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Patriarchal Stories Gen.12 50

The document summarizes stories from Genesis about the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. It describes how Abraham was chosen by God and settled in Canaan, how Isaac was born to Abraham and Sarah as promised, and how Isaac favored Esau while Rebekah favored Jacob. It discusses how Esau traded his birthright to Jacob for food and how Jacob was tricked by his uncle Laban but still blessed by God. Finally, it outlines Joseph's story of being sold into slavery by his brothers in Egypt but rising to power and eventually reuniting with his family to protect them from famine through his management skills.

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Patriarchal Stories Gen.12 50

The document summarizes stories from Genesis about the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. It describes how Abraham was chosen by God and settled in Canaan, how Isaac was born to Abraham and Sarah as promised, and how Isaac favored Esau while Rebekah favored Jacob. It discusses how Esau traded his birthright to Jacob for food and how Jacob was tricked by his uncle Laban but still blessed by God. Finally, it outlines Joseph's story of being sold into slavery by his brothers in Egypt but rising to power and eventually reuniting with his family to protect them from famine through his management skills.

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PATRIARCHAL

STORIES
(Genesis 12-50)
GREAT GRANDFATHER
ABRAHAM
Abraham is a righteous man who came from the city of Ur of the Chaldees and along with his descendants
settled in the land of Canaan and they became a nation; they were chosen by God for their initial obedience: God gave
them His Law and built a long-lasting relationship with them. But their relationship with Him had many ups and downs
throughout time, as recounted in the Bible; sometimes they would betray God, stray away and go after other pagan
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deities, suffering the consequences of this sinful behavior every single time, provoking God and bringing His judgment
on themselves.
Isaac was a miracle child, born to Abraham and Sarah in their old
age as the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham to make his
descendants a great nation.

Later, Isaac married Rebekah, but they found she was barren, just
as Sarah had been. As a good husband, Isaac prayed for his wife, and
God opened Rebekah's womb. She gave birth to twins: Esau and
Jacob.
Isaac favored Esau, a burly hunter and outdoorsman, while Rebekah
favored Jacob, the more sensitive, thoughtful of the two. That was an
unwise move for a father to take. Isaac should have worked to love both
boys equally.
GREAT GRANDFATHER
JACOB
As the eldest son of Isaac, Esau should have inherited the
covenant with God that Abraham had passed on to Isaac. But
Esau traded his birthright (inheritance) to his younger
brother, Jacob, for a “mess of pottage” (a meal of stew)
when he was too hungry to consider what he was throwing
away.
Jacob has been disadvantaged by Uncle Laban on several
counts: he tricked Jacob at the time of the marriage so that
Laban is able to get both daughters married to Jacob, and he
gets fourteen years of work from a willing Jacob. Not bad for
Laban! But God's "hidden hand" is also working out a great
plan for this patriarch so that God's promises can be realized.
Jacob is blessed with children in his tents and with increased
livestock in his fields. In sum, God has kept His word to Jacob.
The evidence is clear for all to see.
Joseph, in the Old Testament, son of the patriarch Jacob and
his wife Rachel. As Jacobs name became synonymous with all
Israel, so that of Joseph was eventually equated with all the tribes
that made up the northern kingdom.

Joseph, most beloved of Jacobs sons, is hated by his envious


brothers. Angry and jealous of Jacobs gift to Joseph, a resplendent
coat of many colors, the brothers seize him and sell him to a party
of Ishmaelites, or Midianites, who carry him to Egypt.
There Joseph eventually gains the favor of the pharaoh of
Egypt by his interpretation of a dream and obtains a high
place in the pharaohs kingdom. His acquisition of grain
supplies enables Egypt to withstand a famine. Driven by the
same famine, his brothers’ journey from Canaan to Egypt to
obtain food. They prostrate themselves before Joseph but
do not recognize him.
After Joseph achieves a reconciliation with his brothers, he
invites Jacobs whole household to come to Goshen in Egypt,
where a settlement is provided for the family and their flocks.
His brothers sale of Joseph into slavery thus proves
providential in the end, since it protected the family from
famine. The familys descendants grew and multiplied into the
Hebrews, who would eventually depart from Egypt for Israel.
Josephs skills are also shown in the bible. Good managerial skills, he has foresight and can interpret dreams.

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