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A walk thru’ the Old Testament (OT)..

Lesson 10: Joseph – Unwavering Faith

GOD’S TOUCHPOINTS

Old Testament SummaryThe Patriarchal AgesThe JudgesThe Reign of RoyaltyThe Prophetic Era

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OT WALKTHRU- THE PATRIARCHAL AGES

1. OT Summary2. Adam – A Fallen Faith3. From Fall to Flood4. Noah – Surviving Faith5. The World in Confusion – Babel6. Job – Faith under Fire7. Abraham – Soaring Faith8. Isaac – Winging Faith9. Jacob – Clinging Faith10. Joseph – Unwavering Faith11. God’s Direct Interventions in Genesis12. God’s Special Interventions in Genesis13. Moses – Humbled Faith14. Israel – Leanness of Soul15. God’s Commandments

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THE PATRIARCHS OF ISRAEL

Abraham - Soaring faith

Isaac - Winging faith

Jacob - Clinging faith

Joseph – Unwavering faith

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JOSEPH – UNWAVERING FAITHOBJECTIVES

To Understand God’s

training ground for top leaders

Learn from the qualities of Joseph on how to win in adversity

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JOSEPH – UNWAVERING FAITH

From Pet To Pit To Potiphar To Prison To Palace

Note: Reference Material is available in the notes section of this presentation

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THE PET Joseph was clearly the

beloved of his parents. The youngest brother (barring

Benjamin), his father honored him with a special long sleeved coat signifying that his would be the birthright

To add insult to injury, Joseph shared his dreams of his leadership to his brothers

He also wore his coat on a daily basis rather than the traditional yearly occasion of his birthday.

All the above triggered strong jealousy

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VIDEO CLIP

Joseph’s amazing technicoloured coat- The dreamer has to gohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_SslOeN4o&index=5&list=PLF3DC1DBD98FB69BE

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THE PIT

Joseph was then thrown into a pit.

He pleas for mercy went unheard

Reuben planned to rescue him but he was sold to slave traders

His trademark coat was torn to pieces, dipped in blood and shown to his father.

The family considered him as good as dead.

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JOSEPH’S JOURNEY TO EGYPT

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DISCUSSION

What kind of person was Joseph as a kid?

How did Joseph feel when suddenly torn from love, admiration to hostility and uncertainty?

From spoilt kid to slavery! What struggles would Joseph have gone through?

What was the end result? …James 1:2-4

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POTIPHAR’S HOUSE

Joseph was faithful to his duties as a slave

God blessed Joseph who soon rose to position of head of all servants

Potiphar entrusted everything to him (except wife)

Potiphar’s wife seduces him. (Isis and Osiris)

Joseph thrown to prison

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ISIS AND OSIRIS

That year as per Egyptian tradition: Potiphar’s wife, as the most

beautiful woman in Egypt was chosen to be Isis

She chose Joseph to be her Osiris

Joseph instead of giving in to a legitimate temptation in Egyptian tradition, chooses God.

Isis and Osiris

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THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH – IN POTIPHAR’S HOUSE

Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

2 The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. 5 From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. (Gen 39)

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ADAM VS. JOSEPH’S TEMPTATION

Adam was given everything Joseph was stripped of everything

The fundamental temptation was same

Lust of flesh, lust of eyes, pride of life.

Adam enjoyed God’s presence So did Joseph

Adam lingered Joseph ran

Adam would lose everything by giving in

Joseph could lose everything by not giving in

Adam avoided God Joseph accounted to God

Adam lost from a position of strength

Joseph temporarily appeared to have lost but eventually won from a position of weakness

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THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH – IN PRISONBut while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did. (Genesis 39)

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IN PRISON

God continues to be with Joseph Joseph is favoured and runs prison Interprets dreams Left for years Called by pharoah –Dr. Ron Charles

highlights that every year, one of the king’s prisoners would be selected as a human sacrifice, dressed (as joseph was) and sent to pharoah prior to be sacrificed. The journey to Pharoah could have been a long, uncertain one for Joseph. Joseph has no idea what he is called for – could have been as a human sacrifice.

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IN THE PALACE

Interprets dreams Made 2nd to

pharoah Saves Egypt Saves his family Forgives his family Starts a new life Gives his family a

new life

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THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH – IN THE PALACE

38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?”39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. 40 You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.” (Genesis 39)

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DISCUSSION

What stages did Joseph go through in God’s crucible of leadership before he was ready to be the second most powerful person in the world?

What lessons do we learn from Joseph’s life?

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JOSEPH IN GOD’S CRUCIBLE

In tough times: Perseverance thru

trials Patience in stagnation Purity in everything Presence of God in

everything Pride cleansed

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JOSEPH IN GOD’S CRUCIBLE

In good times Joseph: Forgot: Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh

and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household.“ (Genesis 41:51)

Was Fruitful:The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.“ (Genesis 41:52)

Forgave:..You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” (Genesis 50:20)

Had his Feet on the ground: The once proud dreamer, becomes the practical ruler of Egypt

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VIDEO CLIP

Story of Arthur Ashehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9BOq5KoH3s

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ROLE PLAY

Enact scenarios of Joseph in today’s scenario. What are various cultural traps a youngster can fall into and how to avoid them.

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APPENDIX: LESSON PLAN

Slides 1-6 10 mins Slide 7: Video clip - 5 mins Slide 8-21 – 25 mins Slide 22: Video clip (Arthur Ashe) 5

mins Slide 23: Role play 15 mins

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A walk thru’ the Old Testament..Lesson 11: God’s Direct interventions - Genesis

GOD’S TOUCHPOINTS

Old Testament SummaryThe Patriarchal AgesThe JudgesThe Reign of RoyaltyThe Prophetec Era

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GOD’S DIRECT INTERVENTIONS –OBJECTIVES

To Get a glimpse of God’s attributes Connect with God in a deeper manner

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GOD’S DIRECT INTERVENTIONS –PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

Summary of God’s interventions Our Role Names of God References Discuss

Note: Reference Material is available in the notes section of this presentation

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GOD’S DIRECT INTERVENTIONSIncident Reason

God walked and talked with Adam Fellowship

Punishes Adam and Eve, curses serpent, soil Judgment

Enoch walked with God Fellowship

Noah walked with God Fellowship

God informs Noah and brings on the flood.. Judgment

God’s covenant with a rainbow Promise

God scatters people at Babel Judgment

God appears to Abraham several times Guidance

King of Salem appears to Abraham Prophecy, victory

God discusses with Abraham destruction of Sodom and G.

Judgment

God appears to Abimelech Judgment

The angel of the Lord appears to Hagar Distress

God is with Ishmael as he grows Loneliness

God renames Abram as Abraham Blessing

God renames Sara Blessing

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Incident Reason

God promises him a son (via a man whom Abraham referred to as Lord)

New birth

God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Prophecy, Testing

The angel of God appears and stops Abraham’s hand Atonement

God appears to Isaac Guidance

God opens Rebekah’s womb New birth

God tells Rebekah that Jacob will rule Esau Prophecy

God appears to Jacob Distress

God closes Rachel’s womb Fairness

God opens Rachel’s womb New birth

The angel of the Lord wrestles with Jacob Striving

God gives Joseph dreams Prophecy

God is with Joseph in slavery, prison. Loneliness

God gives butler, baker, dreams Prophecy

God gives pharoah dreams Prophecy

God blesses Joseph and everyone recognizes it Blessing

GOD’S DIRECT INTERVENTIONS (CONT’D…)

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GOD’S ACTIVITIES FROM GENESIS

God provides God protects God judges God guides God perseveres/strives/wrestles God’s ultimate objective is fellowship God is with us in loneliness, despair God discusses his future plans with those close to him God blesses those who trust him for generations He answers specific prayers eg Abraham for Ishmael, Sodom. God tests our faith God makes us fruitful God helps us forget hurts, suffering God surprises God cares God loves

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OUR ROLE Faith - Abraham Obedience – Abraham Right fundamentals -

Jacob Release - Jacob Remain in touch with

God - Isaac Purity - Joseph Patience - Joseph Perseverance – Joseph Legacy - All

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NAMES OF GOD1 Elohim: The plural form of EL, means “strong oneCompounds of El: El Shaddai:“God Almighty.” El Elyon:“The Most High God.” Stresses El Olam:“The Everlasting God.”

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NAMES OF GOD (CONT’D…) 2 Yahweh (YHWH): “to exist, be.” -the

independent and self-existent God Compounds of Yahweh: revealing additional facts about God’s character. Yahweh Jireh (Yireh):“The Lord will provide.” Yahweh Nissi:“The Lord is my Banner.” - our

rallying point and our means of victory; Yahweh Shalom:“The Lord is Peace.” Yahweh Sabbaoth:“The Lord of Hosts.”- military

figure -commander of the armies of heaven Yahweh Maccaddeshcem: “The Lord your

Sanctifier.” Yahweh Ro’i: “The Lord my Shepherd.” Yahweh Tsidkenu: “The Lord our Righteousness.” Yahweh Shammah: “The Lord is there.” - personal

presence in the millennial kingdom Yahweh Elohim Israel: “The Lord, the God of

Israel.”

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NAMES OF GOD (CONT’D…)

3 Adonai: Majesty, master, owner.4 Theos: Primary name for God used in the New Testament.5 Kurios: Authority and supremacy.6 Despotes: Master, owner7 Father: Distinctive New Testament revelation is that through faith in Christ, God becomes our personal Father. Used of God:

15 times in the Old Testament245 times in the New Testament.

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VIDEO CLIP – WHEN GOD’S LOVE TAKES OVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLsBAoeZxFI

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DISCUSSION

Which characteristic of God touches you the most?

How will that transform your life?

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INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES Genesis 5:24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was

no more, because God took him away. Genesis 6:12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for

all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. Genesis 6:13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end

to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.

Genesis 6:22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.

Genesis 7:9 male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah.

Genesis 7:16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.

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INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES Genesis 16:13She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are

the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 17:1[ The Covenant of Circumcision ] When Abram was ninety-nine

years old, theLORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.

Genesis 17:3Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, Genesis 17:5 No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the

father of a number of nations. Genesis 17:7I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant

between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your Godand the God of your descendants after you.

Genesis 17:8The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

Genesis 17:9Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.

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Genesis 17:15God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.

Genesis 17:18And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!”

Genesis 17:19Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

Genesis 17:22When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him. Genesis 17:23On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in

his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.

Genesis 19:29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.

Genesis 19:28-30 (in Context) Genesis 19 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations Genesis 20:3But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, “You

are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.” Genesis 20:6Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a

clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES

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Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’

Genesis 20:13And when God had me wander from my father’s household, I said to her, ‘This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

Genesis 20:17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again,

Genesis 21:12But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.

Genesis 21:17God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

Genesis 21:19Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

Genesis 21:20God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES

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Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.

Genesis 22:2Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

Genesis 22:3Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.

Genesis 22:8Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES

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Genesis 25:11After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.

Genesis 26:24That night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”

INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES

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Genesis 28:12He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

Genesis 28:13There above it stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.

Genesis 28:17He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”

Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear

INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES

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Genesis 32:1[ Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau ] Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

Genesis 32:2When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.

Genesis 32:9Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac,LORD, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’

Genesis 32:22[ Jacob Wrestles With God ] That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”

Genesis 32:30So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES

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Genesis 35:3Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Genesis 35:4So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem.

Genesis 35:5Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.

Genesis 35:7There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

Genesis 35:9After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

Genesis 35:10God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.” So he named him Israel.

Genesis 35:11And God said to him, “I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.

Genesis 35:13Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.

INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES

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Genesis 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,

Exodus 15:17You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance-- the place, LORD, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.

Psalm 9:11Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.

Psalm 27:5For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.

Psalm 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,

Psalm 135:21Praise be to the LORD from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

Lamentations 2:6He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden; he has destroyed his place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed festivals and her Sabbaths; in his fierce anger he has spurned both king and priest.

INTERVENTIONS – BIBLE REFERENCES

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A walk thru’ the Old Testament..Lesson 12: God’s Special interventions - Genesis

GOD’S TOUCHPOINTS

Old Testament SummaryThe Patriarchal AgesThe JudgesThe Reign of RoyaltyThe Prophetic Era

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GOD’S SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS –OBJECTIVES

To: Understand the significance of Christ’s

special appearances in Genesis Learn from what he is saying to us

today through those special appearances

Continue to be sensitive to His voice and leading

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GOD’S SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS –PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

Role of Christ in Genesis Study Christ’s communications to God’s

touchpoints in Genesis Analyse what Christ communicates to

us today

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WHO WALKED WITH ADAM?

How could God walk and talk with Adam when “no one has ever seen God”? No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. (John 1:18)

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GOD’S SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS - ADAM Genesis 3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of

the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

Genesis 3:9 But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?

Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”

Genesis 3:23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

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WHO WALKED WITH ADAM?

If Adam encountered a visible form of God, that form points to Jesus, the “one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known”. (John 1:18b)

God’s special interventions refer to a physical form of God visible to humans – pointing to the appearances of Jesus in the Old Testament

We see more examples below…

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GOD’S SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS13 Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”Abraham Pleads for Sodom16 When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. 17 Then the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[c] 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”20 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.”(Genesis 18:13-20)

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MELCHIZEDEK?17 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King’s Valley). 18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.) 19 He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything. 21 (Genesis 14:17-20).

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MELCHIZEDEK?

19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. (Hebrews 6:19,20)

1 Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him. 2 To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace. 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time. 4 But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder. 5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too are descendants of Abraham. 6 But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise. 7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior, 8 and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive. 9 And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid a tithe through Abraham. 10 For he was still in his ancestor Abraham’s loins when Melchizedek met him (Hebrews 7:1-10).

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GOD’S SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS - ABRAHAM22 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”“Here I am,” he replied.2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” 6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together,7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar here and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”“Here I am,” he replied.12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”15 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have n t withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore.Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring[b] all nations on earth will be blessed,[c] because you have obeyed me.”

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THE SACRIFICE

Do you see a connection between Abraham’s sacrifice and Christ’s?Refer Gen 22.

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ABRAHAM’S SACRIFICE VS CHRIST’SThe Offering of Isaac points to the Crucifixion of Jesus www.spiritandtruth.orgType (Model) Antitype (Fulfillment)

Abraham offered his only son (Gen. 22:2,12). God offered his only Son (John 3:16).

Isaac carried the wood for the sacrifice (Gen. 22:5).

Jesus carried the cross for the sacrifice (John 19:17).

Isaac cried out to his father (Gen. 22:7).Jesus cried out to His Father (Mat. 27:46; Mark 15:34).

Isaac escaped death after three days (Gen.22:4).Jesus rose from the dead on the third day (Mat. 16:21; Mark 16:2-4; Luke 9:22).

Abraham indicated God will provide a lamb for the sacrifice (Gen. 22:8).

God provided Jesus as The Lamb for the sacrifice (Isa. 53:7; John 1:29, 36; Rev. 5:6+; 7:17+).

God provided a ram, a male sheep, as a substitutionary sacrifice (Gen. 22:13).

God provided a male, Jesus, as a substitutionary sacrifice.

The ram was caught by its horns (head) in a thicket (thorns) (Gen. 22:13).

Jesus wore a crown of thorns on his head (Mat. 27:29), a symbol of the sin He bore (Gen. 3:18).

Sacrifice offered at specific location on Mount Moriah (Gen. 22:2, 9).

For hundreds of years, sacrifices would be offered from the same spot inside Solomon’s Temple and the Second Temple (2Chr. 3:1). When Jesus is crucified outside the city walls on the same mountain, the veil within the Temple is rent in two (Mark 15:38).

The ram was God’s provision (Gen. 22:13-14).

Abraham prophetically named the place pointing to the crucifixion where God made the ultimate provision: the sacrifice of His Son for sin (Heb.9:26-28).

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GOD’S SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS

Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. . . . And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there. So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” (Genesis 32:24–25, 28–30)

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JACOB AND GOD

Who initiated the fight between man and Jacob? Why?

Why did God dislocate Jacob’s thigh?

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GOD’S SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS 7 The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring

that is beside the road to Shur. 8 And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered. 9 Then the angel of the LORD told her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.” 11 The angel of the LORD also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael,[a

]    for the LORD has heard of your misery.12 He will be a wild donkey of a man;  his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostilitytoward[b] all his brothers.” 13 She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[c] the One who sees me.” 14 That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi[d]; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered

Gen 21. 4 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the desert of Beersheba. 15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she thought, "I cannot watch the boy die." And as she sat there nearby, she began to sob. 17 God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heavenand said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation." 19Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. 20 God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. 21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.

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HAGAR AND ISHMAEL

Why did God protect and provide for Hagar and Ishmael?

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VIDEO CLIP – JESUS LOVES US

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNc6NuoBxzM

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GOD’S SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS - HIGHLIGHTS

In Genesis we see the promise of: A seed who would defeat Satan (God’s judgement to Adam

after the fall) Gen 3 A Saviour who provides alternate sacrifice – prelude of

Calvary (Gen 22 The Angel of the Lord stops Abraham’s hand from striking Isaac)

A Son who enables joint-sonship into God’s kingdom (14:17-20) – Abraham’s encounter with Melchizedek – The first Eucharist

A Spirit who comforts and perseveres with the lost world A Spirit is wrestling with us to draw us to submission to God Similar powers to God

Receives tithes, judges, wins battles, blesses, saves, etc.

Jesus Announces to Adam that

he will be second Adam

Jesus give first Communion and first indication

of Calvary to Abraham and collected first tithe

Jesus demonstrates

equality with God

Jesus wrestles with Israel to get

him on track to receive blessingsJesus comforts the lost

son with his presence

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GOD (JESUS) INTERVENES….

While man fails, God prevailsWhat man kills, God rebuilds

God battles with us while we constantly veer towards Satan’s clutches

God never lets his knowledge of the future or the past interfere with his present dealings with an individual

God provides opportunities for recovery in the most hopeless of situations and people

While God judges, and his perfect plans may be jeorpadized, he continues to work his plans through the current circumstances.

Sometimes God has to hurt and weaken us (like he did Jacob) to bring us to greater dependance on him and greater humility.

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DISCUSSION

God is an unchanging God. Share thoughts on how you have personally experienced God’s interventions in your life in the context of a seed, a Saviour, a Son or a Spirit?