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Lesson 21: Genesis 24
When the Lord declared to Abraham that Sarah would bear a child and that they would name him Isaac, He promised to “establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him” (Genesis 17.19). The promised heir, Isaac, was born in chapter 21, but their to be offspring after him would…
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Lesson 22: Genesis 25-26
The birth of Isaac was central to the story of Abraham. This great man of faith (Genesis 15.6) would learn to put even more trust in God as he waited for the promised heir (Genesis 17.15-19) and as he was required to offer Isaac back to God (Genesis 22). However, for all of the buildup…
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Lesson 23: Genesis 27
While the story of Abraham dominates the first half of Genesis, the central figure of the second half is Jacob. Significantly, the man whose name would be changed to Israel (he strives with God) came into this world with a name which could be translated as “supplanter” or “he cheats”. The text records the astounding…
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Lesson 24: Genesis 28
As noted in our last lesson, Jacob was not a young man by this time in the narrative. He had lived over seventy years and had by his own means secured both the birthright from his brother and the family blessing from his father. Yet, in reality he had secured nothing. And so this chapter…
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Lesson 25: Genesis 29
James exhorts us to “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2–4, ESV). Fact is that the people of God…
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Lesson 26: Genesis 30
The Lord made a wonderful promise when He appeared to Jacob at Bethel: “I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you” (Genesis 28.15). God would be true to His…