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Intro
Scene 1 [46:1-7] - God Sent
Jacob = 130 - retirement for 60 years
CHANGE!!
He has to leave everything / security / comforts
If God calls you to a change are you willing to follow regardless of the personal comfort or security?
Believe in the mission of God/still
Are you willing to find new and creative ways to serve God in His calling for your life?
Willing to obey / cost
sacrifices of thanks
thankfulness toward God
Beersheba
historically significant
religiously significant
geographically significant
no going back
Significant Decision Intersection - generations
How do you make decisions at these times?
Jacob x3
Abraham / Moses / Samuel / Martha / Saul
here I am
I Am God
fear not?
[God] I Will…
make great in Egypt = means of fulfillment ...
go with you to Egypt = no need for fear
bring you back again = promise to Abraham [15:13-14] -
allow your son to care for you = fulfilling desire
CRITICAL LIFE CHANGING DECISION
charge ahead
Vanilla Ice - Stop, Collaborate and Listen
move!
Scene 2 - Genealogie
Gen 46.8-27
Why?
the meaning for them
the application for us
individuals / families / regions / nations / world
American Individualism
the need for community
are you in community here?
how do you know?
what can we measure this by?
Names = fulfillment of promise
215 years = 70 people
400 years = 2 million
ABC = 90 people
5yrs / 10yrs / 20yrs / 100yrs
Scene 3 - Reunion
Judah Leads
God’s Grace / Mercy / Forgiveness
God uses the broken things!
Jacobs Peace
hope / salvation / peace
Scene 4 - His land is our land
Honesty is the best policy
Gods Provision Through Persecution
Jacob blesses Pharaoh… x2
Jacob’s Long Hard Road…
Few & Evil = A summary of Jacob’s life:
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He struggled with his brother in the womb (25:21-26).
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He was raised by parents who were dysfunctional (25:28).
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He stole his father’s blessing by means of deception and was forced to leave his family because of the hatred of Esau (27:1-46).
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He spent years in exile, serving his uncle, Laban, who repeatedly cheated him (29:13-30).
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He planned to marry one wife and ended up with four (29:18), and the outcome of this was continual competition and strife (29:30ff).
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He finally fled from his uncle and eventually had to make a nonaggression pact with him lest further conflict arise (31:1-55).
7. His only daughter, Dinah, was violated at Shechem (34:1-4).
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He lived in fear of reprisal from Shechem’s neighbors when his sons killed the men of Shechem (34:30).
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He lost his favorite wife, Rachel, at an early age (35:16-19).
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His oldest son, Rueben, lay with one of his concubines (35:22).
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His favorite son, Joseph, was tragically lost and presumed dead (37:33-34).
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And now he was on the verge of losing everything due to a seven-year, worldwide famine.
It had been a hard life!
Scene 5 - God’s food from Pharaoh
Jacobs Blessing on Pharaoh
money / livestock / land / slaves / future yield
God’s fulfillment to Abraham = bless / curse
Scene 6 - Finishing Well
God’s Time / Our Time
Jacob thought death soon...
17 more
when is your time up?
what will we do today?
His Greatest Act of Faith
this is not his home
belief in God of past promises
belief in God of future hope
Israel’s death a testimony to future generations!!
What impact do you want to have after your death?
How will you spend the rest of your days affecting coming generations?
“Then Israel bowed himself upon the head of his bed”
he stopped striving
he worshipped
God wants worshippers!!
ABC must have worshippers!
future generations of ABC?
Bridging the Gap!!!
neighbors
one-another
What will you do to help bridge the gap?
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