• The Christian life concerns an upside-down Kingdom mentality Genesis: The Struggles of Jacob Route 66: Survey thru the Bible | March 3, 2019 o God desires to destroy “our kingdom” in order to build His own within us Scripture: Genesis 25-32 & through us, so that in all things His Kingdom reigns.
A Common Struggle o Genesis 32:22-31 – Jacob is alone on the edge of the Jabbok River, which means “to empty itself.”
The Struggle Begins: § Philippians 3:8-10 • Jacob & Esau
o Rebekah is barren for _____ • The Man wrestling with Jacob is the Son of God (Christophany) o Rebekah becomes pregnant with ______o God wrestles with us in order to bless us and empower us and lead us § Two nations who will be divided into a greater depth of knowing Him and abiding in Him than we’re § The younger will rule over the older currently experiencing.
o Esau – ______
o He means to do a greater work in us, which takes time and persistence o Jacob – ______and a faith that says, “I will not let You go!”
The Struggle Worsens: • Jacob & Laban o Unable to overpower Him, the best we can do is surrender completely before Him – holding onto Him & refusing to let go. o The deception in marriage of Leah & Rachel
o The deception in years of service (___ total) § 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 – God may give us a limp, as He did to o Leaves Haran with Leah (Zilpah), Rachel (Bilhah), 11 kids, great wealth Jacob, but He uses our limp to make His power perfect within and possessions us. He uses our limp in transforming our identity into His own. He uses our limp in accomplishing His will in our lives. He uses our limp in experiencing deeper life through Jesus Christ.
The Struggle Resolves: • God & Jacob o Jacob would now approach his struggles from a different position and o Genesis 28:10-22 – God first reveals Himself to Jacob in a dream at with a different source of power. In life, throughout the day, we will Bethel: a ladder appears bridging Heaven & Earth. In John 1:51, Jesus continue to struggle. However, we should no longer struggle against says this was a prophetic word about His ministry and work as our God; rather, we should struggle from God’s presence and with His mediator between Heaven & Earth. During this dream, God repeats His power that is graciously being made perfect within us. promise given to Abraham The Life of Isaac: 2067BC – 1887BC The Life of Joseph: 1916BC – 1806BC
2067 - Isaac is born to Abraham & Sarah – Genesis 21:1-5 1916 - Joseph is born to Jacob & Rachel – Genesis 30:22-24 2030 - Sarah dies in Canaan (age 127) – Genesis 23 1910 - Joseph leaves Haran with family; Rachel dies in Bethlehem – Genesis 35:19 2027 - Isaac marries Rebekah 1899 - Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers (age 17) – Genesis 37 2007 - Isaac & Rebekah have twin boys, Esau and Jacob – Genesis 25:24-26 1992 - Abraham dies in Canaan (age 175) – Genesis 25:7-8 Unknown - Joseph serves Potiphar; put into prison by Potiphar – Genesis 39
1944 - Isaac’s half-brother, Ishmael dies (age 137) – Genesis 25:17 1887 - Joseph’s grandfather, Isaac, dies in Hebron (age 180) – Genesis 35:28-29 1887 - Isaac dies in Hebron (age 180) – Genesis 35:28-29 1886 - Joseph released from prison (age 30) – Genesis 41 All dates are approximate - Joseph rises to power under Pharaoh (age 30) – Genesis 41:46
- 1886-1879, the 7yrs of Plenty take place
The Life of Jacob: 2007BC – 1860BC 1880 - Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, are born – Genesis 41:50-52 1879 - 7yrs of Famine begin – Genesis 41:54 2007 - Jacob is born to Isaac & Rachel – Genesis 25:24-26 1877 - Joseph’s father, brothers, and family move to Egypt – Genesis 46-47 1992 - Jacob’s grandfather, Abraham, dies (age 175) – Genesis 25:7-8 … the entire family settles in the Goshen area 1930 - Jacob leaves for Haran; encounters God at Bethel – Genesis 28 1923 - Jacob marries Leah, then a week later marries Rachel – Genesis 29:21-30 1860 - Jacob dies in Goshen, Egypt (age 147) – Genesis 49:33 1806 - Joseph dies in Egypt (age 110) – Genesis 50:26 Children with Leah: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah Children with Rachel: Joseph, Benjamin (born later) Children with Zilpah (maidservant of Leah): Gad, Asher About 361 years between Abraham’s birth (2167) Children with Bilhah (maidservant of Rachel): Dan, Naphtali and Joseph’s death (1806)
1910 - Jacob returns to Canaan with family & possessions – Genesis 31 All dates are approximate - Jacob encounters & wrestles God (Christophany) at Peniel – Genesis 32 - Jacob encounters Esau – Genesis 33
Unknown - Jacob camps at Shechem; Dinah is abused; Simeon & Levi kill all the men of Shechem in retribution – Genesis 34
Unknown - Rachel dies in Bethlehem, while giving birth to Benjamin – Genesis 35:19
1899 - Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers (age 17) – Genesis 37 1887 - Isaac, dies in Hebron (age 180) – Genesis 35:28-29 1877 - Jacob moves entire family to Goshen area in Egypt (age 130) – Genesis 46 1860 - Jacob dies in Goshen, Egypt (age 147) – Genesis 49:33 All dates are approximate