Matthew 7-9 - Jesus Came to Call Sinners

Judging Others

Mat 7:1 LSB - [1] "Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.

Ask, and It Will Be Given

Mat 7:7 LSB - [7] "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Mat 7:12 LSB - [12] "Therefore, in all things, whatever you want people to do for you, so do for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

The Narrow Gate

Mat 7:13-14 LSB - [13] "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. [14] "For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

A Tree and Its Fruit

Mat 7:15-16 LSB - [15] "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. [16] "You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?

Mat 7:21 LSB - [21] "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven [will enter].

Build Your House on the Rock

Mat 7:24-25 LSB - [24] "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. [25] "And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and fell against that house; and [yet] it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

Mat 8:2-3 LSB - [2] And behold, a leper came to Him and was bowing down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." [3] And Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

When the poor leper's case I read by John Newton

1 When the poor leper's case I read,

My own described I feel;

Sin is a leprosy indeed,

Which none but Christ can heal.

2 What anguish did my soul endure,

Till hope and patience ceased?

The more I strove myself to cure,

The more the plague increased.

3 While thus I lay distressed, I saw

The Savior passing by;

To him, though filled with shame and awe,

I raised my mournful cry.

4 Lord, thou canst heal me if thou wilt,

Oh pity to me shew,

O cleanse my leprous soul from guilt;

My filthy heart renew.

5 He heard, and with a gracious look,

Pronounced the healing word;

"I will--be clean," and while he spoke,

I felt my health restored.

6 Come, sinners seize the present hour,

The Savior's grace to prove;

He can relieve, for he is power,

He will, for he is love.

The Centurion’s Faith

Mat 8:8 LSB - [8] But the centurion said, "Lord, I am not good enough for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Mat 8:11-12 LSB - [11] "And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline [at the table] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; [12] but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Peter’s Mother-In-Law and Many Others Healed

Mat 8:16-17 LSB - [16] Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill [17] in order to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES."

Isa 53:4 LSB - [4] Surely our griefs (sickness) He Himself bore, And our sorrows (pains) He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.

The Cost of Following Jesus

Mat 8:20 LSB - [20] And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air [have] nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

Mat 8:22 LSB - [22] But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead."

Jesus Calms a Storm

Mat 8:27 LSB - [27] And the men marveled, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

Jesus Saves Men from Demons

Mat 8:34 LSB - [34] And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they pleaded with Him to leave their region.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Mat 9:2, 6 LSB - 

[2] And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven." ... 

[6] "But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--then He said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed and go home."

Matthew and Sinners Called

Mat 9:9-10 LSB - 

[9] And as Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax office; and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he stood up and followed Him. 

[10] Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining [at the table] in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.

Mat 9:12-13 LSB - 

[12] But when Jesus heard [this], He said, "[It is] not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. 

[13] "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Hos 6:6 LSB - [6] For I delight in lovingkindness rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

 

A Sick Soul by John Newton 8,6,8,6

1 Physician of my sin-sick soul

To thee I bring my case;

My raging malady control,

And heal me by thy grace.

2 Pity the anguish I endure,

See how I mourn and pine;

For never can I hope a cure

From any hand but thine.

3 I would disclose my whole complaint,

But where shall I begin?

No words of mine can fully paint

That worst distemper, sin.

4 It lies not in a single part,

But thro' my frame is spread

A burning fever in my heart.

A palsy in my head.

5 It makes me deaf, and dumb, and blind,

And impotent and lame,

And overclouds and fills my mind,

With folly, fear and shame.

6 A thousand evil thoughts intrude,

Tumultuous in my breast;

Which indispose me for my food,

And rob me of my rest.

7 Lord I am sick, regard my cry,

And set my spirit free;

Say, canst thou let a sinner die,

Who longs to live to thee?

A Question About Fasting

Mat 9:15 LSB - [15] And Jesus said to them, "Can the attendants of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Miracles of Healing

Mat 9:35-38 LSB - [35] And Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. [36] And seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast like sheep without a shepherd. [37] Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. [38] "Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

Rapture or Judgement in Matthew 24 and Luke 17?

Mat 24:28 LSB - [28] "Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

Mat 24:36-41 LSB -
[36] "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
[37] "For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
[38] "For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
[39] and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
[40] "Then there will be two in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left.
[41] "Two women [will be] grinding [grain] at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

Luk 17:26-37 LSB -
[26] "And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:
[27] they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
[28] "It was the same as in the days of Lot--they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;
[29] but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
[30] "It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.
[31] "On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out, and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.
[32] "Remember Lot's wife.
[33] "Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses [his life] will preserve it.
[34] "I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.
[35] "There will be two women grinding [grain] at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.
[36] ["Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left."]
[37] And answering they said to Him, "Where, Lord?" And He said to them, "Where the body [is], there also the vultures will be gathered."

Matthew 4-6 - Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness

The Temptation of Jesus

Mat 4:1-2 LSB - [1] Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. [2] And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.

Mat 4:4 LSB - [4] But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"

Mat 4:7 LSB - [7] Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.'"

Mat 4:10 LSB - [10] Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

Jesus Begins His Ministry

Mat 4:12-16 LSB - [12] Now when [Jesus] heard that John had been taken into custody, He departed into Galilee; [13] and leaving Nazareth, He came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, [14] in order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, [15] "THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES-- [16] THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT, AND THOSE WHO WERE SITTING IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHT DAWNED."

Mat 4:17 LSB - [17] From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

The First Disciples

Mat 4:18-20 LSB - [18] Now as [Jesus] was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. [19] And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." [20] And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

Mat 4:21-22 LSB - [21] And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. [22] And immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Ministry in Galilee

Mat 4:23 LSB - [23] And Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.

The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

Mat 5:11-12 LSB - [11] "Blessed are you when [people] insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. [12] "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Salt and Light

Mat 5:19 LSB - [19] "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others [to do] the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches [them], he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Mat 5:20 LSB - [20] "For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Personal Relationships

Mat 5:39 LSB - [39] "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Mat 5:48 LSB - [48] "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Giving to the Poor and Prayer

Mat 6:3-4 LSB - [3] "But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, [4] so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

Mat 6:6 LSB - [6] "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

Mat 6:9-13 LSB - 

[9] "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 

[10] 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 

[11] 'Give us this day our daily bread. 

[12] 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 

[13] 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.']

Fasting

Treasures in Heaven

Mat 6:20-21 LSB - [20] "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; [21] for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Do Not Worry

Mat 6:31-32 LSB - [31] "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' [32] "For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Mat 6:33 LSB - [33] "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

 

Matthew 1-3 - Immanuel

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

Mat 1:1 LSB - [1] The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

Mat 1:16-17 LSB - [16] And Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ. [17] Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

The Conception and Birth of Jesus

Mat 1:18 LSB - [18] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Mat 1:20-21 LSB - [20] But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the One who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. [21] "And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."

Mat 1:22-23 LSB - [22] Now all this took place in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, [23] "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US."

The Visit of the Magi

Mat 2:5-6 LSB - [5] And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet: [6] 'AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A LEADER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'"

Mat 2:11 LSB - [11] And after coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

The Flight to Egypt

Mat 2:13-15 LSB - [13] Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him." [14] So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and departed for Egypt. [15] And he remained there until the death of Herod, in order that what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON."

Hos 11:1 LSB - [1] When Israel [was] a youth I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.

 

Herod Slaughters Children

Mat 2:22-23 LSB - [22] But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned [by God] in a dream, he departed for the district of Galilee, [23] and came and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets would be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene."

From David Guzik Study Guide for Matthew 2

iii. If there was any specific passage in Matthew’s mind, it was likely Isaiah 11:1: There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Hebrew word translated Branch sounds like “Nazir” (neser). “Jerome, following the Jewish scholars of his time, believed the reference to be mainly to Isaiah 11, where mention is made of a branch that shall spring out of Jesse’s root…The epithet Nazarene will thus mean: ‘the man of Nazareth, the town of the little shoot’.” (Bruce)

iv. “He meant that the prophets have described the Messiah as one that would be despised and rejected of men. They spoke of him as a great prince and conqueror when they described his second coming, but they set forth his first coming when they spoke of him as a root out of a dry ground without form or comeliness, who when he should be seen would have no beauty that men should desire him. The prophets said that he would be called by a despicable title, and it was so, for his countrymen called him a Nazarene.” (Spurgeon)

The Preaching of John the Baptist

Mat 3:1-2 LSB - [1] Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, [2] "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

From David Guzik Study Guide for Matthew 3

ii. The call to repentance is important and must not be neglected. It is entirely accurate to say that it is the first word of the gospel.

• Repent was the first word of John the Baptist’s gospel (Matthew 3:1-2).
• Repent was the first word of Jesus’ gospel (Matthew 4:17 and Mark 1:14-15).
• Repent was the first word in the preaching ministry of the twelve disciples (Mark 6:12).
• Repent was the first word in the preaching instructions Jesus gave to His disciples after His resurrection (Luke 24:46-47).
• Repent was the first word of exhortation in the first Christian sermon (Acts 2:38).
• Repent was the first word in the mouth of the Apostle Paul through his ministry (Acts 26:19-20).

Mat 3:11 LSB - [11] "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

The Baptism of Jesus

Mat 3:16-17 LSB - [16] And after being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove [and] coming upon Him, [17] and behold, [there was] a voice out of the heavens saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

Genesis 47-50

Jacob’s Family Settles in Goshen

Gen 47:9-10 LSB - [9] So Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my sojourning are 130; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years that my fathers lived during the days of their sojourning." [10] And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.

Joseph and the Famine

Gen 47:29-31 LSB - [29] Then the days for Israel to die drew near, and he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in lovingkindness and truth. Please do not bury me in Egypt. [30] "But I will lie down with my fathers, and you will carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." And he said, "I will do as you have said." [31] Then he said, "Swear to me." So he swore to him. Then Israel bowed [in worship] at the head of the bed.

Heb 11:21 LSB - [21] By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and WORSHIPED, [leaning] ON THE TOP OF HIS STAFF.

Israel Blesses Manasseh and Ephraim

Gen 48:15-16 LSB - [15] And he blessed Joseph and said, "May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has been my shepherd throughout my life to this day, [16] The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless [these] boys; And may my name live on in them, And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."

Jacob Assembles His Sons

Gen 49:7 LSB - [7] "Cursed be their anger, for it is strong; And their wrath, for it is cruel. I will divide them amongst Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.

Jos 21:3 LSB - [3] So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of Yahweh.

 

Jacob Breathes His Last

Gen 49:33 LSB - [33] So Jacob finished commanding his sons. And he drew his feet into the bed and breathed his last and was gathered to his people.

Jacob’s Burial at Machpelah

Gen 50:12-13 LSB - [12] Thus his sons did for him as he had commanded them. [13] Indeed, his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field for [his] possession [as] a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.

Gen 50:19-20 LSB - [19] But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in God's place? [20] "As for you, you meant evil against me, [but] God meant it for good in order to do [what has happened on] this day, to keep many people alive.

The Death of Joseph

Gen 50:25 LSB - [25] Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here."

Heb 11:22 LSB - [22] By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave commands concerning his bones. 

Plenty in a time of dearth by John Newton
8,8,8,8

My soul once had its plenteous years,
And throve, with peace and comfort filled,
Like the fat kine and ripened ears,
Which Pharaoh in his dream beheld.

With pleasing frames and grace received,
With means and ordinances fed;
How happy for a while I lived,
And little feared the want of bread.

But famine came and left no sign,
Of all the plenty I had seen;
Like the dry ears and half–starved kine,
I then looked withered, faint and lean.

To Joseph the Egyptians went,
To Jesus I made known my case;
He, when my little stock was spent,
Opened his magazine of grace.

For he the time of dearth foresaw,
And made provision long before;
That famished souls, like me, might draw
Supplies from his unbounded store.

Now on his bounty I depend,
And live from fear of dearth secure,
Maintained by such a mighty friend,
I cannot want till he is poor.

O sinners hear his gracious call!
His mercy’s door stands open wide,
He has enough to feed you all,
And none who come shall be denied.

Genesis 43-46 - Jacob Moves to Egypt

The Brothers Return to Egypt

Gen 43:14 LSB - [14] and may God Almighty grant you compassion before the man, so that he will release to you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved."

Joseph Sees Benjamin

Gen 43:30 LSB - [30] And Joseph hurried [out] for he was deeply stirred with compassion over his brother, and he sought [a place] to weep; and he entered his chamber and wept there.

The Brothers Fall Before Joseph

Gen 44:14 LSB - [14] Then Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there. So they fell to the ground before him.

Judah Remains Instead of Benjamin

Gen 44:33 LSB - [33] "So now, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a slave to my lord, and let the boy go up with his brothers.

Joseph Sends for Jacob

Gen 45:8 LSB - [8] "So now, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has set me as a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Gen 45:28 LSB - [28] And Israel said, "It is enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."

Jacob Moves to Egypt

Gen 46:1-4 LSB - 

[1] So Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 

[2] And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am." [3] And He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there. 

[4] "I Myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I Myself will also bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes with his hand."

Gen 46:26-27 LSB - [26] All the persons belonging to Jacob, who came to Egypt, who came out of his loins, excluding the wives of Jacob's sons, [were] sixty-six persons in all, [27] and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt were two; all the persons of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, [were] seventy.

Deu 10:22 LSB - [22] "Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons [in all], and now Yahweh your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

Act 7:14 LSB - [14] "Then Joseph sent [word] and invited Jacob his father and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five persons [in all].

ESV Global Study Bible

When Stephen cites the number of Jacob’s kindred at seventy-five instead of seventy, he follows the Greek translation of the OT rather than Hebrew text for Ex. 1:5. The different texts were apparently based on different decisions regarding whether to include Jacob and his wife and the additional descendants born to Ephraim and Manasseh in Egypt.

 

Jo­seph made known to his breth­ren from Olney Hymns by John Newton

When Jo­seph his breth­ren beheld,

Afflicted and trem­bling with fear;

His heart with com­passion was filled,

From weep­ing he could not for­bear.

Awhile his be­hav­ior was rough,

To bring their past sin to their mind;

But when they were hum­bled enough,

He hast­ed to show him­self kind.

How lit­tle they thought it was he,

Whom they had ill treat­ed and sold!

How great their con­fu­sion must be,

As soon as his name he had told!

I’m Joseph, your bro­ther, he said,

And still to my heart you are dear;

You sold me, and thought I was dead,

But God, for your sakes, sent me here.

Though great­ly distressed before,

When charged with pur­loin­ing the cup;

They now were con­found­ed much more,

Not one of them dared to look up.

Can Joseph, whom we would have slain,

Forgive us the ev­il we did?

And will he our house­holds main­tain?

O this is a bro­ther indeed!

Thus dragged by my con­science, I came,

All la­den with guilt, to the Lord;

Surrounded with ter­ror and shame,

Unable to ut­ter a word.

At first He looked stern and sev­ere,

What ang­uish then pierced my heart!

Expecting each mo­ment to hear

The sen­tence, Thou cursed, de­part!

But O! what sur­prise when He spoke,

While ten­der­ness beamed in His face;

My heart then to piec­es was broke,

O’erwhelmed and con­found­ed by grace:

“Poor sin­ner, I know thee full well,

By thee I was sold and was slain;

I died to re­deem thee from hell,

And raise thee in glo­ry to reign.

“I am Je­sus, whom thou hast blas­phemed,

And cru­ci­fied oft­en afresh;

But let Me hence­forth be es­teemed,

Thy bro­ther, thy bone, and thy flesh:

My par­don I free­ly be­stow,

Thy wants I will ful­ly sup­ply;

I’ll guide thee and guard thee be­low,

And soon will re­move thee on high.

Go, pub­lish to sin­ners around,

That they may be will­ing to come,

The mer­cy which now you have found,

And tell them that yet there is room.

O, sin­ners, the mes­sage ob­ey!

No more vain ex­cus­es pre­tend;

But come, with­out fur­ther de­lay,

To Je­sus, our bro­ther and friend.

Genesis 40-42 - Joseph Is Set over Egypt

Joseph Interprets the Officials’ Dreams

Gen 40:23 LSB - [23] Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Gen 8:1 LSB - [1] Then God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided.

Gen 19:29 LSB - [29] Thus it happened, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, that God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

Gen 30:22 LSB - [22] Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

 

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dream

Gen 41:1 LSB - [1] Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.

Gen 41:9 LSB - [9] Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, "I would bring to remembrance today my [own] offenses.

Joseph Is Set over Egypt

Gen 41:45 LSB - [45] Then Pharaoh named Joseph Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, as a wife. And Joseph went forth over the land of Egypt.

Zaphenath-paneah: Probably Egyptian for “God speaks; he lives”

 

The Sons of Joseph

Gen 41:51-52 LSB - [51] And Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, "For," [he said], "God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household." [52] And he named the second Ephraim, "For," [he said], "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."

Joseph’s Brothers Sent to Egypt

Gen 42:24 LSB - [24] And he turned away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

Jacob Is Bereaved

Gen 42:38 LSB - [38] But Jacob said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone remains. If harm should befall him on the journey on which you are going, then you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow."

Plen­ty in a time of dearth by John Newton

My soul once had its plen­te­ous years,
And throve, with peace and com­fort filled,
Like the fat kine and rip­ened ears,
Which Pha­raoh in his dream be­held.

With pleas­ing frames and grace re­ceived,
With means and or­di­nanc­es fed;
How hap­py for a while I lived,
And lit­tle feared the want of bread.

But fa­mine came and left no sign
Of all the plen­ty I had seen;
Like the dry ears and half-starved kine,
I then looked wi­thered, faint and lean.

To Jo­seph the Egyp­tians went,
To Je­sus I made known my case;
He, when my lit­tle stock was spent,
Opened His ma­ga­zine of grace.

For He the time of dearth fore­saw,
And made pro­vi­sion long be­fore;
That fa­mished souls, like me, might draw
Supplies from His un­bound­ed store.

Now on His boun­ty I de­pend,
And live from fear of dearth se­cure,
Maintained by such a migh­ty friend,
I can­not want till He is poor.

O sin­ners, hear His gra­cious call!
His mer­cy’s door stands op­en wide;
He has enough to feed you all,
And none who come shall be de­nied.

Gen 37-39 - Joseph’s Dream

Joseph’s Dream

Gen 37:3 LSB - [3] Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a varicolored tunic.

Gen 37:5 LSB - [5] Then Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; so they hated him even more.

Gen 37:11 LSB - [11] And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying [in mind].

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Gen 37:28 LSB - [28] Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled [him] up and lifted Joseph out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty [shekels] of silver. Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Gen 37:36 LSB - [36] Meanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh's officer, the captain of the bodyguard.\

Judah and Tamar

Gen 38:28-30 LSB - [28] And it happened, while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet [thread] on his hand, saying, "This one came out first." [29] And then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. So she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" So he was named Perez. [30] Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet [thread] on his hand; and he was named Zerah.

Joseph in Potiphar’s House

Gen 39:3 LSB - [3] Now his master saw that Yahweh was with him and [how] Yahweh caused all that he did to succeed in his hand.

Gen 39:12 LSB - [12] Then she seized him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!" And he left his garment in her hand and fled and went outside.

Joseph Is Put into Jail

Gen 39:21 LSB - [21] But Yahweh was with Joseph and extended lovingkindness to him and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.

Gen 39:23 LSB - [23] The chief jailer did not supervise anything under Joseph's hand because Yahweh was with him; and whatever he did, Yahweh made to succeed.

Genesis 34-36 - Jacob Is Renamed Israel

Simeon and Levi Deceive Shechem

Gen 34:1 LSB - [1] Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

Gen 27:46 LSB - [46] Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am tired of living because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?"

Gen 34:2-3 LSB - [2] Then Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her and took her and lay with her and violated her. [3] And he was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke to the heart of the young woman.

Gen 34:13 LSB - [13] But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, and [thus] they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

Gen 34:15 LSB - [15] "Only on this [condition] will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male among you be circumcised,

Gen 34:25 LSB - [25] Now it happened on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword and came upon the unsuspecting city and killed every male.

Gen 49:5-7 LSB - [5] "Simeon and Levi are brothers; Their swords are implements of violence. [6] "Let my soul not enter into their council; Let not my glory be united with their assembly; Because in their anger they killed men, And in their self-will they hamstrung oxen. [7] "Cursed be their anger, for it is strong; And their wrath, for it is cruel. I will divide them amongst Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.

 

Jacob Goes Up to Bethel

Gen 35:1 LSB - [1] Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

Gen 35:2-3 LSB - [2] So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods which are among you and cleanse yourselves and change your garments; [3] and let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."

Gen 35:7 LSB - [7] And he built an altar there and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him when he fled from his brother.

Jacob Is Renamed Israel

Gen 35:7, 10 LSB - [7] And he built an altar there and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him when he fled from his brother. ... [10] And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, But Israel shall be your name." Thus He called his name Israel.

The Sons of Jacob

Gen 35:27 LSB - [27] And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned.

The Generations of Esau

Gen 36:1-3 LSB - [1] Now these are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). [2] Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite; [3] also Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.

Gen 36:6-7 LSB - [6] Then Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters and all his household, and his livestock and all his cattle and all his acquired goods, which he had accumulated in the land of Canaan, and he went to a land away from his brother Jacob. [7] For their possessions had become too great for them to live together, and the land where they sojourned could not sustain them because of their livestock.

Nearer, my God, to Thee

1

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

  Nearer to Thee;

E’en though it be a cross

  That raiseth me,

Still all my song shall be

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

  Nearer to Thee.

2

Though, like a wanderer,

  The sun gone down,

Darkness comes over me,

  My rest a stone;

Yet in my dreams I’d be

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

  Nearer to Thee.

3

There let me see the sight,

  An open heaven;

All that Thou sendest me,

  In mercy given;

Angels to beckon me

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

  Nearer to Thee.

4

Then, with my waking thoughts

  Bright with Thy praise,

Out of my stony griefs

  Bethel I’ll raise,

So by my woes to be

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee,

  Nearer to Thee.

Genesis 31-33 - My Name Is Jacob

Jacob Leaves While Laban is Gone

Gen 31:3 LSB - [3] Then Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kin, and I will be with you."

Gen 31:9 LSB - [9] "Thus God has delivered your father's livestock and given [them] to me.

Gen 31:11-13 LSB - [11] "Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob,' and I said, 'Here I am.' [12] "He said, 'Lift up now your eyes and see [that] all the male goats which are mating are striped, speckled, and mottled; for I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you. [13] 'I am the God [of] Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you made a vow to Me; now arise, leave this land, and return to the land of your kin.'"

O God of Bethel, O GOD OF BETHEL, BY WHOSE HAND

O God of Beth­el, by Whose hand
Thy people still are fed,
Who through this weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led.

Our vows, our prayers, we now present
Before Thy throne of grace;
God of our fathers, be the God
Of their succeeding race.

Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide.

O spread Thy covering wings around
Till all our wanderings cease,
And at our Father’s loved abode
Our souls arrive in peace.

Such blessings from Thy gracious hand
Our humble prayers implore;
And Thou shalt be our chosen God,
And portion evermore.

Laban Pursues Jacob

Gen 31:24 LSB - [24] And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, "Beware lest you speak to Jacob either good or bad."

Gen 31:42 LSB - [42] "If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the dread of Isaac, had not been for me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, so He rendered [the] decision last night."

Gen 31:42 ESV - [42] If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night."

The Covenant at Mizpah

Gen 31:53 LSB - [53] "The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." So Jacob swore by the dread of his father Isaac.

Gen 31:53 ESV - [53] The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,

Jacob’s Fear of Esau

Gen 32:1-2 LSB - [1] Now Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. [2] Then Jacob said when he saw them, "This is God's camp." So he named that place Mahanaim.

Gen 32:9-12 LSB - 

[9] And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Yahweh, who said to me, 'Return to your land and to your kin, and I will prosper you,' 

[10] I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the truth which You have shown to Your slave; for with my staff [only] I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. 

[11] "Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me down [with] the mothers and the children. 

[12] "For You said, 'I will surely prosper you and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which is too great to be numbered.'"

Jacob Wrestles with God

Gen 32:24 LSB - [24] Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of dawn.

Gen 32:28 LSB - [28] Then He said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed."

Gen 32:30 LSB - [30] So Jacob named the place Peniel, for [he said], "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been delivered."

My name is JACOB

7,7,7,7

Nay, I cannot let Thee go,

Till a blessing thou bestow;

Do not turn away thy face,

Mine’s an urgent pressing case.

Dost thou ask me, who I am?

Ah, my LORD, thou know’st my name!

Yet the question gives a plea,

To support my suit with thee.

Thou didst once a wretch behold,

In rebellion blindly bold;

Scorn thy grace, thy pow’r defy,

That poor rebel, Lord, was I.

Once a sinner near despair,

Sought thy mercy–seat by prayer;

Mercy heard and set him free,

Lord, that mercy came to me,

Many years have passed since then,

Many changes I have seen;

Yet have been upheld till now,

Who could hold me up but thou?

Thou hast helped in every need,

This emboldens me to plead;

After so much mercy past,

Canst thou let me sink at last?

No—I must maintain my hold,

’Tis thy goodness makes me bold;

I can no denial take,

When I plead for Jesu’s sake.

Jacob Meets Esau

Genesis 33:3-4 LSB — But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Genesis 33:10 LSB — And Jacob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.

Genesis 32:30 LSB — So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been delivered.”

Jacob Camps in Shechem

Genesis 33:20 LSB — Then he set up there an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

Genesis 28-30 - Jacob's Dream

Jacob Is Sent to Laban

Gen 28:8-9 LSB - [8] So Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were displeasing in the sight of his father Isaac; [9] and Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife, besides the wives that he had.

Jacob’s Dream

Gen 28:12 LSB - [12] Then he had a dream, and behold, a ladder stood on the earth with its top touching heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

Jhn 1:51 LSB - [51] And He said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see THE HEAVENS OPENED AND THE ANGELS OF GOD ASCENDING AND DESCENDING on the Son of Man."

Gen 28:20-22 LSB - [20] Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey on which I am going, and will give me food to eat and garments to wear, [21] and I return to my father's house in peace, then Yahweh will be my God. [22] "Now this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, will be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."

As Jacob with travel was weary one day - YouTube

As Jacob with travel was weary one day,
At night on a stone for a pillow he lay;
He saw in a vision a ladder so high
That its foot was on earth and its top in the sky:

Refrain:

Alleluia to Jesus, who died on the tree,
And has raised up a ladder of mercy for me,
And has raised up a ladder of mercy for me.

2 This ladder is long, it is strong and well made,
Has stood hundreds of years and is not yet decayed;
Many millions have climbed it and reached Sion’s hill,
And thousands by faith are climbing it still: [Refrain]

3 Come, let us ascend! All may climb it who will;
For the angels of Jacob are guarding it still:
And remember, each step that by faith we pass o’er,
Many prophets or martyrs hath trod it before: [Refrain]

4 And when we arrive at the haven of rest,
We shall hear the glad words, “Come up hither, ye blest,
Here are regions of light, here are mansions of bliss."
Oh, who would not climb such a ladder as this? [Refrain]

 

Jacob’s Love for Rachel

Gen 29:20 LSB - [20] So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they were in his sight but a few days because of his love for her.

Laban Deceives Jacob

Gen 29:31 LSB - [31] And Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

The Sons of Jacob

Gen 30:22 LSB - [22] Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

Jacob Names His Wages

Gen 30:43 LSB - [43] So the man spread out exceedingly and had large flocks and female and male servants and camels and donkeys.

Genesis 25-27 - Isaac Blesses Jacob

The Death of Abraham

Gen 25:8 LSB - [8] And Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full [of days]; and he was gathered to his people.

Gen 25:10 LSB - [10] the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.

The Generations of Ishmael

The Generations of Isaac

Gen 25:21-22 LSB - [21] And Isaac entreated Yahweh on behalf of his wife because she was barren; and Yahweh was moved by his entreaty. So Rebekah his wife conceived. [22] But the children struggled together within her; and she said, "If it is so, why then am I this [way]?" So she went to inquire of Yahweh.

Esau Sells His Birthright

Gen 25:32-34 LSB - [32] And Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die; so of what [use] then is the birthright to me?" [33] And Jacob said, "First swear to me"; so he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. [34] So Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank and rose and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Yahweh Establishes the Oath with Isaac

Gen 26:4-5 LSB - [4] "And I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and I will give your seed all these lands; and by your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; [5] because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws."

Isaac and Abimelech

Gen 26:12-13 LSB - [12] And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year one hundredfold. And Yahweh blessed him, [13] and the man became great and continued to grow greater until he became very great;

The Quarrel over the Wells

Gen 26:24-25 LSB - [24] And Yahweh appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham; Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your seed, For the sake of My servant Abraham." [25] So he built an altar there and called upon the name of Yahweh and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug out a well.

Isaac’s Oath with Abimelech

Gen 26:34-35 LSB - [34] And Esau was forty years old, and he took as a wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and [also] Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; [35] and they brought bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah.

Isaac Calls to Bless Esau

Gen 27:13 LSB - [13] But his mother said to him, "Your curse be on me, my son; only listen to my voice, and go, get [them] for me."

Gen 27:16 LSB - [16] And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Isaac Blesses Jacob and Esau

Gen 27:38 LSB - [38] And Esau said to his father, "Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, [even] me also, O my father." So Esau lifted his voice and wept.

Heb 12:16-17 LSB - [16] that [also there be] no sexually immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a [single] meal. [17] For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.

 Hymn 8 Esau by John Newton

8,8,8,8a

Poor Esau repented too late

That once he his birth–right despised;

And sold, for a morsel of meat,

What could not too highly be prized:

How great was his anguish when told,

The blessing he sought to obtain,

Was gone with the birth–right he sold,

And none could recall it again!

He stands as a warning to all,

Wherever the gospel shall come;

O Hasten and yield to the call,

While yet for repentance there’s room!

Your season will quickly be past,

Then hear and obey it today;

Lest when you seek mercy at last,

The Savior should frown you away.

What is it the world can propose?

A morsel of meat at the best!

For this are you willing to lose

A share in the joys of the blest?

Its pleasures will speedily end,

Its favor and praise are but breath;

And what can its profits befriend

Your soul in the moment of death?

If Jesus for these you despise,

And sin to the Savior prefer;

In vain your entreaties and cries,

When summoned to stand at his bar:

How will you his presence abide?

What anguish will torture your heart?

The saints all enthroned by his side,

And you be compelled to depart.

Too often, dear Savior, have I

Preferred some poor trifle to thee;

How is it thou dost not deny

The blessing and birth–right to me?

No better than Esau I am,

Though pardon and heav’n be mine;

To me belongs nothing but shame,

The praise and the glory be thine.

Genesis 22-24 - Yahweh Will Provide

The Offering of Isaac

Gen 22:1-2 LSB - [1] Now it happened after these things, that God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." [2] Then He said, "Take now your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac, and go forth to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you."

Gen 22:8 LSB - [8] And Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.

Heb 11:17-19 LSB - [17] By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only [son], [18] to whom it was said, "IN ISAAC YOUR SEED SHALL BE CALLED." [19] He considered that God is able to raise [people] even from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he also received him back.

Gen 22:13-14 LSB - [13] Then Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, [there was] a ram after [it had been] caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering in the place of his son. [14] And Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide, as it is said this day, "In the mount of Yahweh it will be provided."

JEHOVAH–JIREH, The LORD will provide by John Newton

Tune: Beyond Imagination 

The saints should never be dismayed,

Nor sink in hopeless fear;

For when they least expect his aid,

The Savior will appear.

This Abraham found, he raised the knife,

GOD saw, and said, “Forbear;”

Yon ram shall yield his meaner life,

Behold the victim there.

Genesis 22 hymn by Ken Bible

Sarah’s Death and Burial

Gen 23:19-20 LSB - [19] After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. [20] So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded over to Abraham for a possession for a burial site by the sons of Heth.

A Wife for Isaac

Rebekah Goes with Abraham’s Servant

Gen 24:19-20 LSB - [19] Now when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw also for your camels until they have finished drinking." [20] So she hurried and emptied her jar into the watering channel and ran again to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels.

Gen 24:58 LSB - [58] Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."

Rebekah Becomes Isaac’s Wife

Gen 24:67 LSB - [67] Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. Thus, Isaac was comforted after his mother's [death].

Genesis 19-21 - Isaac Is Born

Yahweh Destroys Sodom and Gomorrah

Gen 19:14 LSB - [14] And Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, and said, "Get up, get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city." But he appeared to his sons-in-law to be jesting.

Gen 19:17 LSB - [17] Now it happened, as they brought them outside, one said, "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the valley; escape to the mountains, lest you be swept away."

Gen 19:24-25 LSB - [24] And Yahweh rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh out of heaven, [25] and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

Gen 19:26 LSB - [26] Then his wife, from behind him, looked [back], and she became a pillar of salt.

Look Not Behind Thee - Hymn

1 Look not behind thee;

O sinner, beware!

Haste to the mountain,

Thy refuge is there;

Trust not the voices

That lure thee to stay;

Jesus is calling thee,

Then why still delay?

Refrain:

List to the warning! no longer remain,—

Fly from the valley, escape from the plain;—

Turn from the voices that lure thee to stay,

Angels are calling thee, then why still delay?

2 Look not behind thee;

O lost one, beware;

Why dost thou linger

‘Twixt hope and despair?

Danger and darkness

Encompass thy way;

Jesus is calling thee,

Then why still delay? [Refrain]

3 Look not behind thee;

The tempter is near;

Speed to the mountain,

Thy pathway is clear;

Jesus who loves thee

Is calling today;

Come to thy Father’s house,

O why still delay? [Refrain]

Lot and His Daughters

Gen 19:32 LSB - [32] "Come, let us make our father drink wine, and let us lie with him that we may preserve [our] seed through our father."

Gen 19:8 LSB - [8] "Now behold, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them what is good in your eyes; only do nothing to these men, inasmuch as they have come under the shelter of my roof."

 

Abraham Lies to Abimelech

Gen 20:11-13 LSB - [11] And Abraham said, "Because I said, surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. [12] "Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife; [13] and it happened when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is the lovingkindness which you will show to me: everywhere we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"

Gen 20:17-18 LSB - [17] And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they bore [children]. [18] For Yahweh had utterly shut all the wombs of the household of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

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Isaac Is Born

Gen 21:3 LSB - [3] And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

Gen 17:19 LSB - [19] But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

 

Sarah Sends Hagar Away

Gen 21:17 LSB - [17] Then God heard the voice of the boy crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

Gen 21:20 LSB - [20] And God was with the boy, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and was an archer.

A Covenant with Abimelech

Gen 21:33 LSB - [33] And [Abraham] planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.

Genesis 16-18 - Yahweh Appears to Abraham

Sarai and Hagar

Gen 16:13-14 LSB - [13] Then she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees"; for she said, "Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?" [14] Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Psa 139:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Of David. A Psalm. O Yahweh, You have searched me and known [me] .

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Gen 16:16 LSB - [16] Now Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

Circumcision, the Sign of the Covenant

Gen 17:1-2 LSB - [1] Now it happened that when Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; Walk before Me and be blameless, [2] so that I may confirm My covenant between Me and you, And that I may multiply you exceedingly."

Gen 17:5 LSB - [5] "And no longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Sarah Will Bear Isaac

Gen 17:15 LSB - [15] Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall be] her name.

Gen 17:19 LSB - [19] But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

Gen 17:23 LSB - [23] Then Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the very same day, as God had spoken with him.

Yahweh Appears to Abraham

Gen 18:1 LSB - [1] Then Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.

Gen 18:13-14 LSB - [13] And Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I indeed bear [a son], when I am [so] old?' [14] "Is anything too difficult for Yahweh? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son."

Yahweh and Abraham Speak About Sodom

Gen 18:32 LSB - [32] Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy [it] on account of the ten."