joseph had to spend two more years in prison after his meeting with the Pharaoh's butler. God was probably refining Joseph so He could use him. Perhaps Joseph was full of bitterness and vengeance toward his brothers, and God wanted to give him time for these feelings to dissipate. The experiences of life can make us a bitter person or a better person. God wanted to make Joseph a better person.
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<p id="a173"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',41,'16');">v. 16</a></b> Joseph gave God the credit for interpreting the dreams.
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<p id="a174"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',41,'38');">v. 38</a></b> Pharaoh recognized that the Spirit of God was in Joseph.
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<p id="a175"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',41,'45');">v. 45</a></b> Pharaoh called Joseph "Zaphenathpaneah" which means "the man to whom secrets are revealed".
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<p id="a176"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',41,'51');">v. 51</a></b> Manasseh means "forgetting".
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<p id="a177"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',41,'52');">v. 52</a></b> Ephraim means "fruitful".
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<p id="a178"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',41,'54-57');">v. 54-57</a></b> The famine that Joseph predicted brought people from the surrounding countries to buy food in Egypt.
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<h4 id="ch42"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',42,'1-');">GENESIS 42:<a><br>Joseph Sees His Brothers</h4>
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<p id="a179"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',42,'6-7');">v. 6-7</a></b> It had been about twelve years since Joseph's brothers had sold him. He dressed and looked Egyptian and spoke to his brothers through an interpreter, so they did not recognize him.
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<p id="a180"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',42,'21-22');">v. 21-22</a></b> Though twelve years had passed since the brothers had sold Joseph, they were still feeling guilty about the way they had treated him. Sin has a way of causing people to carry an increasing load of guilt that can negatively affect their lives. Jesus died to cleanse us from our sins and to obtain eternal forgiveness for us.
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<p id="a181"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',42,'23-24');">v. 23-24</a></b> It was not easy for Joseph to be stern with his brothers.
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<p id="a182"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',42,'36');">v. 36</a></b> The cry of Jacob came from near-sightedness. He thought everything was going against him when actually God was moving in his life to give him his heart's desire. Sometimes we think God is not working in our lives when He is quietly doing miraculous things for us.
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<p id="a183"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',42,'38');">v. 38</a></b> Jacob was willing to let Simeon stay in prison in Egypt rather than let Benjamin go.
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<h4 id="ch43"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',43,'1-');">GENESIS 43:</a><br>Benjamin Goes to Egypt</h4>
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<p id="a184"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',43,'11-12');">v. 11-12</a></b> Jacob was scheming again to help his sons to find favor in the Egyptian ruler's (Joseph's) eyes.
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<p id="a185"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',43,'14');">v. 14</a></b> "If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved" Jacob had been put in circumstances where his own resources were so limited that he had to make a total commitment to God. Sometimes God puts us in a place that He knows will cause us to rely on Him.
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<p id="a186"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',43,'33');">v. 33</a></b> Joseph had his brothers seated around the table according to age, from the eldest to the youngest. They were amazed that he could do this.
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<p id="a187"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',43,'34');">v. 34</a></b> "Mess" means "portion of food."
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<h4 id="ch44"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',44,'1-');">GENESIS 44:</a><br>Judah's Plea</h4>
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<p id="a188"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',44,'15');">v. 15</a></b> Joseph pretended that he had powers of divination that could tell him when people were trying to steal from him.
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<p id="a189"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',44,'33');">v. 33</a></b> Judah had led the attack on Joseph years before. He had changed enough to be willing to take Benjamin's place as a servant in Egypt.
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<h4 id="ch45"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',45,'1-');">GENESIS 45:</a><br>The Brothers Reunited</h4>
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<p id="a190"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',45,'3');">v. 3</a></b> "Troubled" means "terrified".
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<p id="a191"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',45,'8');">v. 8</a></b> Joseph recognized that God's overall plan to save his family was the reason that he was sent to Egypt, so he did not blame his brothers.
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<p id="a192"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',45,'12');">v. 12</a></b> Joseph spoke directly to his brothers in Hebrew so that they would believe him.
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<h4 id="ch46"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',46,'1-');">GENESIS 46:</a><br>Jacob Moves to Egypt</h4><p>Jacob's family accompanied him to Egypt. The various members are listed with their mothers.
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<p id="a193"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',46,'8-15');">v. 8-15</a></b> 33 descendant's from Leah.
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<p id="a194"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',46,'16-18');">v. 16-18</a></b> 16 descendants from Zilpah.
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<p id="a195"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',46,'19-22');">v. 19-22</a></b> 14 descendants from Rachel.
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<p id="a196"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',46,'23-25');">v. 23-25</a></b> 7 descendants from Bilhah.
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<p id="a197"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',46,'27');">v. 27</a></b> 70 members of Jacob's family went into Egypt.
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<p id="a198"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',46,'31-34');">v. 31-34</a></b> Joseph encouraged his brothers not to become urbanized but to stay out in the country in Goshen and to continue to be shepherds.
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<h4 id="ch47"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',47,'1-');">GENESIS 47:</a><br>The Famine Worsens</h4>
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<p id="a199"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',47,'1-12');">v. 1-12</a></b> Jacob and his family settled in the country and were cared for by Joseph.
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<p id="a200"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',47,'13-17');">v. 13-17</a></b> The people spent all their money for food, so they had to sell their cattle to Joseph to buy food.
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<p id="a201"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',47,'18-26');">v. 18-26</a></b> The next year the people sold their lands and themselves to buy food. Joseph set up a twenty percent tax to be paid into the Pharaoh's store house from the produce of Pharaoh's farms.
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<p id="a202"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',47,'30');">v. 30</a></b> Jacob wanted to be buried in the land that God had promised to him.
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<h4 id="ch48"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',48,'1-');">GENESIS 48:</a><br>Manasseh and Ephraim</h4>
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<p id="a203"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',48,'5');">v. 5</a></b> Jacob (Israel) laid claim to Joseph's two sons and made them part of the tribes of Israel. When the twelve tribes of Israel are listed, Joseph and Levi are often omitted, and Ephraim and Manasseh are included, though the listings vary. Twelve is always the number listed, however, for it is the number of divine guidance in the Bible.
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<p id="a204"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',48,'13-20');">v. 13-20</a></b> Jacob purposely gave the preference to Joseph's younger son, reminiscent of his own past as the younger son who was told that he would rule over his older brother.
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<h4 id="ch49"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'1-');">GENESIS 49:</a><br>Jacob Blesses His Sons</h4><p>In this chapter Jacob called his sons to his deathbed and prophesied over each one.
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<p id="a205"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'4');">v. 4</a></b> Reuben lost the good opinion of his father when he took Jacob's concubine.
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<p id="a206"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'5-7');">v. 5-7</a></b> Simeon and Levi always seemed to work together. They had violent, ungoverned tempers.
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<p id="a207"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'8-9');">v. 8-9</a></b> The lion became the symbol of the tribe of Judah.
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<p id="a208"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'10');">v. 10</a></b> After God rejected Saul, who was from the tribe of Benjamin, as King over Israel, He placed David, who was from the tribe of Judah, on the throne. The throne of Israel was to belong to Judah until the Messiah (Shiloh) came.
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<p id="a209"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'13');">v. 13</a></b> Zebulon's tribe was to dwell by the sea along the northern coast of Israel.
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<p id="a210"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'16');">v. 16</a></b> Dan's tribe produced the judges.
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<p id="a211"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'19');">v. 19</a></b> Gad's tribe produced the troops, the soldiers.
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<p id="a212"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'20');">v. 20</a></b> Asher was the baker for the tribes.
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<p id="a213"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'22');">v. 22</a></b> Joseph could enjoy the fruit of his godly life and others were blessed by his life too, as passersby enjoy fruit that hangs over the wall. God wants our lives to be fruitful and to overflow with the blessings He bestows on us, so that we share His goodness with others.
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<p id="a214"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'23');">v. 23</a></b> Most of the arrows were shot by Joseph's brothers. There were various trials he had to endure:</p>
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<p style="margin-left:10px">a) Arrows of doubt and scorn sent when he tried to share his dreams (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,8);">Genesis 37:8</a>)</p>
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<p style="margin-left:10px">b) Arrows of hatred because the ten older brothers knew he was their father's favorite (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,4);">Genesis 37:4</a>)</p>
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<p style="margin-left:10px">c) Arrows of treachery when his brothers decided to kill him (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',37,28);">Genesis 37:28</a>)
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<p style="margin-left:10px">d) Arrows of temptation as Potiphar's wife tried to seduce him (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',39,7);">Genesis 39:7</a>)</p>
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<p style="margin-left:10px">e) Arrows of false accusations as she accused him of trying to attack her (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',39,'13-18');">Genesis 39:13-18</a>)</p>
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<p style="margin-left:10px">f) Arrows of forgetfulness when the butler forgot Joseph for two years. (<a onClick="return mV('Gen',40,23);">Genesis 40:23</a>)
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<p id="a221"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'24');">v. 24</a></b> It takes greater strength to hold back from taking revenge when it is in our power to do it. Though the arrows were shot at him, Joseph did not shoot back. The Father had His arms around Joseph's arms, holding the bow for him and giving him His strength to draw upon.
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<p id="a222"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',49,'29-32');">v. 29-32</a></b> Jacob asked his sons to bury him with his fathers back in the promised land.
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<h4 id="ch50"><a onClick="return mV('Gen',50,'1-');">GENESIS 50:</a><br>A Burial and a Death</h4>
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<p id="a223"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',50,'2-3');">v. 2-3</a></b> Perhaps Jacob's body is well-preserved even now since the Egyptian physicians embalmed him.
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<p id="a224"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',50,'11');">v. 11</a></b> Abelmizraim means "the mourning of the Egyptians".
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<p id="a225"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',50,'19');">v. 19</a></b> Joseph realized that God does not want us to retaliate for wrongs done us. When He is our shield and defender, no weapon that is formed against us shall prosper.
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<p id="a226"><b><a onClick="return mV('Gen',50,'20');">v. 20</a></b> The providence of God caused the plots of his brothers and Potiphar's wife to turn out to be good for Joseph and his family. Their motives did not matter, for God still brought good out of it. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" (<a onClick="return mV('Rom',8,28);">Romans 8:28</a>).
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