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Outline of Genesis, Chapter 50:

Outline of Genesis, Chapter 50:. The Burial of Jacob, Genesis 50:1-14. Joseph’s older brothers sought his forgiveness, Genesis 50:15-21. The Death of Joseph, Genesis 50:22-26. The Burial of Joseph:. Jacob died , Genesis 49:33. Joseph “fell on his father’s face, and wept over him, ” 50:1.

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Outline of Genesis, Chapter 50:

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  1. Outline of Genesis, Chapter 50: • The Burial of Jacob, Genesis 50:1-14. • Joseph’s older brothers sought his forgiveness, Genesis 50:15-21. • The Death of Joseph, Genesis 50:22-26.

  2. The Burial of Joseph: • Jacob died, Genesis 49:33. Joseph “fell on his father’s face, and wept over him,” 50:1. • There is “a time to weep, a time to laugh; a time to mourn…,” Ecclesiastes 3:4; Genesis 37:35; 42:24; 43:30; 45:2,14; 46:29; 50:17. • Joseph wept even though his father was a man of faith, Hebrews 11:21. • Joseph commanded “the physicians to embalm his father,” 50:2 • “Forty Days were required” for embalming; “the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days,” 50:3.

  3. The Burial of Jacob, Continued: • Joseph asked “the household of Pharaoh” to speak to Pharaoh in his behalf, 50:4,5. • Pharaoh said, “go up and bury your father,” Genesis 50:6. • A Great number went to bury Jacob, 50:7-9. • They went to “the threshing floor of Atad… beyond Jordan,” Genesis 50:10,11. • Jacob’s body buried in cave of Machpelah, 50:12-14; 49:29-33; 47:27-31; 23:16-20.

  4. Joseph’s Older Brothers Sought His Forgiveness, Genesis 50:15-21. • After burying their father, Joseph’s brothers feared he would “hate” them and “repay them for all the evil” they did to him, v. 15. • They “sent messengers to Joseph,” reminding him of the words of Jacob, Genesis 50:17. • The brothers “fell down before his face, and… said we are your servants,” 50:18. cf. 37:5-11; 42:6-9; 43:26,28; 44:14. • Note: Earlier they had sold Joseph as a slave; now they volunteered to be his slaves!

  5. Joseph’s Older Brothers Sought His Forgiveness, 50:15-21, con’t. • Joseph’s magnanimous response, 50:19-21. • Initially, he “wept when they spoke to him.” • He said “do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God,” v. 20. cf. Deuteronomy 32:35. • Joseph was mindful of the over ruling providence of God; he said “you meant evil…but God meant it for good…” 50:20. • Instead of repaying them for the evil they had done to him, Joseph to promised to “provide for” them, and “he comforted them…,” 50:21

  6. The Death of Joseph, Genesis 50:22-26 • Joseph “dwelt in Egypt;” he “lived one hundred and ten years,” Genesis 50:22. • Joseph lived a full life; he “saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation,” 50:23. • When dying, Joseph reminded his brothers that God would bring them “out” of Egypt, and to “the land…,” 50:24; cf. 15:13-21. • He “took an oath from the children of Israel,” 50:25,26; cf. Exodus 13:19; Joshua 24:32. • Joseph died, “they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt,” 50:26.

  7. Observations from Genesis 50: • Faithful Servants of God, regardless of circumstances, shine “as lights in the world.” • There is as contrast between the dying words of Jacob and of Joseph! • Jacob’s words looked to the past; “bury me” where Abraham, Sarah… were buried, 49:29-31. • Joseph’s words looked to the future; “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here..” Genesis 50:25. • Not buried; body “put in a coffin in Egypt” as a reminder. • Our faith is not in a coffin, but an empty tomb!

  8. Observations -- continued • Death is Universal, Hebrews 9:27! • Contrast Satan’s lie, Genesis 3:4, with what really happened. • “all his grandeur and riches and goodness cold not save Joseph from the hands of the last enemy.” • God is a God of Providence, Genesis 50:19; Romans 8:28! • Genesis began with “the beginning,” Genesis 1:1; it ends at the right spot – at the perfect place for the message in Exodus to begin!

  9. Conclusion: • Genesis is truly a book of beginnings – creation, all forms of life, the marriage relationship, the beginning of sin, etc. • And the first announcement of God’s intent to provide a redeemer for sinners, 3:15! • Genesis provides the proper foundation for a study of the rest of the Bible. • One consistent theme: God deserves our respect; He demands our obedience; He blesses those who do His will!

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