…

Genesis 37 & 39 Lesson 19

Return to Canaan  Jacob travels to Shechem  Buys land  Builds an altar to God  Shechem is city; also son of Hamor Prince of the country Review

Dinah  Maybe years old??  Went out to mix with young ladies of the land  Wanting to ‘see’ she was also ‘seen’  Shechem lay with her Forcibly? Surprised her ‘defiled’ or ‘humbled’ her Review

Reaction  Shechem was strongly attached to her  He wants her for a wife  Brothers were away  Jacob held his peace  Brothers grieved and very angry  Such a thing ought not to be done Review

Plea for her as wife  Hamor speaks to Jacob and sons  Make marriages with us  Shechem offers dowry and gifts  Brothers reply Deceitfully You must be circumcised  All males Then we will give wives Review

Hamor sells the idea  Return to their people  Let us do this thing  They are peaceful people  Marry daughters  Their flocks will become as ours  All agreed Review

Revenge  Third day when they were sore  Simeon and Levi attack  Killed Hamor and Shechem  Took Dinah  Plundered city  Took herds and wealth  Took captives  Jacob troubled; will cause trouble for us Review

Move to Bethel  God directed  Jacob told his house Put away the foreign gods Purify yourselves Change your clothes  Built an altar at Bethel  Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse died there Review

God speaks  Jacob’s name changed to Israel  “I am God Almighty”  Great nation  Give you this land Review

Rachel  In hard labor  Benjamin is born  Rachel dies during childbirth  Buried on the way to Ephrath  Reuben lays with Bilhah Jacob hears of it Review

Sons of Jacob  Leah Ruben Simeon Levi Judah  Bilhah Dan Naphtali  Zilpah Gad Asher  Leah Issachar Zebulun Dinah (daughter)  Rachel Joseph Benjamin Review

 Isaac dies At Hebron 180 years old Jacob and Esau bury Him Review

Esau  Took wives from Canaan  Takes all his possessions and moves  Land will not support both him and Jacob with all their herds and flocks  Moves to Mt Seir Now called Edom Review

Bethel

Judah  Married Hirah, an Adullamite woman  Had three sons Er Onan Shelah  Took Tamar as wife for Er  Er was wicked and God killed him Review

Judah  Onan was to marry Tamar and raise children for Er Onan refused to carry out his responsibility God killed him  Tamar sent to her father’s house Waiting for Shelah to grow up Review

Judah  Judah’s wife dies  He goes to visit his sheepshearers  Tamar hears of this trip  She had not been given Shelah, as promised  She dressed as a harlot and sat near the way Judah would travel Review

Judah  Judah, thinking she was a harlot, stopped and went in to her  For payment he offers to send her a young goat  She asks for a pledge until it is delivered  Judah gives her his signet, cord, and staff Review

Judah  Tamar returns to her father’s house  Judah send the young goat No Tamar  Three months later word comes that Tamar has ‘played the harlot’ and is pregnant  Judah reacts Bring her out and let her be burned Review

Judah  Tamar reveals the signet, cord, and staff  Judah ‘she was more righteous than I’ Because he failed on his promise of Shelah  Twins were born to Tamar Perez and Zerah Review

Genealogy of Jesus Christ Abraham  Matthew 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Isaac JacobJudah  2 Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. Perez  3 Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar Review

Joseph  Joseph is 17  His is with his brothers tending the sheep  He takes a bad report about them to his father  Joseph is the favorite son of his father coat of many colors  This caused major jealously by his brothers

Joseph  He told them of a dream he had where they were binding sheaves and their sheaves bowed down to his sheaf. “Shall you reign over us, or have dominion over us?”  They hated him even more

Joseph  He dreamed another dream  The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed down to him Mother already died??  Jacob rebuked him and the brothers envied him

Joseph  Jacob sent Joseph to Shechem to check on his brothers who were tending the flocks

Joseph  Jacob sent Joseph to Shechem to check on his brothers who were tending the flocks  They saw him coming and conspired to kill him “this dreamer is coming”  Reuben had them put Joseph in a pit, instead of killing him—he was planning to deliver him back to his father

Joseph  While they were eating a band of Ishmaelite traders from Midian came by  At Judah’s suggestion they sold Joseph to them for 20 shekels of silver  Even though he was their brother, their flesh—this was more profitable $$  The Ishmaelites took Joseph to Egypt

Joseph  Reuben tore his clothes when he returned to the pit and found Joseph gone  The brothers dipped Joseph’s coat in the blood of a kid and took it to their father “is this your son’s coat?”

Joseph  Jacob mourned for his son many days and refused to be comforted  Joseph was sold to Potiphar, captain of the guard of Pharaoh

Favoritism  Joseph’s coat Genesis 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors.  His parents Genesis 25:28 And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. lesson

Jealously jealousy  Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy? envy  Mere anger is temporary; but envy, like a poisonous serpent, is ever watching for an opportunity to strike its victim. (Family Bible Notes) lesson

Jealously He that grieves at the good of another will be still contriving to do him hurt, and will keep his anger for ever  Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but a secret enmity at the person of another, an envy at his prosperity, and a desire of revenge for some injury, are much more mischievous. He that grieves at the good of another will be still contriving to do him hurt, and will keep his anger for ever. lesson

Hatred hatred  Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred…  Opposite of brotherly love and kindness (fruit of the Spirit) lesson

Deceit  God knows Job 11:7-11 deceit  Job 27:4 My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. deceitful  Psalms 5:6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. lesson

Deceit deceives  Proverbs 26:18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, Is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “I was only joking!” lesson

Deceit  Mark 7:21 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man." lesson

Peer pressure  Exodus 23:2 "You shall not follow a crowd to do evil…  1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”  Evil communications. It refers not to discourse only, but to companionship. lesson

Peer pressure  Matthew 7:13f "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. lesson

Joseph in Egypt  The Lord was with Joseph  He was a successful man  His success was noted by Potiphar  Joseph was a handsome man, in charge of all of his master’s house  The Lord blessed the master because of Joseph

Joseph in Egypt  Potiphar’s wife “cast longing eyes” for Joseph and wants him to lie with her  Joseph refused to do this against his master and also said, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” Long way from home; nobody around who knew him

Joseph in Egypt  She kept up the seduction day by day  When they were in the house alone, she caught him by his garment. He left the garment and ran outside  She told the men (servants) and her husband that Joseph had attempted to lie with her

Joseph in Egypt  Potiphar had Joseph confined to prison  Again, the Lord was with Joseph and gave him favor in sight of the keeper of the prison  He placed Joseph in charge of the prison  The Lord continued to bless him

Responsibility  Genesis 39:11 But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside to work with your own hands  1 Thessalonians 4:11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you lesson

Responsibility  2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. lesson

Seduction  Lust for fornication He did not know it would cost his life  Proverbs 7:10f And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart…Lurking at every corner…Come, let us delight ourselves with love…With her enticing speech she caused him to yield…Immediately he went after her…He did not know it would cost his life. lesson

Lying  Revelation 21:8 "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." lesson

Lying  Resistance – standing true Even at great hurt  Sin is against God lesson

Consider God’s Blessings on Joseph Faithful in the most difficult circumstances “…the LORD was with him; and whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper”

…