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Spreading the Word

Spreading the Word. So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading. (Nehemiah 8:8). Genesis 34-36. Genesis. Creation & Fall of man (1–5) Noah, Flood & Babel (6-10) Tower of Babel (11) Abraham (12-25)

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Spreading the Word

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  1. Spreading the Word So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading. (Nehemiah 8:8) Genesis 34-36

  2. Genesis • Creation & Fall of man (1–5) • Noah, Flood & Babel (6-10) • Tower of Babel (11) • Abraham (12-25) • Isaac (25-27) • Jacob (27-36) • Joseph (37-50)

  3. Jacob’s Name…Nature (25) Jacob’s Supplanting (27) Jacob’s Experience with God (28) Jacob’s Family & Laban (29-30) Jacob –Time to return home (31) Jacob wrestles, prevails w/God (32)

  4. Jacob to Israel… Jacob means “supplanter” supersedes by force or treachery Israel means “governed by God” struggled with & surrendered to God

  5. Jacob’s Name…Nature (25) Jacob’s Supplanting (27) Jacob’s Experience with God (28) Jacob’s Family & Laban (29-30) Jacob –Time to return home (31) Jacob wrestles, prevails w/God (32) Jacob settles…backslides (33) Jacob sad chapter in Shechem (34)

  6. Jacob Backslides (Ch 34) • Settling - instead of moving • Compromising - in a “bad place” • Godless - Leaving God out • Idolatry - Serve other things • Immoral - morally adrift… • Selfish – self consumed • Destructive (curse, not blessing) • Destructive to spiritual purpose • Destructive to others • Destructive to your inner life

  7. Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful is hard. Proverbs 13:15

  8. The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above. Proverbs 14:14

  9. Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Jeremiah 2:19

  10. “Return, you backsliding children, And I will heal your backslidings.” Jeremiah 3:22

  11. Jacob Repents, Rededicates (35) • God speaking – involved • Arise, move (from settling) • Return to first love – go back • Put away idols – at cross • Be cleansed from sin • Recognize His faithfulness • “Israel” restored • Death of things in our life

  12. Then he charged them and said to them: “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought…for a burial place. Genesis 49:29-31

  13. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah. Genesis 49:29-31

  14. Jacob Repents, Rededicates (35) • God speaking – involved • Arise, move (from settling) • Return to first love – go back • Put away idols – at cross • Be cleansed from sin • Recognize His faithfulness • “Israel” restored • Death of things in our life • Consequences remain

  15. Ancestor of Jesus in Red Jacob and His Sons The Sons of Jacob 35:23-26

  16. Esau and His Sons The Descendants of Esau 36:1-5, 9-14

  17. Esau and His Sons The Sons of Seir the Horite and the Kings of Edom 36:15-43

  18. Jacob’s Name…Nature (25) Jacob’s Supplanting (27) Jacob’s Experience with God (28) Jacob’s Family & Laban (29-30) Jacob –Time to return home (31) Jacob wrestles, prevails w/God (32) Jacob settles…backslides (33) Jacob sad chapter in Shechem (34) Jacob Repents, Rededicated (35) Jacob’s brother – Esau (36)

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