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The Genesis Ancestors: Dreams, Deceptions, and Family Reunion

Explore the family stories in Genesis, from Isaac and Esau to Jacob and Joseph, depicting themes of separation, reconciliation, and dreams as avenues for self-understanding.

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The Genesis Ancestors: Dreams, Deceptions, and Family Reunion

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  1. Unit 1, Chapter 5 Ancestors Genesis Chapters 24-50

  2. Essential Question • Why are dreams (both walking and sleeping one) important avenues for self-understanding?

  3. I CAN • Discover what happened to the descendants of Abraham and Sarah in Canaan • Trace the recurring motif of separation and reconciliation in the family stories of Genesis • Discuss the significance of the surprising victory of the underdog, of younger sons trumping older brothers

  4. Ancestors • Isaac is not mentioned much in Genesis but his life is an example of submission to God. • Isaac eventually marries Rebekah • Isaac and Ishmael briefly meet to bury their father Abraham • Rebekah has twin sons: Esau and Jacob • Jacob means holder of the heal

  5. Story of Jacob • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajqqUM5YluM • 5 Min.

  6. Blessings and Deceptions (Gen 25:27-34) • God tells Rebekah that Jacob, the younger of the two, will rule over his older brother. • Esau is the father’s favorite • Jacob is the mother’s favorite • Esau trades his birthright*- inheritance due to the eldest son under the patriarchal rule for a bowl of stew

  7. Jacob and Esau • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4SyrQ_aIss • 3:35 min

  8. Isaac blesses Jacob by Ribera

  9. Blessings and Deceptions • Jacob also deceives Isaac his father into giving him Esau’s blessing • Jacob flees to his uncle Laban’s house • God sends Jacob a dream, known as Jacob’s Ladder. • Jacob builds a memorial to honor God and remember • God begins to use dreams, visions, etc when talking with Abraham’s descendants

  10. Marriage and Reunion • Jacob wants to marry his cousin Rachel and works 7 years for her hand in marriage • He is deceived into marrying Leah and has to work another 7 years for Rachel • The deceiver has now been deceived

  11. The Wrestling Match • Jacob was on his way back home was attacked by a stranger and they fought all night • Jacob’s hip was dislocated • God changed his name to Israel*- renewed the covenant with God and Abraham

  12. The Vision after the Sermon by Gauguin

  13. Joseph the Dreamer • Jacob loves his son Joseph more than any other son • Made him a “coat of many colors” • Joseph is sold into slavery, imprisoned when falsely accused of sexual relations with Potiphar’s wife, and becomes second in command of Egypt • Joseph is finally reunited with his brothers because of famine in the land

  14. Story of Joseph • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDifY-BD7OI&feature=relmfu • Part 1 • www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDcyuUHIFA&feature=relmfu • Part 2 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erg5RKghqRc • Part 3

  15. Joseph’s Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob by Velasquez

  16. Joseph receives his brothers on their second visit to Egypt by Bacchiacca

  17. Structure and Meaning • Joseph’s story depicts major themes in the book of Genesis, God’s intervention in human life brings: • Deliverance • Blessing • Salvation

  18. Israel’s Children • Jacob will eventually be the father of the 12 tribes of Israel • This will be the promised nation that the rest of the Old Testament will talk about • Joseph’s story finds the family in Egypt, and that is where Exodus will also find them

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