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God's Sovereignty and Grace in the Life of Jacob: A Study of Genesis 27-36, Study notes of Law

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The themes of God's sovereignty and grace in the life of Jacob as depicted in the book of Genesis, chapters 27-36. Topics include God's renewal of the covenant with Jacob, Jacob's marriage to Leah and Rachel, the fulfillment of God's promises, and Jacob's wrestling with God. The text also discusses key references in Genesis related to the covenant of works, the fall of man, and the revelation of God's nature.

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Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church
Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT:
Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/2010
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Class 1: The purpose of this class is to identify the author of the Genesis and the Pentateuch.
Helpful Books on Genesis and the Pentateuch:
• John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis. You can read this commentary online at
www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01.html. Calvin’s commentary on Genesis is one of the
best treatments of Genesis that has been written.
• Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.
• R.C. Sproul and Robert Wolgemuth, What’s in the Bible (Nashville: W Publishing Group,
200). This book is an easy-to-read survey of the whole Bible.
• Catherine Vos, The Child’s Story Bible 3 volumes (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1977).
Eerdmans republished this work in 1 volume, but I recommend the Banner of Truth
version because it lacks the “pictures” of Jesus that Eerdmans added. You can find these
3 volumes on www.crownandcovenant.com. Don’t underestimate this children’s story
Bible. Catherine Vos masterfully explains Genesis and the other books of the Bible.
I. Who wrote Genesis and the Pentateuch?
A. Why should we spend time discussing the author of Genesis and the Pentateuch
(Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)?
1. The Liberal church decided against Mosaic authorship by the end of the 19th Century.
2. Many commentaries and books available deny the Mosaic authorship of the
Pentateuch.
3. If Moses did not write the Pentateuch, the Bible has errors and the authority of the
Scriptures is compromised.
4. The Bible teaches that Moses wrote the Pentateuch, so we should care.
5. We should not be scared to answer the hard questions in the Scripture and the hard
questions that critics of the Bible ask.
6. We have a sound argument for the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch.
B. Documentary Hypothesis: An evolutionary theory of the origin of the Pentateuch,
which sees the Pentateuch consisting of various independent sources compiled by an
unknown editor long after the time of Moses.
1. History of the Documentary Hypothesis
a. 17th Century – Benedict Spinoza questioned the authorship of the Pentateuch
because of Moses’ use of we instead of I. His theory also came from the
existence of the narrative account of Moses’ death in Deuteronomy 34.
b. 18th Century – Jean Astruc noticed that the two accounts of creation in Genesis 1
and 2 used different names for God; therefore, he proposed that the parallel
creation accounts came from different sources.
c. 19th Century
(1) Wilhelm DeWette proposed an author called the deuteronomistic source.
(2) Herman Hupfeld proposed a source written by priests.
(3) In 1876 and 1879, Julius Wellhausen formulated the Documentary
Hypothesis. He synthesized the previous work of Biblical scholars with
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Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Class 1: The purpose of this class is to identify the author of the Genesis and the Pentateuch. Helpful Books on Genesis and the Pentateuch :

  • John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis. You can read this commentary online at www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01.html. Calvin’s commentary on Genesis is one of the best treatments of Genesis that has been written.
  • Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.
  • R.C. Sproul and Robert Wolgemuth, What’s in the Bible (Nashville: W Publishing Group, 200). This book is an easy-to-read survey of the whole Bible.
  • Catherine Vos, The Child’s Story Bible 3 volumes (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1977). Eerdmans republished this work in 1 volume, but I recommend the Banner of Truth version because it lacks the “pictures” of Jesus that Eerdmans added. You can find these 3 volumes on www.crownandcovenant.com. Don’t underestimate this children’s story Bible. Catherine Vos masterfully explains Genesis and the other books of the Bible. I. Who wrote Genesis and the Pentateuch? A. Why should we spend time discussing the author of Genesis and the Pentateuch ( Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy )?
  1. The Liberal church decided against Mosaic authorship by the end of the 19th^ Century.
  2. Many commentaries and books available deny the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch.
  3. If Moses did not write the Pentateuch, the Bible has errors and the authority of the Scriptures is compromised.
  4. The Bible teaches that Moses wrote the Pentateuch, so we should care.
  5. We should not be scared to answer the hard questions in the Scripture and the hard questions that critics of the Bible ask.
  6. We have a sound argument for the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch. B. Documentary Hypothesis: An evolutionary theory of the origin of the Pentateuch, which sees the Pentateuch consisting of various independent sources compiled by an unknown editor long after the time of Moses.
  7. History of the Documentary Hypothesis a. 17 th Century – Benedict Spinoza questioned the authorship of the Pentateuch because of Moses’ use of we instead of I. His theory also came from the existence of the narrative account of Moses’ death in Deuteronomy 34. b. 18 th^ Century – Jean Astruc noticed that the two accounts of creation in Genesis 1 and 2 used different names for God; therefore, he proposed that the parallel creation accounts came from different sources. c. 19 th Century (1) Wilhelm DeWette proposed an author called the deuteronomistic source. (2) Herman Hupfeld proposed a source written by priests. (3) In 1876 and 1879, Julius Wellhausen formulated the Documentary Hypothesis. He synthesized the previous work of Biblical scholars with

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory.

  1. The Hypothesis a. The Pentateuch evolved into what we now have in the span of time from 850 B.C. to 570 B.C. During this time, editors compiled and synthesized the Pentateuch from the four sources. The sequence of evolution is called JEDP hypothesis. (1) Jawhistic Source (J) – Completed about 850 B.C. in Judah. (2) Elohist Source (E) – Comleted about 750 B.C. in Judah. (3) J and E were combined about 650 B.C. (4) Deuteronomistic Source (D) – Completed under Josiah about 621 B.C. (5) Priestly Source (P) – Completed in various stages around the exile. (570 B.C.) b. Illustration: Imagine writing a Christmas letter with the help of your whole family over a period of twenty years.
  2. Four of the many problems with the JEDP/Documentary Hypothesi s a. JEDP hypothesis begins with an unbelieving approach to the Scritpures. b. Variation in the style, vocabulary, or subject matter of one author is denied. c. The theory changes from scholar to scholar. d. No other ancient document has been critiqued in this way. C. Argument that Moses authored Genesis and the rest of the Pentateuch Genesis is part of the larger portion of Scripture called the Pentateuch. The following points make the case that Moses authored the Pentateuch. Since Genesis is a part of the Pentateuch, we deduce that Moses authored Genesis.
  3. Arguments from Scripture : (Note that these arguments also support the argument for the inspiration of the Pentateuch) a. The Pentateuch claims that Moses wrote it under the inspiration of God (1) Exodus 17:14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua...” (2) Exodus 34:27 And the LORD said to Moses, "Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." (3) Numbers 33:1- 2 1 These are the stages of the people of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt by their companies under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 Moses wrote down their starting places, stage by stage, by command of the LORD, and these are their stages according to their starting places. (4) Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. (5) Deuteronomy 31:9, 11^9 Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ (2) Mark 12:26 And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? – Moses wrote the narrative of the burning bush. (3) Luke 16:31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'" (4) Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (5) John 5:46- 47^46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?"

  • Jesus expresses the authority of Moses’ writings or the Pentateuch. (6) John 7:19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" (7) Acts 3:22 Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. – Peter states that Moses wrote Deuteronomy 18. (8) Romans 10:5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. – Paul recognizes that Moses wrote Deuteronomy 30:12-13.
  1. The Nature of the Pentateuch : There is a unity and continuity in the narrative of the Pentateuch. It tells one story. Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers all begin with a conjunction in the Hebrew text. Deuteronomy begins by stating that the author is Moses.
  2. The Testimony of the Church : For Centuries, the Christian Church has unanimously affirmed that Moses wrote the Pentateuch. Only at the Enlightenment, beginning in the 17 th Century, did Biblical scholars begin to question the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch.
  3. Two hard questions that we need to answer a. How is Moses the author of the Pentateuch if Deuteronomy includes the narrative of Moses’ death? (1) First, Moses already showed that God made him a prophet, namely in Deut 18:15ff, so Moses could have written the narrative before his death. Note that in Deuteronomy 34:5, the Scripture says that the Lord buried Moses. In light of this truth, God could have commanded Moses to write the narrative of his death because no one else was going to be there to witness it. (2) Second, the narrative of Moses’ death could be an appendix to the Pentateuch. Someone like Joshua could have written Deuteronomy 34 under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We have the same problem with book of Joshua because Joshua 24:29ff includes the narrative of Joshua’s death and burial. b. Did Moses use oral or written resources to compose the Pentateuch? We do not know. Whether or not Moses used oral or written resources does not impact the authority, unity, or authenticity of the Pentateuch. This question is moot.

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Class 2: The first purpose of this class is to present an outline for the book of Genesis that will be easy to remember and use. The second purpose of this class is to become familiar with the material in the book of Genesis. A list of key references in the book of Genesis will be given for purpose of memorizing. Once a person understands the outline of Genesis and key references in the book, he or she will be able to study the book with more fluency and retain the fruit of this study for use in understanding doctrine and studying other books of the Bible. Review:

  • WCF 1.2 -- Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books of the Old and New Testament, which are these: Of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy ... All which are given by inspiration of God to be the rule of faith and life.
  • What is the Bible’s answer to the question, “Who wrote Genesis?” Outline of Genesis
  • There are several features in Genesis that help us outline the book. The outline presented below considers the following features of Genesis. o Genesis contains two covenants. One is the Covenant of Works (CoW). The other is the Covenant of Grace (CoG). Genesis 1-3 teaches about the CoW. Genesis 3 through 50 focuses upon the CoG. o The main “human” characters of Genesis are the Patriarchs. These include Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The other characters like Ishmael, Esau, Abimelech, and Pharaoh are secondary to the redemptive history presented in Genesis. o Moses returns to a refrain eleven times. The refrain is These are the generations of. These refrains list the key descendents from the main characters of the particular epoch of the redemptive history. Some of the generations serve the purpose of revealing the Seed of the Serpent, and the others show the progression of the Seed of the Woman. (The Seed of the Serpent and the Seed of the Woman will be described later.) Sometimes the generations give narrative details about the lives of the people in the generations. o Joseph might not be considered a patriarch of the CoG, but Moses spends 13 chapters on the narrative of Joseph’s life.
  • The outline that will be presented gives priority to patriarchs of the CoW and CoG. Sections of the outline are organized by the generations whenever appropriate. Joseph is given the last portion of the outline because it would be unwise to keep a human convention when the Holy Spirit inspired Moses to focus the last 13 chapters of the narrative on Joseph’s life.
  • Remember that an outline deduced by the creation always falls short of the structure established by the creator. Use you outlines with humility.

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ B. God renews the Covenant with Isaac (Ch 26:1-5) C. Isaac, Rebekah, and Abimelech (Ch 26:6ff) D. Isaac Blesses Jacob: Sovereignty of God despite the Deception of Man (Ch 27) VI. Jacob (Ch 26-36) A. Isaac sends Jacob to Laban to get a wife (Ch 27:46-28:1-5) B. Jacob’s Ladder: God renews the Covenant with Jacob (Ch 28:10-22) C. Marriage drama: Jacob marries Leah and Rachel (Ch 29) D. Covenant promised fulfilled: Jacob’s sons are born (Ch 29:31-30:1-24) E. God provides and Jacob has to flee from Laban (Ch 30:25-31) F. Out of the frying pan into the fire: Jacob fears Esau (Ch 32:1-2) G. A faith of his own: Jacob wrestles with God (Ch 32:22-32) H. Peaceful reunion: Jacob and Esau (Ch 33) I. Real-life Drama of Dinah: Defilement, Deception, and Destruction (Ch 34) J. Bethel to Bethel: God blesses Jacob and calls him Israel (Ch 35) K. Two Deaths and One Birth: Isaac, Rachel, Benjamin (Ch 35) L. Generations of Esau: Enemies of Israel (Ch 36) VII. Joseph (Ch 37-50) A. From dreams of exaltation to slavery (Ch 37) B. Judah and Tamar: An ancient soup-opera in Canaan (Ch 38) C. Joseph in Potiphar’s House: Joseph stands up under temptation (Ch 39) D. Joseph in Prison: Success and more Dreams (Ch 40) E. Joseph in Pharaoh’s service: Dreams and Power (Ch 41) F. Joseph’s dreams fulfilled (Ch 42) G. Reconciliation with brothers (Ch 45) H. Israel in Egypt (Ch 46-47) I. Israel blesses his sons (Ch 48-50:14) J. The Eleven brothers cover themselves (Ch 50:15-21) K. Death of Joseph (Ch 50:22ff) Index of Key References in Genesis

  • Covenant of Works – Gen 2
  • Fall of Man – Gen 3
  • Protoevangelium – Gen 3
  • Cain and Able – Gen 4
  • The Flood -- Gen 6- 8
  • Tower of Babel – Gen 11
  • Call of Abraham – Gen 12
  • Covenant ceremony with Abraham – Gen 15
  • Abraham justified by faith – Gen 15
  • Circumcision – Gen 17
  • Sodom and Gomorrah – Gen 19
  • Sacrifice of Isaac – Gen 22
  • Birth of Jacob and Esau – Gen 25
  • God renames Jacob – Gen 35
  • Joseph sold to slavery – Gen 37 “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” – Gen 50:

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Class 3 : We should be aware that our standards, the RPCNA Constitution , teach the doctrine of creation as revealed in Genesis 1-2 and the rest of the scriptures. There are many ways to approach the study of the first two chapters of Genesis and the creation, but due to time, we will stick with the method that the Church has used to teach the doctrine of creation. The WLC question 15 asks What is the work of creation? The answer given is the work of creation is that wherein God did in the beginning, by the word of his power, make of nothing the world, and all things therein, for himself, within the space of six days, and all very good. This study will address this important doctrine using the framework of WLC Q/A 15. Review: How would you outline the book of Genesis? I. The work of creation is that wherein God did in the beginning II. By the word of his power, make of nothing the world, and all things therein

  • In Gen 1, God spoke and creation came into existence. Psalm 33:5-6 confesses by the word of the Lord the heavens were made...
  • The concept make of nothing is often called ex nihilo. Hebrews 11:3 testifies to this truth. III. For himself
  • Humans are to do everything to the glory of God (1 Cor 10:31).
  • For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory forever (Rom 11:36)
  • No one has an excuse to deny the existence of God (Rom 1:19-20).
  • Creation demands us to worship God (Rev 4:11). IV. Within the space of six days
  • This phrase has been the topic of debate for about 200 years. Darwin’s theory of evolution and its requirement of a very long time has caused many people, even Christians, to question the definition of a day or yom in Genesis 1:1-2:3.
  • The Westminster Assembly articulated that God created all things in the space of six days, but the question that is being asked is how long was each day? We will look at three answers to this question that have been given by “Bible-believing” Christians.
  • Literary Framework Theory : This theory recognizes that Gen 1 is a poetic portion of Scripture. Rather than communicating a scientific or historical account of creation, Gen 1 uses a literary device to teach God’s sovereign power in creation; therefore, Gen 1 does not demand 6 solar days or consecutive ages for creation. o There is a refrain and there was evening and there was morning, the ____ day. o The whole structure of creation is poetic. Day 1 and Day 4, Day 2 and Day 5, and Day 3 and Day 6 are related to each other. o Both of these observations are wonderfully true, but does this feature of Gen 1 exclude a historical creation account. Stated differently, can history be accurately communicated in a poetic form?
  • Old Earth or Day-Age Theory: This theory accommodates two pieces of information. First, geology seems to show that the earth was created in a span of longer than six days. Second, the word for day, which is yom in Hebrew, can mean a solar (24-hour) day or an age or span of time. As a result, the creation account is interpreted as six consecutive periods rather than 6 solar days. o Several passages use the word day to mean a period of time. Examples include

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Class 4 : The goal of this study is to understand the Covenant of Works in Genesis 2. I. Covenant of Works A. Definition of a Covenant: B. Nature of the Covenant of Works: (Genesis 2:15-17)

  1. Parties : God and Adam a. In Genesis 2:15, God, the creator, put Adam, His creation, in the Garden of Eden. Adam did not have a choice in the matter. God was in control. This covenant relationship that God established with Adam is what we call monopleuric. Monopleuric means a covenant between the creator and the creature. Thus, the two parties are God and Adam. Adam, not Adam and Eve, is the “covenant head” or “federal head” or “representatice” of all mankind in the covenant. We are familiar with dipleuric covenant agreements. A marriage and a mortgage is a dipleuric agreement. Dipleuric covenants are covenants between to equal beings, i.e. a man and a man or a man and a woman. Examples: ... b. The relationship between God and Adam was a legal relationship, but it was more complex. God loved Adam and cared for him. He realized that it is not good for man to be alone , so God set out to create a helper for Adam. Nevertheless, God was creator and Adam was his creature. They were not equals, and as a result, Adam owed God perfect obedience to His revealed will. c. In verses 19-20, God creates the beasts of the field and birds of the air. Then, He brings these animals to Adam. Notice the interesting relationship between the almighty God-creator and Adam in verse 19. God brought [each animal] to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. God had a special relationship with Adam. No other creature has the privilege of working with God to name the animals. God seems to be enjoying the relationship. The name Adam gave to each animal stuck. d. When the Lord God brings Eve, who He made from a rib of Adam, Adam named her. He called this perfect helper woman because she was made from man.
  2. Condition : perfect obedience a. Positive Requirements of the Law: Creation Ordinances. Genesis 1-2 reveal three important commands or laws which we call creation ordinances. Adam was responsible for positively doing keeping these ordinances, and when Eve was created, she assisted Adam in keeping the creation ordinances. 1) Work : In Gen 1:28, God commands Adam to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of sea etc. In Gen 2:15, The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and keep it. So, work is a creation ordinance. This statement means that “man” (to use Biblical language) was created to work. The creation mandate to work is very applicable to us even today. We must remember that we were made to work. Thus, by working, we glorify God. The mandate to work is not a Mosaic or New Covenant mandate. This ordinance was given in creation, so it transcends all other relationships that God has to man. Let’s break down the type of work: (i) Procreation: Adam and Eve along with their posterity (descendents) were to have lots of babies. They were to fill the earth with humans who

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ would glorify God by keeping these creation mandates. (ii) Ruling: Adam was to rule over all of the creatures of the earth. This concept is more precisely entitled dominion. (iii) Gardening : God put Adam in the Garden for the purpose of working and keeping it. It is safe to say that Adam was to expand the Garden of Eden to fill the entire earth. 2) Sabbath: Adam was to remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. Thus, the Sabbath is not an ordinance that was abrogated with the New Covenant. 3) Marriage: (Gen 2:18-25) God created Eve (a name that is not yet revealed in Gen 2) for the purpose of marrying and being a helper for Adam in the work that God called Adam to do. Woman was made from a bone of Adam. When a man and woman are married, they become one flesh. God even reveals that a man and a woman who are married are to leave their father and mother and cleave to one another. It was not good that the man should be alone, so God created woman and instituted marriage in creation. b. Negative Commands of the Law: You may surely eat of every tree of the Garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat. God and Adam had an intimate relationship, but in verse 16, we see that Adam’s relationship to God and Adam’s life was dependent upon perfect and voluntary obedience to this command. 1) God required that Adam show perfect obedience in order to remain in the covenant relationship with God. The nature of this condition is very interesting. God gave every other tree as food for Adam. How hard is it to refrain from one tree when you have all the rest? 2) Adam was dependent upon God to reveal the condition for obedience.

  1. Threat : You will surely die. The threat or curse of the covenant of works is death. Adam already had life, at least a conditional life. If he disobeyed God’s law, he would lose his life and die. The death includes both a physical and spiritual death.
  2. Promise : Eternal Life, i.e. eat of the Tree of Life. The promise is life, and this life is more that the life that Adam already had. Adam already had life, but in Genesis 3:22- 24 , we read about the promise that Adam would only receive if he obeyed God. Now, Genesis 3 only gives a shadow of the meaning of the Tree of Life. Revelation 2:7 and 22:1-5 shows that the promise to Adam is the same as the promise to all who rest alone upon faith in Jesus Christ. C. Scriptural argument that Genesis 2 is a covenant
  3. Berith does not have to be used at the time that the covenant was communicated. ( Sam 7, Ps 89:19-37)
  4. Genesis 2 contains all of the elements of a covenant: parties, stipulations, promises, and curses.
  5. Hosea 6:7 implies that Adam transgressed a covenant.
  6. The New Testament gives a parallel between Christ and Adam. Just as Jesus the Christ was the representative of the New Covenant (Luke 22:20, Heb 9:15 ), Adam was the representative of a covenant arrangement in Genesis 2. ( Rom 5:12- 19 , 1 Cor 15:22, 46-47) D. Review : WCF 7.2, WLC Q/A 20, WSC Q/A 12

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/

  1. El Shaddai – God All-Sufficient or Almighty (Gen 17:1) B. God chooses another, Abram. God’s relationship with Abram and his offspring is a covenant. (Gen 12, 15, and 17) C. God’s forbearance with His fallen creation is highlighted in Gen 15:16. D. God is truth and is immutable. This fact is demonstrated by the covenant ceremony in Gen 15 and the everlasting nature of His promises to Abraham in Gen 17. E. God sovereignly opens and closes the womb. Gen 20:18(closes) and Gen 21:1-2(opens). F. God decrees all things but the Scriptures show an interesting relationship between God and His people. God allows and hears Abraham’s prayers to preserve Sodom and ultimately does preserve Lot. (Gen 18:22-19:29) G. God forebears Abraham’s sin, and He providentially blesses Abraham despite his sin. (Gen 12:10-20 and 20:1-18). H. God also restrained the sin of Abimelech. (Gen 20:1-7) God temporally provides for the reprobate Hagar an Ishmael. (Gen 21:8-21) I. God hears and answers the prayers of His people (Gen 24:10-21). J. God’s decrees for Jacob and Esau are hard to understand, but the whole counsel of God reveals that God chooses his elect and the reprobate before they have been born. (Gen 25:19-23, Mal 1:2-3, and Rom 9:10-13) V. Isaac (Ch 25-26) A. God restrains the wicked heart of Abimelech and prospers Isaac. (Gen 26) VI. Jacob (Ch 26-36) A. God sovereignly overrules the plans of men to execute His decrees. In addition, God uses means , including the sinful acts of men, to execute His purposes. (Isaac’s Blessing Gen 27; Laban, Jacob, and Jacob’s wives Gen 28-30) VII. Joseph (Ch 37- 50 ) A. God will accomplish His decrees using means that include the sinful plots of men. As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. ( Gen 50:20 ) VIII. The Confession of our church concerning the Doctrine of God WLC Q. 6. What do the Scriptures make known of God? A. The Scriptures make known what God is, the persons in the Godhead, his decrees, and the execution of his decrees. WLC Q. 7. What is God? A. God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection; all-sufficient, eternal, unchangeable, incomprehensible, everywhere present, almighty, knowing all things, most wise, most holy, most just, most merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. WLC Q. 12. What are the decrees of God? A. God's decrees are the wise, free, and holy acts of the counsel of his will, whereby, from all eternity, he hath, for his own glory, unchangeably foreordained whatsoever comes to pass in time, especially concerning angels and men. WLC Q. 18. What are God's works of providence? A. God's works of providence are his most holy, wise, and powerful preserving and governing all his creatures; ordering them, and all their actions, to his own glory.

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Class 6: The purpose of is to learn what God reveals about the Doctrine of Man in the book of Genesis. I. Man before the Fall (Gen 1-3:7) A. Man was created with two parts--a body and a soul

  1. God made Adam out of the dust of the earth (Gen 2:7). Then, God made Eve out of one of Adam’s ribs (Gen 2:21-22).
  2. God breathed life into Adam’s nostrils, and this breath is a symbol of man’s soul. "But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand." (Job 32:8, ESV) "The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts." (Proverbs 20:27, ESV)
  3. Adam was able to reason. This conclusion comes from the implication of Gen 2:20.
  4. Man was created very good. (Gen 1:31) B. Man was created in God’s image (Gen 1:27). It originally included knowledge righteousness, and holiness (Col 3:10 and Eph 4:2). C. Man was dependent upon God. Man was not an autonomous being
  5. Adam was dependent upon God for life (Gen 2:7). Adam was the creature, and God is the creator. Adam depended upon God for food (Gen 1:29)
  6. Adam was dependent upon God for revelation (Gen 2:15). Adam was dependent upon God for the law and realization of the covenant works. Adam was dependent upon God to understand the Sabbath (Gen 2:1-3). Adam was dependent upon God to understand the dominion and work that God had created for Adam to do. (Gen 1:28ff) D. Man was created in a unique relationship toward sin. Adam and Ever were both able to sin and able to not sin. Man’s nature before the Fall is free to make choices both for good an evil before the Fall. (Gen 3:1-7) Man is no longer in this state of morality. E. Components of human choices (Gen 3:1-7):
  7. The Inducement is something outside of man that is object and passive. In Eve’s case, the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was the inducement. 2. The Motive is the personal and internal desire a person has for the inducement. In Gen 3:6, Eve noticed that he fruit was good for food and pretty. She recognized that it was desirable to make her wise. 3. The will is the part of man that acts upon the motive or the desire for the inducement. In Gen 3:6, Eve acted on her desire or her motive by taking and eating of the fruit. When she gave some of the fruit to Adam, he did the same. II. Man after the Fall (Gen 3ff) -- A. Man is sinful and aware of his sin. (Gen 3:7ff) Fallen man is now able to sin and unable not to sin. The total corruption of Man’s nature is evident by a short survey of Genesis.
  8. The sin of Adam is passed down to his children. The fruit of the sin that Adam passed down to Cain was manifested when he murdered Abel. (Gen 4)
  9. Lamech, one of Cain’s descendents, murdered a man. (Gen 4:23)
  10. The long lives of fallen men produced a great corruption and wickedness. God reveals the total depravity of man in Gen 6:5-7.
  11. Even the covenant people of God contained the corruption of sin. (Gen 8:21) Noah gets drunk, and his son Ham does something sinful to his father and was cursed by Noah. (Gen 9)
  12. Tower of Babel is a manifestation of sin after Noah. (Gen 11)

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Class 7: The purpose of is to learn the Doctrine of Man after the Fall in the book of Genesis. I. Man before the Fall (Gen 1-3:7). A. Components of human choices (Gen 3:1-7):

  1. The Inducement is something outside of man that is object and passive. In Eve’s case, the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was the inducement. 2. The Motive is the personal and internal desire a person has for the inducement. In Gen 3:6, Eve noticed that he fruit was good for food and pretty. She recognized that it was desirable to make her wise. 3. The will is the part of man that acts upon the motive or the desire for the inducement. In Gen 3:6, Eve acted on her desire or her motive by taking and eating of the fruit. When she gave some of the fruit to Adam, he did the same. B. A man or woman sins in the motive or the will. This dissection of the components of human choices simply helps us to understand how and why we do what we do. A man may sin in the motive and it may never materialize externally. A may sin in the motive and also take the extra step to willfully carry out the sin. The process is the same for all other decisions. C. See 2 Samuel 11. II. Man after the Fall (Gen 3ff) -- A. Man is sinful and aware of his sin. (Gen 3:7ff) Fallen man is now able to sin and unable not to sin. The total corruption of Man’s nature is evident by a short survey of Genesis.
  2. The sin of Adam is passed down to his children. The fruit of the sin that Adam passed down to Cain was manifested when he murdered Abel. (Gen 4)
  3. Lamech, one of Cain’s descendents, murdered a man. (Gen 4:23)
  4. The long lives of fallen men produced a great corruption and wickedness. God reveals the total depravity of man in Gen 6:5-7.
  5. Even the covenant people of God contained the corruption of sin. (Gen 8:21) Noah gets drunk, and his son Ham does something sinful to his father and was cursed by Noah. (Gen 9)
  6. Tower of Babel is a manifestation of sin after Noah. (Gen 11)
  7. God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah for their gross depravity (Gen 19).
  8. Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, was defiled. (Gen 34)
  9. Potiphar’s wife burns with lust for Joseph. (Gen 39) B. Man still maintains the image of God (Gen 6:6). The reason why it is wrong to kill a man is that man is made in God’s image. C. Man still has a soul
  10. Man can have faith (Gen 15:6)
  11. Man makes plans in His mind. Isaac, Rebekah, and Jacob are involved in a dramatic plot. (Gen 27) Joseph’s eleven brothers plot to kill Joseph (Gen 37).
  12. Man has dreams. Abraham (Gen 15), Jacob (Gen 28).
  13. Man can meditate or think. (Gen 24:63)
  14. Man can love. (Gen 24:67) D. Man exercises dominion. Abraham rescues lot (Gen 14). Pharaoh and Abimelech rule over nations. Joseph (Gen 41:37ff) E. The true covenant people of God are somehow able to sin and able not to sin. Joseph (Gen

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Class 8: The purpose of is to learn the Doctrine of Man after the Fall in the book of Genesis. I. Man after the Fall (Gen 3ff) -- A. Man is sinful and aware of his sin. (Gen 3:7ff) Fallen man is now able to sin and unable not to sin. The total corruption of Man’s nature is evident by a short survey of Genesis.

  1. The sin of Adam is passed down to his children. The fruit of the sin that Adam passed down to Cain was manifested when he murdered Abel. (Gen 4)
  2. Lamech, one of Cain’s descendents, murdered a man. (Gen 4:23)
  3. The long lives of fallen men produced a great corruption and wickedness. God reveals the total depravity of man in Gen 6: 5 - 7.
  4. Even the covenant people of God contained the corruption of sin. (Gen 8:21) Noah gets drunk, and his son Ham does something sinful to his father and was cursed by Noah. (Gen 9)
  5. Tower of Babel is a manifestation of sin after Noah. (Gen 11)
  6. God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah for their gross depravity (Gen 19).
  7. Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, was defiled. (Gen 34)
  8. Potiphar’s wife burns with lust for Joseph. (Gen 39) B. Man still maintains the image of God (Gen 6:6). The reason why it is wrong to kill a man is that man is made in God’s image. C. Man still has a soul
  9. Man can have faith (Gen 15:6)
  10. Man makes plans in His mind. Isaac, Rebekah, and Jacob are involved in a dramatic plot. (Gen 27) Joseph’s eleven brothers plot to kill Joseph (Gen 37).
  11. Man has dreams. Abraham (Gen 15), Jacob (Gen 28).
  12. Man can meditate or think. (Gen 24:63)
  13. Man can love. (Gen 24:67) D. Man exercises dominion. Abraham rescues lot (Gen 14). Pharaoh and Abimelech rule over nations. Joseph (Gen 41:37ff) E. The true covenant people of God are somehow able to sin and able not to sin. Joseph (Gen

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ D. Isaac – God renews the covenant with Isaac. (Gen 26:2-5). Isaac gives the covenant blessing to Jacob (Gen 27:27-29) E. Jacob -- God renews the covenant with Jacob. (Gen 28:13-15)

  1. God recapitulated the promise to bring Jacob back to Canaan. (Gen 15:13-14/46:3-4)
  2. Jacob gives the covenant blessing to his children (Gen 48-49)
  3. God has cared for Israel as He promised – (Gen 50:20)
  4. As Joseph dies, he leaves with the hope of the covenant of grace. (Gen 50:24) Closing Thoughts: The blessing to Abraham and his offspring is salvation by grace through faith and eternal life. All who are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ receive the blessing to Abraham. In Galatians 3, Paul explains that the promise, in you shall all the nations be blessed , is the Gospel Promise! He goes on to write that we, who are in Christ, are Abraham’s offspring. Thus, God has one covenant relationship with His people, and there is one way of salvation.

Adult C.E. Class: Survey of the OT: Pastor Shane Sapp -- 2009/ Class 10: The purpose of this study is to learn how Jesus Christ is anticipated in Genesis. I. Offspring of the Woman: Gen 3: II. Melchizedek: He is a mysterious character who shows up in Abraham’s life as a type of Christ. Gen 14:17- 24 A. In Psalm 110, The Father swears an oath to the second person of the trinity. Jesus is promised to be a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. B. In Heb 7, the Apostle makes five comparisons of Melchizedek to Christ

  1. The Name of Melchizedek
  2. The seat of his kingdom
  3. The Perpetuity of his life
  4. His right to tithes 5. His benediction III. Isaac: Gen 22 A. Isaac falls in the line of the offspring of the woman. He was the promised son of Abraham. In Gen 22:2, God commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, Abraham’s only son, whom he loved. B. God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac at Mt. Moriah, which is in the mountains around Jerusalem. It is possible that this mountain was the location of the temple. (2 Chron 3:1). C. Abraham told Isaac that the Lord will Provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son. Yet, Abraham knew that God had called him to sacrifice Isaac. God stopped Abraham from killing Isaac, and He provided a lamb for the sacrifice. D. God’s provision of a sacrifice in Gen 22 reveals that God would provide an only son who would be given up as a burnt offering for the sins of Abraham and his offspring (the Church). IV. Joseph: The story of Joseph in Gen 37-49 anticipates the saving work of Jesus Christ A. Joseph was beloved by his father Jacob. (Gen 37:3) B. Joseph had dreams of ruling over his parents and brothers (Gen 37:5-11) C. Humiliation: Joseph’s ministry to Israel began by his slavery and imprisonment.
  5. Joseph’s brothers were jealous of Him and conspired to kill him. (Gen 37:11-20)
  6. Joseph was sold into slavery. Jacob thinks that Joseph is dead. (Gen 37:21-28)
  7. Joseph was unjustly tried for defiling Potiphar’s wife, and he was imprisoned. (Gen 39:19-20) D. Exaltation: Joseph ministers to Israel through his exalted position
  8. Pharaoh makes Joseph the ruler over Pharaoh’s house. (Gen 41:37-45) E. Back in Canaan, Israel was starving under the great famine. (Gen 42:1-2) F. Joseph saves Israel through famine. (Gen 45:1-20) G. Joseph’s life is very similar to Jesus’ life. Both had to take on a state of humiliation to save the Church. Both saved the church from a state of exaltation. (Phil 2:5-11) V. Judah’s Scepter: In Gen 49:10, the Messiah, Jesus the Christ , is promised to come from the tribe of Judah. He shall be king over Israel, king of the Church. (Matt 1:3, Eph 1:22, 1 Cor 15:25, Rev 5:5)