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Genesis 12-35

Posted Sunday, February 11, 2007 by Charlie Trimm
Categories: Old Testament  
The survey continues on with Genesis 12-35. There are far fewer theological themes present in these chapters than the previous eleven, but the narratives are still fundamental to the rest of the Bible and to our lives today. However, Abraham is not necessarily a role model for us.

1)     Genesis 12-35

a)     Plot

i)        Abrahamic Covenant -12

ii)      Dangers to the promise

(1)   Pharaoh as the father? - 12

(2)   Lot gets the land? – 13

(3)   Land attacked and Lot captured- 14

iii)    Attempts to get a son

(1)   Eliezer of Damascus? – 15

(2)   Ishmael? - 16

iv)    A son

(1)   Renewal of covenant with circumcision – 17

(2)   Son promised - 18

v)      Dangers to promise

(1)   Sodom destroyed and Lot has children -19

(2)   Abimelech as the father? – 20

vi)    Son

(1)   Son is born! – 21

(2)   Sacrifice of Isaac – 22

vii)  Change of Generations

(1)   Sarah dies and Isaac marries Rebekah – 23-24

(2)   Abraham dies and birth of Jacob and Esau– 25

viii) Jacob and Esau

(1)   Conflict 26-27

(2)   Jacob in Aram 28-30

(3)   Reconciliation 31-33

(4)   Rape of Dinah and death of Isaac 34-35

b)     Theological Themes

i)        Abrahamic Covenant

ii)      Doing God’s plan God’s way

iii)    Reaping what is sown

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