Genesis
Sermon notes from our reading of the whole book of Genesis by pastor George Johnson.
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GENESIS 50: Burial of Jacob & Death of Joseph
GENESIS 50 Jacob dies in Egypt at age 147 (Genesis 47:28). Joseph is 56 years old (having been 39 when Jacob arrived in Egypt 17 years prior). Joseph leads a solemn procession to bury Jacob in the Cave of Mach-pe-lah in Canaan before returning to Egypt. From the death of Jacob to the death of…
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GENESIS 49: Jacob’s last words to his sons
GENESIS 49: Jacob’s last words to his sons Jacob calls his sons: This was Jacob’s last significant act as a patriarch and as the heir to Abraham and Isaac. Here, he prophesied blessings upon each son, one-by-one. Some of what follows are not so much blessings as they are prophecies regarding what God will do…
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GENESIS 47-48: Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons
GENESIS 47:25-31 25 So they said, “You have saved our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.” 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have one-fifth, except for the land of the…
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Genesis 47: Joseph Is Governor of Egypt
Genesis 47: Joseph Is Governor of Egypt Let’s Recap our last time together, in one of the most moving scenes in all the Bible, Joseph ordered his staff to go out of the room while, “with an enormous emotional release”. He revealed his identity to his brothers. He told them not to grieve for the…
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Genesis 45-46
GENESIS 45 In one of the most moving scenes in all the Bible, Joseph ordered his staff to go out of the room while, with an enormous emotional release, he revealed his identity to his brothers. He told them not to grieve for the way they had treated him, because God had overruled it for…
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GENESIS 44: Joseph’s Cup
GENESIS 44 Joseph’s Cup Last week, things were going fairly well for the sons of Jacob. Let’s look back at the last few words of: Genesis 43:33 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked in astonishment at one another. …
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GENESIS 43: Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin
GENESIS 43 Finally in this chapter Jacob was forced by the severity of the famine to take action. The brothers could not return without Benjamin—that was the condition laid down by the governor, Joseph. So, Judah agreed to serve as surety for Benjamin, and Jacob accepted the offer. In this one respect at least, Judah…
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GENESIS 42: Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt
GENESIS 42 We’re going to see Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt, and we have reason to believe (based on Genesis 45:11) that this happened in the first two years of the famine. (let’s read) Genesis 45:6 …
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GENESIS 41: Pharaoh’s Dreams
GENESIS 41: Pharaoh’s Dreams Genesis 41 New King James Version 1 Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and…
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Genesis 40: Prisoners’ Dreams “The Butler and the Baker”
GENESIS 40 Prisoners’ Dreams “The Butler and the Baker” Joseph, still in prison, prospered in his circumstances. The end of Genesis 39 shows the great authority and responsibility Joseph had in the operations of the prison, even as a prisoner. Genesis 40:1-4 …