The Book of Genesis: Perspectives Chapters 37-38 Life of Joseph – Corruption.

The Book of Genesis:Perspectives

Chapters 37-38

Life of Joseph – Corruption

“in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”

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GenesisWeek Date Topic

1 09 Dec 09 Introduction and the Creation: 1:1-2:25 (Ben)

2 16 Dec 09 The Fall: 3:1-5:32

3 23 Dec 09 Elder Selection Discussion (Herb)

4 30 Dec 09 The Flood: 6:1-9:29

5 06 Jan 10 Table of Nations/Tower of Babel: 10:1-11:9

6 13 Jan 10 Life of Abraham – Part 1: 11:10-16:16

7 20 Jan 10 Life of Abraham – Part 2: 17-23; 25:1-10

8 27 Jan 10 Life of Isaac: 24; 25:11-26:35

9 03 Feb 10 Life of Jacob: 27:1-31:55

10 10 Feb 10 Jacob and Esau: 32:1-36:43

11 17 Feb 10 Life of Joseph – Corruption: 37:1-38:30

12 24 Feb 10 Life of Joseph – Exaltation: 39:1-41:57

13 03 Mar 10 Life of Joseph – Salvation: 42:1-50:25

Today’s Objectives• Provide a review of last week’s lesson

• Review a map of the area where Joseph lived

• Provide a summary of Genesis 37-38

• Learn why Joseph is hated by his brothers

• Learn what Joseph’s brothers do to him

• Learn about the wickedness of Judah

• See what happens between Tamar and Judah

• Learn about the sons of Judah

Last week• Provided a review of last week’s lesson about Jacob

in Haran, Rachel, Leah and his return back

• Reviewed Genesis Chapter 32-36

• Learned more about Jacob’s journey back to Canaan

• Reviewed why Jacob was fearful of meeting Esau

• Learned about Jacob’s meeting with Esau

• Learned how Jacob became known as Israel

• Learned why Jacob’s son kills the men of Shechem

• Learned about the death of Rachel and Isaac

• Learned about Esau’s descendants

Authorship • Bible scholars attribute Genesis to Moses

– Inspired by God, Moses was the human instrument through which God spoke

– Also attributed to writing the first five books of the bible

• Date of writing– Uncertain– Probably between 1500-1400 BC– Spans more time than any other book of the Bible– Approximately 2370 years, more time than the other 65

books combined– Oldest and most detailed record of ancient history in

existence

Terminology• Bereshith

– Hebrew name for the book meaning “in the beginning”

• Septuagint– Oldest Greek translation of the OT, around 270 BC

• Torah– Hebrew word for “the law”, refers to the first five books

• Pentateuch– Greek name for the first five books of the OT

• Dead Sea Scrolls– Ancient manuscripts found in 1947 contain parts of all

books of the OT except Esther, confirming translations

Children of Jacob (30:1-24)

Genesis 37 Summary

• Joseph was Jacob’s 11th son, by Rachel

• We now shift our focus to Jacob’s sons

• In particular, we learn about Joseph’s ordeal with his brothers

• Learn how Joseph is Jacob’s beloved son (1-7)

• Joseph is hated by his brothers (8-19)

• Joseph is betrayed by his brothers (20-27)

• Joseph is sold into slavery (28-36)

Jacob’s Beloved (37:1-7)

• We learn that Jacob now lives in Hebron (v. 1)– Joseph, now 17, is helping his brothers tend to the

livestock

• Joseph sees his brothers doing evil things (v. 2)– Reports this to Jacob

• Jacob favored Joseph over the others (v. 3)– This causes conflict between Joseph and his brothers– Coat of many colors

• Joseph has a dream and shares with his brothers– They would one day bow down to him (v. 7)

Joseph is Hated (37:8-19)

• Brothers had hated him for his first dream (v. 8)

• Joseph dreams another dream (v. 9)– Sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed down to him– Some day, the entire family would bow down to him– Even Jacob did not care for this dream

• Joseph’s brothers had taken the livestock to Shechem to graze, 60 miles north (v. 12)

• Jacob asks Joseph to go visit them (v. 13)– Joseph travels to Shechem and then to Dothan– He finds his brothers; however, they conspire to kill him

Joseph Betrayed (37:20-27))

• His brothers execute their plan (v. 21)– Reuben hears about the plot and rescues Joseph– They decide to cast Joseph into a pit for a while and then

send him back to Jacob

• Ishmaelite’s arrive on the scene (v. 25)– Judah begins to rethink the plan– Decide to sell Joseph to Ishmaelite and Midianite

merchants (v. 27)

Joseph Sold Into Slavery (37:28-36)

• Ishmaelite and Midianite merchants take Joseph to Egypt (v. 28)– Reuben returns to the pit to find Joseph gone, only is

clothes are left– Asks his brothers where he went

• Devise a story to make Jacob think Joseph is killed (v. 31)– Jacob thinks Joseph was killed by wild animals– Jacob mourns Joseph’s death

• Midianites sell Joseph Potiphar, an officer of an Egyptian Pharaoh, also Captain of the Guard (v. 36)

Genesis 38 Summary

• Place in Genesis in the middle of the story of Joseph

• Discusses the immorality of Judah

• Consequences of Judah’s immoral conduct

Judah Departs (38:1-6)

• Judah leaves his brothers and travels to a town called Adullam (v. 1)– Had sexual relations with a Canaanite woman

• She eventually gave birth to three sons (vs. 3-5)– Er– Onan– Shelah, while at Chezib

• Judah takes a wife for Er, named Tamar (v. 6)– As was the custom in the time of Judah

Wicked Er (38:7-13)

• Er was wicked in the sight of God (v. 7)– God slays Er

• Judah directs Onan to marry Tamar, Er’s wife (v. 8)– Onan knew it was wrong– Children born of this marriage would be counted towards

Er– Avoid fathering children with Tamar (v. 9)– However, God slays Onan as well

• Judah directs Tamar to remain a widow until Shelah, the third son, was grown– Judah’s wife dies

Tamar and Judah (38:14-18)

• Shelah did not marry Tamar (v. 14)– She takes off her widow’s garments as was the custom

and wraps herself in a veil

• Judah sees her in the veil, but does not recognize that she is Tamar (v. 15)– Thought she was a prostitute– Talks her into laying with him– She requests his signet, bracelets, and staff in return

• Tamar gives birth to a son by Judah (v. 18)

Judah and Tamar

Judah Discovers the Truth (38:19-26)

• Tamar put the garments of a widow back on (v. 19)

• Judah attempts to find the “prostitute” to get his jewelry back– No one knew about a prostitute in that area

• Three months pass, Judah finds out the truth (v. 24)– Tamar had played the part of a prostitute– She was pregnant– Judah demands that she be burned alive

• Judah appears to have tried to throw off the accusations, however…– Tamar brings forth the signet, bracelet and staff (v. 25)

Twins of Judah by Tamar (38:27-30)

• Two sons are born to Tamar (v. 27)

• Pharaz– Judah’s second son– Around 1730 BC– Eventually led to the formation of the Hezronites and

Hamulites– Hezron’s son Aram produced the line of David

• Zarah, born second but had been designated as first– Judah’s first son– Eventually led to the formation of the Zarhites, Ezrahites,

and Izrahites

Review• Provided a review of last week’s lesson• Reviewed Genesis Chapter 37-38

• Provided a review of last week’s lesson

• Reviewed a map of the area where Joseph lived

• Provided a summary of Genesis 37-38

• Learned why Joseph is hated by his brothers

• Learned what Joseph’s brothers do to him

• Learned about the wickedness of Judah

• Saw what happened between Tamar and Judah

• Learned about the sons of Judah

• Next week – Life of Joseph, Gen 39-41