isaac, jacob, judah and joseph genesis 24, 29:1-30, 38, 39
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Isaac, Jacob, Judah and JosephIsaac, Jacob, Judah and Joseph
Genesis 24, 29:1-30, 38, 39
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Isaac
• The second patriarch of the Israelites
• Offered as a burnt offering to God
• Married with Rebekah
• Had twin sons by Rebekah (Ge25:21-26)
• Loved the elder son Esau (Ge25:27-28)
• Deceived by the younger son Jacob for blessing (Ge27:1-29)
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Jacob (1)
• The third patriarch of the Isrealites who were named after him
• Managed to get Esau sell his birthright to him
• Deceived Isaac into blessing him
• Fleeing from Esau to uncle Laban
• Married Leah and Rachel, giving birth to 12 sons and at least 1 daughter
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Jacob (2)
• Serving father-in-law for 20 years• Taking his family and cattle back to Canaan• Wrestled with God (Ge32:24-26)• Renamed Isreal on the way back(Ge32:28)
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, [Israel means he struggles with God.] because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.” 那人说 :“ 你的名不要再叫雅各,要叫以色列;因为你与神与人较力,都得了胜。”
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Jacob (3)
• Moved to Egypt but his body was taken back to and was buried in Canaan after death
• Before death - blessed Joseph's two sons - Manasseh
(玛拿西) and Ephraim (以法莲) (Ge 48)
- blessed his 12 sons - giving more blessing to Ephraim and Jose
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Jacob (4)
• experiences many personal struggles both in the land and out of it, including
- the hatred of his brother, Esau;
- the deception of his father-in-law, Laban;
- the rape of his daughter, Dinah (Ge34);
- the death of his favorite wife, Rachel;
- the sale of his son, Joseph
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Judah
• The fourth son of Jacob• It was Judah's idea that Joseph was sold t
o the passing merchants, which saved Joseph out of the fate of death
• Judah had 3 sons and was involved with his daughter-in-law
• Judah's descendants became the chief inhabitants of the kingdom of Judah
• Ancestor of David through his son Pharez / Perez
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Joseph (1) (Ge30-50)
• A figure connecting events in Genesis and Exodus, who found a good place in Egypt for his family to live and prosper
• The 11th son of Jacob, his favorite son• Joseph’s dreams (Ge 37)• Sold by brothers• Became overseer of an Egyptian officer• Put to prison for his master's wife's false a
ccusation
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Joseph (2) (Ge30-50)
• Interpretation of the dreams of the baker and the cupbearer (酒政) (Ge 40)
• Interpretation of the pharaoh's dreams
• Made ruler over all of Egypt's land and people except the Pharaoh
• saved his family out of the famine years
• asked for a rich land Goshen for his family to dwell
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Isaac and Jacob's Betrothal (1)
• similar betrothal scenes (Robert Alter, The Art of Biblical Narrative, pp. 47-62)
1) 男方或代理人长途跋涉到远方去找未来的妻子
2) 第一次相遇都发生在一口井旁 3) 男方向女方要水喝,或替女方排解困难
并汲水,之后双方交换身份 4) 女方回家报告消息,或把来人领回家
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Isaac and Jacob's Betrothal (2)
• Different Characters and Characterization Isaac - protected, passive, incompetent Rebekah - fair, active, lively, enthusiastic, competen
t Jacob - smart, fighting for what he wanted
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Function of Repetition
• Subtle changes in the repetition reveal the old servant's skillful matchmaking
1 )显示主人的经济实力,强调儿子是唯一继承人 (Ge24:35-36)
2 )用亲情拉近关系 (Ge24:38, 24:40)
3 )把这门婚事说成是耶和华的旨意 (Ge24:42-48)
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Judah and Tamar (1)
• How many sons did Judah have? Why had his first two sons died?
• Why hadn't Judah given Tamar to his youngest son to marry? What did he ask Tamar to do?
• What did Tamar decide to do when hearing his father-in-law would go to Timnath to shear his sheep?
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Judah and Tamar (2)
• What kind of person did Judah think of Tamar when he saw her sitting on the roadside?
• What kind of deal had they made?
• What pledge had Tamar asked from Judah?
• What was Judah's first response at hearing Tamar got pregnant by prostitution?
• What did he say after discovering the truth?
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古希伯来婚姻传统和妇女地位• 长女必先出嫁• 兄或弟去世,其兄弟有权继承其财产,并
有义务娶其妻且头生子要算在死人名下• 生育对古希伯来女人的重要性
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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (1)
• To whom was Joseph sold when he was taken to Egypt?
• How did the master treat Joseph?• What problem did Joseph face?• How did one day the mistress tempt Joseph?• What did she say to the servants when Joseph r
efused and ran away from her?• What did she say to her husband?• What was the consequence of this incident?
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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (2)
• Character of Joseph
- righteous, loyal, competent
• Character of Potiphar's wife
- loose, licentious, unfaithful, calculating
• Meaning of Joseph's experience in Potiphar's house
- to show God's power (God was with Joseph and had made him prosperous)
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Assignments
• Read "The Story of Moses" (Exo 1, 2, 3, 4:1-17, 20:1-17)
• Find out the excuses Moses used to refuse God's call
• Think about why Moses refused God's command?