Moses-from womb to well to wilderness

Exodus 2

I. Moses enters the world (1-4)

1: Amram and Jochebed (Exodus 6:20) have a son

2: By faith (Hebrews 11:23) they hide the boy for 3 months

II. Moses rescued from the ark (5-10)

5: The Princess finds the child, lying in a basket

6: She recognizes that he is a Hebrew boy

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From Joseph to Moses

Genesis 50

I. Joseph and an Egyptian funeral for Jacob (1-14)

2: Egyptian embalming was a science.

3: 40 day grieving for the embalmed; or was it 70?

4-6: Pharaoh grants Joseph permission to bury Jacob in Canaan

7-9: A very large company of Egyptian and “Hebrew” adults form the funeral procession

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Bible study guide for February 16, 2008

Jacob blesses his family

Genesis 48

Jacob blesses two of his grandchildren.

I.  1-7: Jacob makes grandsons Ephraim and Mannaseh equal heirs with Joseph’s brothers

In other words, Jacob gives a double portion to Joseph.

II.  8-22: Jacob knowingly blesses Ephraim above his older brother, much to Joseph’s displeasure

Genesis 49

Jacob gathers his sons to tell them what will happen to them in the last days.

Jacob tells all of his sons that he wishes to be buried in Canaan.

Meditation Points:

1. Even at the end of his life Jacob loves Joseph above the other sons.
2. Though his eyesight was failing, Jacob knew well which of Joseph’s sons he was blessing.
3. It will be interesting to see whether Jacob’s predictions are of God and come true.
4. Judah, though the fourth son, and NOT of Rachel, is to be the head of the family. We know that Christ was born of the tribe of Judah.
5. Dan, though not a son of either Rachel or Leah, was a full heir.

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