"In the beginning, God created..." Genesis 1:1
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” – Genesis 50:20
AIMs: Death fulfills a promise of God (Genesis 2:17) Spiritual prosperity fulfills God's promise (Genesis 50:20)
A) Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion (Gen 1-10)*
God creates everything and rests (Gen 1-2)
Devilish doubt and shortsightedness brings sin and death into the world (Genesis 3)
- Be the change in the world you want to see in the world
- Why basic truth matters (doctrine)
Cain builds his name, Seth brings repentance to God's name (Gen 4)
God sustains a remnant in judging the world in a flood (Gen 5-7)
God remembers Noah and blesses his offspring forever (Genesis 8:1-9:17)
- Sacrifice that pleases God, Jesus and our holiness for Him (Genesis 8:21)
- Faith in Jesus is my response to his Spirit speaking to me (Genesis 8:20; 9:9; Hebrews 11:7)
Noah's curse to Ham brings Babylon, blessing to Shem brings Christ (Gen 9:18-11:9)
B) Becoming like Christ is evidenced by whole hearted obedience (life of Abraham), (Gen 11-25)
Abram descended from Shem, goes where the Lord shows him (Gen 11:10-12:20)
- Faith leads to Regeneration (Gen 12:1, Romans 1, 2 Peter 1), The "call" of God and the ability to respond (Gen 12:1)
Abram demonstrates living by faith, Lot and Sodom a lifestyle of disaster (Gen 13-14)
Believing Abram receives God's shield, reward, and covenant promises (Gen 15)
- Justification is evidenced by Peace of God (Gen 15:6, Rom 5:1, Phil 4:4-7)
Ishmael born into dis-functional family (Gen 16)
Covenant of circumcision, Abraham washes feet receiving the promise (Gen 17-18:15)
Abraham intercedes before Sodom is destroyed with Lot's wife (Gen 18:16-19, Luke 17:32)
- Wrath of God is our biggest problem (Gen 18:20-21, 19:12-15)
God intervenes in Abraham's life through Abimelek (Gen 20)
Isaac is born, Hagar and Ishmael sent away, Abraham makes an oath (Gen 21)
- God's point in asking Abraham to sacrifice his son (Gen 22:2, Rom 12:1-3)
Sarah dies, Abraham honors her w expensive burial (Gen 23)
- Believers are called to be living sacrifices that bring God’s blessings to everyone (Romans 12:1-3)
A trustworthy servant, directed by God brings Rebekah to Isaac (Gen 24)
- The things that are not to nullify the things that are (Gen 24, 1 Cor 1:28)
- Doctrine of Election is God's irrevocable call for everyone (Genesis 25:23)
C) God faithfully guides, Isaac's family decisions are consequential (Gen 25-36)
Abraham leaves everything to Isaac who has Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25-26)
Rebekah conspires against Isaac for Jacob's blessing (Gen 27-28:9)
- To know your purpose in life, look to God (Gen 27)
God appeared to Jacob in a dream at Bethel (Gen 28:10-22)
- God draws near and shows grace to undeserving sinners (Gen 28)
Jacob works for Laban, marries Leah, Rachel and has four sons (Gen 29)
- By God’s power, our salvation is preserved and protected
Jacob served Laban for 20 years, then left for Canaan (Gen 30-31)
Jacob blessed by God to bless his estranged brother Esau (Gen 32-33)
Jacob's family of warriors is protected by God Almighty, generations come and go (Gen 34-36)
D) Faithful Joseph leans into God and saves the world (Gen 37-50)
Judah sells Joseph, his family ruined then redeemed by Tamar (Gen 37-38)
Joseph experiences God's presence in slavery and prison (Gen 39-40)
Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dream and saves the world from famine (Gen 41-42)
Brothers second encounter with Joseph leads to Benjamins capture (Gen 43-44)
- Godly fear, kindness, sorrow, patience bring us to true repentance
First three generations of Israel move to Goshen (Gen 45:1-47:12)
- Reconciliation by God's initiative, restores relationships
Joseph's economic policy restores the people, Israel blesses his family (Gen 47:13-48:22)
Jacob reveals truths, and Josephs honors God before they die (Gen 49-50)
* From the 7 C’s of History first did this years ago in https://grace.church/ Wave/56th street
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