FAITH, OBEDIENCE, AND THE PERSEVERANCE OF GOD FOR THE SAINTS (47 OF 48)
Scripture: Genesis 47:29-31, Genesis 48:1-22, Genesis 49:1-33, Genesis 50:1-14
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Faith, Obedience, and the Perseverance of God for the Saints (47 of 48)
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 47:29-50:14
Introduction
If I say ''the book of Genesis,'' what person or characters come immediately to mind? I mean ''Genesis,'' who do you think of? Perhaps Adam, you know the story of creation is pretty important. Likely Abraham, or as of recent Joseph. Of course you'd eventually throw in Jacob, but he probably wouldn't be our first answer as to main human character of the book of Genesis. And yet, get this: Out of the fifty chapters which comprise the book of Genesis, Jacob's story makes up 25 of them. For you math majors, 25 of 50 is 50%. Half of the book of Genesis is devoted to the story of Jacob.
Now that ought to tell us something: Jacob is important; perhaps, you might argue the most important person in Genesis. If nothing else, by devoting half the book to Jacob Moses, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is trying to tell us something. You see more than just giving the people of God their name, Jacob in many ways represents them in his identity. Jacob stands for us all. He is stubborn, proud, self-sufficient, and unaware of himself. He is a sinner. But he is also a recipient of grace, a blessed man, and a man God has kept and preserved. You see despite himself, despite his failures and shortcomings, Jacob is a son of God who due to the faithfulness of God finishes the race in worship and obedience.
Simply put, in Jacob we see ourselves and in this final passage this morning of the life of Jacob we see both the promise and the call of God on our lives individually and as a corporate people. I say promise this morning because above all else the story of Jacob is a story of the grace of God. Everything we have is not by our own doing or merit; it is by His grace that we are adopted to be sons and daughters of God. If anyone ever illustrated in their life the unconditional, never-ending grace of God it' ...
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 47:29-50:14
Introduction
If I say ''the book of Genesis,'' what person or characters come immediately to mind? I mean ''Genesis,'' who do you think of? Perhaps Adam, you know the story of creation is pretty important. Likely Abraham, or as of recent Joseph. Of course you'd eventually throw in Jacob, but he probably wouldn't be our first answer as to main human character of the book of Genesis. And yet, get this: Out of the fifty chapters which comprise the book of Genesis, Jacob's story makes up 25 of them. For you math majors, 25 of 50 is 50%. Half of the book of Genesis is devoted to the story of Jacob.
Now that ought to tell us something: Jacob is important; perhaps, you might argue the most important person in Genesis. If nothing else, by devoting half the book to Jacob Moses, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is trying to tell us something. You see more than just giving the people of God their name, Jacob in many ways represents them in his identity. Jacob stands for us all. He is stubborn, proud, self-sufficient, and unaware of himself. He is a sinner. But he is also a recipient of grace, a blessed man, and a man God has kept and preserved. You see despite himself, despite his failures and shortcomings, Jacob is a son of God who due to the faithfulness of God finishes the race in worship and obedience.
Simply put, in Jacob we see ourselves and in this final passage this morning of the life of Jacob we see both the promise and the call of God on our lives individually and as a corporate people. I say promise this morning because above all else the story of Jacob is a story of the grace of God. Everything we have is not by our own doing or merit; it is by His grace that we are adopted to be sons and daughters of God. If anyone ever illustrated in their life the unconditional, never-ending grace of God it' ...
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