completely to God The highlights of the chapters are the three times when Jacob had an experience with God These were at Haran (31:1-16); at Peniel (32:22-32); and at Bethel (35:1-15) Read 32:22-32 In what ways was this Peniel experience a spiritual turning point in Jacob’s career? Jacob’s experiences at Bethel (35:1-15) were the brightest of his life Compare these with the earlier crisis experience at Bethel, as recorded in 28:10-17 (over twenty years earlier) (37:2b—50:26) Even though Joseph was not of the Messianic line (Chart 9), of the twelve sons of Jacob, God sovereignly chose him to be the benefactor of Israel during the next crucial years of dwelling in Egypt While in Egypt, the descendants of Joseph and his I JOSEPH, BELOVED SON OF JACOB brothers multiplied rapidly, and soon became a large nation (See Exod 1:7, The Living Bible.) Chart 10 shows a broad survey of Joseph’s career Read Genesis 37-50 with this overview in mind What kind of a man was Joseph? Consider how some of his experiences were types of Christ’s ministry (An Old Testament type is a gure or representation of something to come.) A type’s ful llment (antitype) usually is seen in the New Testament About half of the Old Testament types foreshadow the person and ministry of Christ The patriarch Joseph is considered by some to be the most complete type of Christ For example, he was acknowledged to be the saviour and ruler of Egypt (Gen 47:25); and Christ shall be acknowledged as Saviour and Ruler of the world (Phil 2:10-11).23 You may want to develop an extended outline of these chapters about Joseph One of the bright verses toward the end of Genesis is the Messianic promise of 49:10 This is a promise of Judah’s inheritance, to be fully realized in the person of Jesus Christ, of the line of Judah Read Genesis 50:24 How is this an appropriate conclusion to the book of Genesis? Relate it to 3:19 and 12:1-3 V KEY WORDS AND VERSES OF GENESIS Now that you have seen the highlights of Genesis, what verses would you consider as key verses in the book? Write a list of key words and phrases In your own words, what is the theme of Genesis? VI APPLICATIONS Applications of the text of Genesis have been suggested from time to time in the previous studies Here are a few more of the ... One of the bright verses toward the end of Genesis is the Messianic promise of 49:10 This is a promise of Judah’s inheritance, to be fully realized in the person of Jesus Christ, of the line of. .. is seen in the New Testament About half of the Old Testament types foreshadow the person and ministry of Christ The patriarch Joseph is considered by some to be the most complete type of Christ... the book? Write a list of key words and phrases In your own words, what is the theme of Genesis? VI APPLICATIONS Applications of the text of Genesis have been suggested from time to time in the