77 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 1 - Book 7 - Review of Joseph

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 7 REVIEW OF JOSEPH Genesis 46 - Exodus 4 If you remember last lesson, we were winding up the Book of Genesis. When did Israel become a nation? No one had a knowledge of the one true God. Isaac in turn had two sons, Jacob and Esau. All through the sojourning, from the time that God called Abraham and told him that he would have a nation of people coming out of his loins and from his own wife (even though she was now well passed child-bearing time), yet the promise was always associated with the stipulation that if they would stay in the land, the land of promise, then these things would come to fruition. Genesis 46:3 "And he said, I am God, the God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there (in Egypt) make of thee a great nation." Let's just look quickly at verse 22-26 because again, the word of God is so accurate. It's the Word of God and God does not lie nor make mistakes. So now, let's look at verse 22 of Chapter 50: Genesis 50:22,23 "And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years." "And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation (Remember Ephraim was Joseph's son);... the children of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees." Genesis 50:24-26 "And Joseph said unto his brethren, (In other words to the rest of the family of Jacob) I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land (Egypt) unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.'" Death. Always remember, and this is not original with me - God buries his servants, but never his programs. Now, we are at the Book of Exodus. Israel has been in Egypt over 200 years. The children of Israel are multiplying, and God is about ready to fulfill the promises He made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember, Exodus is a Book of Redemption, as we mentioned last program. Sin separated Adam and Eve from God, and, of course, out of the garden, and immediately what did God have to institute? It was the sin of the brothers selling Joseph into slavery that started the ball rolling, where God lost control of His Covenant people. They are now down in Egypt. Exodus 1-1 "Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob." Exodus 1:7-9 "And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied (That word multiplied in the Hebrew almost speaks of swarming. "Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph." Exodus 1:10 How many people do you suppose that Pharaoh and his Cabinet were looking at? Numbers 22:4,5 To give you an idea, Dallas and Fort Worth is approximately 3-4 million people. Now, let's turn to Numbers 26: Numbers 26:2 Numbers 26:51 As you see from verse 2, the 601,730 in verse 51, were not all the children of Israel, but only that select few that were able to go to war in Israel. Normally, an Israel soldier was between the ages of 20-30 years old. Consequently, always figure between 3-7 million came out of Egypt. So now let's turn back to Exodus. Exodus 1:11-14 Exodus: 1:15-17 Well, you want to remember back there in Genesis 3:15, God said it in plain English to old Satan, that the Seed of the woman would crush the head of the serpent which was Satan. Now let's look at verse 17: "But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive." Hebrews 11, is a tremendous faith Chapter. Hebrews 11:22,23 "By faith... You know, I get disturbed when I read or hear people say, "I'm of the Methodist faith, or Catholic faith, or this faith or that." Please listen, that isn't faith. That is not what the word "faith" means. Faith means taking God at His Word. In Romans Chapter 10 when it says, "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." So, you cannot exercise faith until God speaks it! Joseph could not have faith in the fact that Israel would one day leave Egypt unless God had said they would! God said so!" And it's that way in every aspect of how God deals with us. Now, let's look at verse 23: Exodus 1:18-22 "...Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?" "And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively (They are strong. You want to remember that God has had His hand on them.) No one is going to destroy the nation of Israel tonight because they are God's Covenant people. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible