Genesis Worksheet - Chapter 5

Observation Questions For Genesis Chapter 5 Descendants of Adam There are some very interesting things to discuss as we read through the descendants from Adam to Noah and his sons. Take time to read through the list and we will stop and discuss some things along the way. 1. What did God create the man Adam to be like? vs. 1 2. What does God call male and female? What does this mean that He sees when He sees a marriage? vs. 2 3. At 130 years of age, Adam became a father to a son by the name of Seth. What image was his on in? vs. 3 4. How long did Adam live after he had Seth? vs. 4 5. How many years did Adam live? vs.5 6. Seth lived 105 years and became the father of Enosh. What were we told about the time of Enosh in Genesis 4:26? 7. How old was Seth when he died? vs. 8 8. We follow the lineage through Seth to we get to Jared who became the father of Enoch. When Enoch was 65 years of age, who did he become the father of? vs. 21 Note: According to vs. 22, when Enoch had Methuselah, he then walked with God. Something with the birth of Methuselah caused Enoch to 'walk' with God and many believe he got a revelation from God about the judgment of the flood to come (even though it would not come until the days of Noah). The name Methuselah has the meaning "His death shall bring" and in the year of his death (969 years later), the flood came! Enoch was a prophet and gave the first prophecy recorded in Biblical times. We don't hear about the prophecy until Jude in the New Testament times refers back to it. 9. What did Enoch prophesy about according to Jude 14-15 ? That is referring to the second coming of Christ! 10. What else are we told about Enoch in the New Testament? •Hebrews 11:5-6 - 11. What does Genesis say to confirm what is said in Hebrews that happened to Enoch when he was 365 years of age? vs. 23-24 - Do Your Math: And, indeed, in the year that Methuselah died, the flood came. Methuselah was 187 when he had Lamech, and lived 782 years more. Lamech had Noah when he was 182. The Flood came in Noah's 600th year. 187 + 182 + 600 = 969, Methuselah's age when he died. It is interesting that Methuselah's life was, in effect, a symbol of God's mercy in forestalling the coming judgment of the flood. It is therefore fitting that his lifetime is the oldest in the Bible, symbolizing the extreme extensiveness of God's mercy. 12. Methuselah lived the longest of any human we have record of. What was his age at his death? vs. 27 Note: The fact that the judgment of the flood came in the year of his death and the word came to his father Enoch almost 1000 years prior shows the patience God had with mankind in putting off his judgment in hopes that others would 'walk' with Him in fellowship. In the same way, what is happening today as we wait the second coming of Christ and the judgment of God upon sinners who do not repent of their sin and turn to Him? 2 Peter 3:3-9 - 13. Just as Enoch 'walked' with God and God translated him without his dying, what is going to happen to those who are alive in Christ at 'His coming again' before the judgment He is sending on this earth through the great tribulation at the end of the age? 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 - 14. What assurance do we have as born again believers? •1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 - 15. What should we do for one another regarding this message? •1 Thessalonians 5:11 - Going back to Genesis 5, we see the rest of Seth's lineage to the time of Noah. Methusaleh had a son named Lamech and Lamech had a son named Noah. 16. How old was Noah when he became the father of 3 sons? 17. What were the names of Noah's 3 sons? •1) •2) • 3) 18. God is being patient in not wanting any to perish, but for all to have life. He will not wait forever. One day the final judgment is going to come. •Who are you praying for to be saved? •How are you sharing with them? 19. Are you walking with God and are you ready as Enoch was to go and be with Him, whether by translation at the calling of the Lord in the air or by death at the calling of the Lord for us to come home? 20. Summarize the chapter and post a prayer if you would like.

Genesis Worksheet - Chapter 4

Observation Questions For Genesis Chapter 4 Adam & Eve had their firstborn son. 1. What did Eve name the boy and what did his name mean? vs. 1 She knew that God is the ultimate source of life. Do we always acknowledge that? What does Acts 17:24,25 tells us? - Note: Since God had told the serpent that the woman's 'seed' would crush 'his' head; it is quite possible that they realized the meaning of that and she believed that her first son was possibly the 'seed' God had promised to crush the head of the serpent. We know from our former lessons that the 'seed' or 'descendant' of Eve would eventually be the Lord Jesus Christ through the lineage that would follow years in the future. 2. Who was Eve's second son? vs. 2 3. What did Cain do for a living? vs. 2 4. What did Abel do for a living? vs. 2 5. What did Cain bring as an offering to the Lord? vs. 3 6. What did Abel bring as an offering to the Lord? vs. 4 7. How did the Lord regard the two offerings? vs. 4 8. How did Cain react to the Lord's favor of Abel's offering over his? vs. 5 Note: Just as God had sacrificed the first animal to get the clothes for Adam and Eve to wear, He surely taught them about sacrifices and the requirement of blood to be atoned for their sin. They seemed to understand this since brought the animals and their fat portions to the Lord. Later, when the Levitical priests are set up to offer sacrifices in the temple, the Lord says that the 'fat' is 'His' and it is to be burned as a sweet smelling aroma to Him. •Read Leviticus 3:16 and comment. 9. What does the NT tell us about the motivation of Abel's heart in his offering to the Lord? •Hebrews 11:4 - 10. What does the NT tell us about the condition of Cain's heart? (remember that although the writers of the NT were not there with Cain, it is the Holy Spirit that writes through them that knows the heart and intent of every man) •1 John 3:12 - •Jude 1:11 - Note: Cain gave from wrong motivations and God knew his heart was bent toward evil. Yet, God gave Cain the opportunity to control his jealousy/anger and not let it control him. 11. What does the Lord tell Cain in Genesis 4:6-7 What sin(s) can you think of in your life right now that you need to master before they master you? 12. What did the apostle Paul say in regard to things that would try to master him in 1 Corinthians 6:12 ? 13. Is it a sin to have anger according to Ephesians 4:26? 14. What are you suppose to do with the things that make you angry each and every day? Ephesians 4:26 15. Why is it so important that you not let anger go unchecked and allow it to form a root of bitterness? Ephesians 4:26-27 16. What are we commanded to do with bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander, and malice? Ephesians 4:31 17. What are we to walk in 'instead of' these things? Ephesians 4:32 If Cain would have only listened to God, God said his countenance would be lifted. 18. Cain let his jealousy & anger go unchecked. What was the result? Genesis 4:8 - The Lord calls Cain into accountability right away. He asks him where his brother is. Cain said he was not his brother's keeper. 19. What was crying out to God? vs. 10 20. What was Cain's punishment from the Lord for what he had done to his brother Abel? vs. 11-12 Cain felt the punishment was too much to bear. The Lord appointed a sign on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. If any were to slay him, God's vengeance would be on them 7-fold. 21. What did Cain do in verse 16? Cain had relations with his wife and she gave birth to a son they named Enoch. A city was named after him. Do you wonder "Where did Cain get his wife?" A descendant of Cain's was a man named Lamech. He took two wives: Adah and Zillah. Adah gave birth to a son named Jabal and another named Jubal. 22. What is Jubal known for? vs. 21 Must be where we get the word: jubilee Lamech's wife Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain. 23. What was Tubal-Cain known for? vs. 22 The sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah. 24. What did Lamech tell his two wives he had done? vs. 23 25. What did Lamech believe his just punishment should be in light of Cain's punishment from God? vs. 24 26. Adam had relations with his wife again and she gave birth to another son. What did she name her son and what did his name mean? vs. 25 - Seth will be the one that will be in the lineage of the 'seed' that comes from Eve. Seth is in the geneology of Jesus. Luke 3:38 - 27. Who was born to Seth and what happened in his time? vs. 26 - 28. What areas in your life do you have jealousy or selfish ambition in? What does the Bible say about these things? James 3:14-16 - 29. How can you bring the deeds of the flesh that are controlling you into deeds of goodness? Galatians 5:16 - 25 - 30. Summarize the chapter and post a prayer if you would like.

Genesis Worksheet - Chapter 3

Observation Questions For Genesis Chapter 3 1. What beast had the most craftiness of all that God made? vs. 1 2. Who embodied this serpent according to Revelation 12:9? 3. How did the serpent (Satan) get the woman to doubt God's word to her? vs. 1 4. Did the woman fully understand that God had given them the blessing of eating of all the trees He had planted for them? In other words, did she understand the Lord's goodness and blessing to them? vs. 2 5. Can you see that Satan was trying to cast doubt on His goodness saying "you cannot eat of any of trees"? How has he exaggerated things in your mind and made you believe that God was holding out on being "good" to you? Do you have an example to share? 6. Did the woman fully understand the one thing God did not allow and what the consequences would be if she ate of the fruit of the tree which was in the middle of the garden? vs. 3 ... What did she say the result would be? 5. Did the serpent accept her answer? What did he say back to her? vs. 4a 6. Either God was lying or the serpent is lying. They cannot both be telling the truth for one is saying she will die and the other is saying she will not die. What does the serpent continue to try to get her to reason over? vs. 4,5 Note: God, the Father, didn't want His children to know evil. He wanted them to stay away from the one thing that would open their eyes to the evil and the consequences of evil deeds. Yet, the serpent makes her feel as though God is holding out on her and keeping her from being wise. Literally, she wants to be her "own" god. 7. What 3 things did the women "see" that caused her to decide to "eat" the forbidden fruit? vs. 6 - Name the 3 things 8. How does this compare with John's words to us in 1 John 2:15-17? What are the 3 things that John says are not from the Father, but from the world? 9. The woman did not want to rebel alone. Who did she bring into it with her? vs. 6b 10. Do we see her husband resisting this temptation and reminding her and himself of what God had commanded? vs. 6 11. What happened to both of their eyes when they ate of this forbidden fruit, and what did they realize about themselves? vs. 7a 12. What did the couple do to try to cover their own rebellion and shame (nakedness)? vs. 7b 13. How do we try to cover our sin and shame rather than turn to God? Can you think of some examples? 14. What happened the next time they heard God walking in the garden in the cool of the day? vs. 8 15. Have you ever tried to hide yourself from the presence or conviction of God? Please share if you would like. We all learn from one another's testimonies. 16. Who does the Lord call into account first? vs. 9 17. What did the man say to the Lord? vs. 10 18. He had never known 'fear' before this point. What does 1 John 4:16-18 tell us concerning God's love and fear? 19. God called the man into account, saying "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat? (vs.11) ...Rather than confess his own sin, the man passes the blame to someone else. Who is he blaming - God, the woman, or both of them? vs. 12 20. Have you blamed someone for a sin that you have committed? Do you feel more justified because you can blame that person? Express yourself here if you can and take time to prayer and ask God to forgive you for passing the blame on and not taking responsibility for your own sin. (I am doing that now) 21. The Lord then spoke to the woman and asked her "what have you done?" ... Rather than confess; who did the woman blame? vs. 13 (...have you ever said "the devil made me do it" ?? ) 22. She was correct in saying "the serpent deceived her". Look up the verses on how he deceives, and comment on them. 2 Corinthians 11:13 - Revelation 12:9 - 1 Peter 5:8 - Ephesians 6:16 - 23. What should you always remember when you are tempted to doubt God's love and His promises? John 10:10 - John 8:44,45 Who is the liar? Is it ever God? 24. Back to Genesis 3 - How did the Lord curse the serpent (as a beast) for what he had done by Satan's empowerment? vs. 14 25. Take time to "think through" verse 15 of Genesis 3. Who will God put enmity between? 15a ....... Who else will He put enmity between? vs. 15b ..... What will his seed (the serpent's seed) do to the woman's seed? vs. 15c .... What will the woman's seed do to the serpent's head? vs. 15c Note: Crucifixion bruises the heel because of the nails placed in the heels. Satan's seed (those who followed his desires) put Jesus on the cross and bruised His heels. Yet, Jesus is the seed of the woman. Yes, Eve was the first woman, but through time, another woman, Mary had a Son, but He was of the "seed" of the promises of Abraham (Galatians 3:16) and He was directly from Lord and not man for Mary was a virgin and the Holy Spirit overshadowed her and she became pregnant with Christ. (Luke 1:34,35) - We also see the sign in the heaven when the dragon (serpent, devil) tried to devour the child of the woman - this was Jesus as He was being born. The Lord is not caught by surprise, but has preordained all things. Amen. The awesome news is that the head of the serpent was the crushing blow and we know that Jesus is the One who overcomes. Amen! 26. What did God say the woman would suffer as a consequence of how she had listened to the lie of the serprent? vs. 16 27. What would be cursed because Adam had listened to his wife and had eaten from the tree that God commanded them not to eat from? vs. 17 28. How would the man pay the consequence of the cursed land from then on? vs. 17-19 29. Because man was taken (created) of dust, what will he return to? vs. 19 30. What did Adam name his wife and what did it mean? vs. 20 31. Do you believe that every human being goes back to this woman? That is what God's Word tells you. Will you believe God or the spirit of the world? 32. Here is the most precious part of the story. The couple had tried to cover themselves with their own efforts (the fig leaves), but God sheds the blood of the first animal to take the skin and make garments for Adam and his wife. What was this a picture of and what did it mean for them? Read Hebrews 9:22 and then give your answer. 33. Have you accepted the shed blood of Jesus for the atonement for your sin? Nothing else will work - your religion, your family heritage, your good works - only the blood of Jesus - will wash you and make you whole. Stop trying to cover your sin with your own works and allow God's grace to completely take your sin away. Amen. 34. The Lord (speaking in the Trinity here again) said, "The man has become like one of US". How was the man like the Lord now? vs. 22 35. The Lord does not have evil, but He knows about evil. He had wanted His children to only know good, but they wanted to be their own gods and know all things, so this was the consequence. Although God has forgiven the couple and clothed them in garments of righteousness (a picture of Jesus' blood shed for them)...they have now inherited the sin nature that will pass on to their children. So that every man would now need to come through the finished work of the cross and faith in Jesus, they could not inherit eternal life yet. Therefore, why did block entrance to the tree of life at that time? vs. 22 36. Because of this, God sent them out of the garden of Eden. What would they have responsiblity to do now? vs. 23 37. As He drove the man out of the garden, what did God station at the east of the garden of Eden to guard the tree of life? vs. 24 38. I personally believe the tree of life is still standing there and we can not see it because of the immense brightness of the light of the flaming sword going in all directions to block it from the sight of mankind. When the New Jerusalem comes down from heaven and there is a new heaven and a new earth, what will still be there at that time? Read Revelation 22:1-5. ... What do you think? 39. How do we eat of the tree of life and live forever today? Read John 11:25-27 ... How will this chapter effect your life today and from here on out? Will you blame others or simply confess your faults to the Lord? Read 1 John 1:9. How should you deal with your own sin(s)? What will happen when you do? Have you taken from the tree of life and from the water of life? God is offering it to you without cost. Come and taste and see that the Lord is good. Amen. 40. Summarize this chapter and post a prayer if you would like.

Genesis Worksheet - Chapter 2

Observation Questions For Genesis Chapter 2 After giving the 7 days of creation overview in chapter 1, we are taken back to the account of the creation of the heavens and earth and given more details. .......... 1.  What was completed after six days? vs. 1 2.  What did God do on the 7th day? vs. 2 3.  What did God do concerning the 7th day and why? vs. 3 4.  The review of the six days of creation starts. (vs. 4) ...How did God water the earth before He created shrubery and things needing rain and man to care for it? vs. 5,6 5.  How was the first man created by God? vs.7 6.  What gave his form "life"? vs. 7 9.  Just as Adam was without life until God breathed into him the 'breath of life'....What did God cause in us to bring us alive from the dead? Ephesians 2:4-7 10.  The Lord planted a garden and placed the man He had formed there. Where was this garden located? vs. 8 11.  What did the Lord cause to grow in this garden made for man? vs. 9 12.  What 2 trees were included in the garden at that time? vs. 9 - Name 2 13.  We are given some descriptions of land and rivers to help us know where we can place this garden at. One river flowed out of the garden and divided into four rivers. What is the names of the four rivers? vs. 11-14 - List them 14.  The Lord put the man into the garden to cultivate and keep it. What was the man to freely enjoy in the garden? vs. 16 15.  What was the man clearly not to eat of? 16.  If he did, what would the clear consequences of his disobedience bring? vs. 17 17.  The Lord God knew it was not good for the man to be alone so He would create a helper suitable for him. (vs.18)... God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky from the ground.  He brought them to the man (Adam) to see what the man would call them. (vs.19) ... Adam gave names to all the cattle and all the birds of the sky and beasts of the field, but there was not found a helper suitable for him. (vs.20)... So, the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man. What did He take from the man's flesh? vs. 21 16.  From this rib, the Lord God 'fashioned' a woman and brought her to the man. Note:  The word for 'fashioned' is not the same as the word for 'formed' used on man and animals. He built woman specifically to meet the needs of the man in every way. This is God's planned design.  What did the man Adam say about the woman Eve when God brought her and presented her to him? vs. 23 17.  What is the definition of marriage given in vs. 24? 18.  Compare that with what the New Testament tells us about the ordiance of marriage: Matthew 19:5,6 - 1 Corinthians 6:16 - Ephesians 5:31 - The man and his wife were naked and not ashamed of it. vs. 25 This was before they would know the curse of sin, guilt, shame and death that would come from their disobedience in Genesis Chapter 3. 19.  We saw in chapter 1 that God created man, male and female.  He sees them as one and yet He created them uniquely different and corresponding (suitable) to one another.  How has this chapter changed your idea on marriage or reinforced it?  ..... 20.  Summarize this chapter and post a prayer if you would like.

Genesis Worksheet - Chapter 1

 

Observation Questions For Genesis Chapter 1 1. What did God create in the beginning? vs. 1 - Name 2 things 2. What was the earth like when it was first created? vs. 2 3. What was over the surface of the deep? vs. 2 4. Who was moving over the surface of the waters? vs. 2 5. What did God say to the darkness on that first day of creation? vs. 3 6. What did God say about what He had created? vs. 3 7. What did God do with light and darkness? vs. 4 8. What did God call the light? vs. 5 9. What did God call the darkness? vs. 5 Note: There was evening & there was morning, one day. (vs.5) 10. On the 2nd day of creation, what did God speak in the midst of the waters? vs. 6 11. What was the purpose of it? vs. 6 12. God separated the waters _____ from the waters which were _____. (vs.7) Note: There was evening & there was morning, a second day. (vs.8) 13. On the 3rd day of creation, what did God speak to the waters to do? (vs. 9) 14. What did God say to appear from the waters? vs. 9 15. What did God call the dry land? vs. 10 16. What did God call the gathering of waters? vs. 10 17. What did God see about this 3rd day of creatoin? vs. 10 18. What did God speak to the earth (dry land) to do? vs. 11 - Name 3 things 19. What would the plants yield from themselves? vs. 11 20. What would the fruit trees bear? vs. 11 21. What did God see about this creation on the 3rd day? vs.13 Note: There was evening & there was morning, a third day.(vs.13) 22. On the 4th day of creation, what did God speak to come forth into the expanse of the heavens? vs. 14 23. What was the purpose for these? vs. 14,15 - Name 6 things 24. God made the two great lights; the greater light (the sun) govered the day; and the lesser light (the moon) governed the night. He made the stars also. (vs.16) .. What did God do with the stars and what was their purpose? Name 2 things vs. 17,18 25. What did God see of His 4th day of creation? vs.18 Note: There was evening & there was morning, a fourth day. (vs.19) 26. What did God speak to the waters and create in them on the 5th day of creation? vs.20 27. What did God speak to the expanse and create in them on the 5th day of creation? vs. 20 28. What did God create to swarm in the waters? vs. 21 - Name 2 groups 29. What did God create in the heavens on the 5th day? vs. 21 30. What did God see about His creation on the 5th day? vs. 21 31. What did God say in His blessing to the sea creatures and birds on the 5th day? vs. 22 Note: There was evening & there was morning, a fifth day. (vs.23) 32. What did God speak to the earth (dry land) on the sixth day of creation? vs. 24 - Name 4 groups 33. What did God see of His creation of the animals on the sixth day? vs. 25 34. What did God say after He created the animals on the sixth day? vs. 26 35. What pronoun is used? Does this refer to more than one person? Yes, the word in the Hebrew is Elohim for Creator, and it has a plural ending which denotes 3 or more. Who is God, the Father speaking to? It is God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit. We have seen the Spirit moving over the waters in vs. 2 and know He is there with God the Father. Spend some time to see the verses in the New Testament that show us Jesus, the Son, was there with the Father and the Holy Spirit also. Look up these verses and state how the world was created as well as upheld and sustained today by Jesus. John 1:1-14 - Colossians 1:15-20 - Hebrews 1:1-4 - Hebrews 1:10 -13 - 36. How was man created? vs. 26 - Name 2 things 37. What was man to rule over? vs.26 38. God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; _____ and _____ He created them. (vs. 27). Do you understand now why you can always insert mankind and include the female when you see the male in most Scripture unless it is being very specific about the gender being referred to? Neat huh? 39. God blessed them and what did He say to them? vs. 28 - Name 7 things 40. What had God given to them to have for food? vs. 29 - Name 2 groups of food 41. What had God given for food to every beast of the earth and every bird of the sky and to everything that moved on the earth? vs. 30 Note: This shows that beasts did not eat meat in the beginning before sin entered the world; they were at peace with humans. 42. What did God see about what He had made on the 6th and final day of creation? vs. 31 - Did you notice a describing word added after making man? Note: There was evening & there was morning, a sixth day. (vs.31) 43. Just as God is the source of His creation, so creation can bring us back to God (Romans 1:20). What can we learn about God by looking at creation? What do we owe to God because He is our Creator? 44. What do we understand by faith according to Hebrews 11:3? 45. How has your faith been increased with today's lesson? 46. Summarize the chapter and post a prayer if you would like.

Genesis Worksheet - Chapter 50

Genesis Chapter 50

Jacob's time to die had come upon him.  We saw in yesterday's lesson that Jacob (aka Israel) was 147 years old when he died.  We saw that he was a man full of faith, believing God for His promises as he blessed his 12 sons and told them what the days ahead would be like for the tribes of Israel they would represent.

Jacob has asked that Joseph bury him with his fathers in the land of Canaan where Abraham and Isaac were buried.  Then Jacob breathed his last.

1.  What does Joseph do? vs. 1 -

2.  Joseph then commanded that the physicians in Egypt embalm his father Jacob.  How many days were required for embalming? vs. 2 -

3.  How many days did the Egyptians weep for Jacob when he died? vs. 3 -

4.  When the days of mourning were past, Joseph asked Pharaoh if he could be excused to take his father to Canaan and bury him as he requested. 

Did Pharaoh allow Joseph to go?

Who else went as well to Canaan for the funeral and burial of this great man we know as Israel? vs. 6-9 -

5.  What did this great company of people do when they came to the threshing floor of Atad, beyond the Jordan? vs. 10 -

6.  What did the Canaanites of the land say when they saw the mourning that took place? vs. 11 -

After they buried Jacob - Joseph, his brothers, and all who had traveled for this burial, went back to Egypt.

7.  What did Joseph's brothers worry about once their father had died? vs. 15 -

 

They sent a message to Joseph saying that their father had charged before he died that he forgive the transgressions of his brothers and their sin for what they did wrong.  They asked at that time for Joseph's forgiveness.

Joseph cried...the brothers came and fell down before him saying they were his servants..

8.  What did Joseph say to them? vs. 19-20

9.  What intent was their heart when they harmed him? vs. 20 -

10. What was God's heart in allowing it? vs. 20 -

11. What was the present result when all had been said and done? vs. 20 -

• Has someone intended evil against you and God used it for good to accomplish another purpose in life that has ultimately helped other people?  Share if you would like:
• What does our suffering help us to do for others who suffer?
• 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 -

12. What assurance did Joseph give to his brothers? vs. 21 -

13. Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and his father's household. 

How long did Joseph live? vs. 22 -

14. Joseph was blessed to see generations of his grandchildren. 

What did Joseph tell his brothers when he was about to die? vs. 24 -

15. What did Joseph want them to do with his bones? vs. 25 -

• Hebrews 11:22 - 
• Joseph made mention by faith of the Exodus.  It will be almost 400 years before that event will actually take place.  Isn't that incredible how God predicts the future for us by His Word?

16. Read & Comment on these verses about when Joseph's bones were removed from Egypt and taken to Canaan as he requested:

• Exodus 13:19 -
• Joshua 24:32 - 
• Where was Joseph's bones buried in Canaan?   

So, Joseph died at the age of 110 and he was embaled and placed in a coffin in Egypt.  His bones were to be carried from there eventually as mentioned above.

Is there archaelogical evidence of Joseph's tomb?[answer]

Application:

As we close out the book of Genesis and the life of Joseph, we end on the note of forgiveness.  Joseph's brothers rejected him, hated him, and planned to kill him when he was only 17 years of age.  He was then sold into slavery to the Egyptians and landed in Potiphar's household.  Although he had favor in Potiphar's eyes, Mrs. Potiphar tempted him to lie with her every day and finally got so upset with him that she lied about him and said he did what he did not do and he was put into prison for it.  He interpreted dreams for the cupbearer who said he would remember him, but he forgot him and it was 2 years after the cupbearer got out before Pharaoh had a dream and finally he remembered Joseph's ability to interpret dreams.  Then, Joseph began to make some sense out of this hard life he had been given.  It had been 13 years since he had dreams from God that seemed to be shattered and hopeless.  It was 20 years before he finally saw his brothers and saw his father again.  He was able to bless them and keep them alive in the famine. Now, he is willing to forgive his brothers completely because he can see how all things have 'worked together' for good to accomplish a higher purpose.

The key to forgiving others is to realize that God is in control and because your eyes have been opened to His love and forgiveness for you, you are free to forgive and release those who did not have His ability to love you unconditionally as He has.  If he so forgave us, we must forgive one another.

Read & Comment on these:

• Matthew 6:12 -
• Matthew 6:14-15 -
• Matthew 18:21-35 -
• Mark 11:25-26 -
• Luke 6:37 -
• Ephesians 4:32 -
• Colossians 3:13 -

Who is on your heart right now?

Your summary and prayer today:

 

 

~ I enjoyed our journey in Genesis and look forward to beginning the journey through Exodus with you next. ~

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Genesis Worksheet - Chapter 49

Genesis Chapter 49

Jacob's time to die had come upon him.

1.  How does the New Testament look back to describe it?

• Hebrews 11:21 -

 

Remember that Jacob's name was changed to Israel by God.  Jacob's 12 sons would be the 12 tribes of Israel. Jacob asked that all the sons be gathered to his side as he told them what would befall of them in the days to come.

2.  Summarize what is said about each son:

• Reuben - vs. 3 -
• Why will he not have preeminence as the firstborn? vs. 4 -

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• Simeon & Levi - vs. 5-6 -
• When did Simeon & Levi show such anger that is now going to reap the consequences thereof?
• Genesis 34:25-31 -

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• Judah - vs. 8-12 -
• Who will praise him?
• What does it mean the scepter will not depart from Judah?  Who comes from the loins of Judah? vs. 10-12
• Revelation 5:5 -

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• Zebulun - vs. 13 -
• Who lived later in the area of Zebulun & Naphtali?  What prophecy was fulfilled from the prophet Isaiah there?
• Matthew 4:12-16 -

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• Issachar - vs. 14-15 -

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• Dan - vs.15-17

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(Jacob pauses midway through his series of blessings to utter a brief prayer for God's help.  vs. 18 - "For Your salvation I wait, O Lord.")

• Gad - vs.19 -

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Asher - vs. 20 -

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Naphtali - vs. 21 -

(See Matthew 4:12-16 - Zebulun & Naphtali in the future)

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Joseph - vs.22-26 -

What is Joseph known for ? vs. 26

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Benjamin - vs. 27 -

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3.  Who do these all represent? vs. 28 -

4.  What did Jacob charge his sons to do when he died? vs. 29-30

5.  Who was also buried there? vs. 31-32

6.  What did Jacob do when he finished these instructions? vs. 33

7.  How old was he when he died?

• Genesis 47:28 -

Application:

8.  Look at the map below to see how the land was divided up between the sons of Jacob (Israel).

 

9.  Click the link below and read about where the burial places of these patriarchs is at and if we an see it today?

Has Abraham's tomb ever been found? [answer]

Your summary and prayer today:

 

 

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