Lesson 23 – Jacob Goes to Egypt (Genesis 46-47)
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Jacob Goes to Egypt
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Who is someone you have not seen in a long time that you would like to see?
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1. What did Israel do when he reached Beersheba? (Gen.46:1)
2. What did God tell Jacob? (Gen.46:2–4)
3. What did Jacob do after God spoke to him? (Gen.46:5–7)
4. How many children did Jacob have? (Gen.46:8–25)
5. Who went to Egypt with Jacob? (Gen.46:26–27)
6. What happened when Jacob arrived in Egypt? (Gen.46:28–30)
7. What did Joseph say he would do, and what did he tell his brothers to do? (Gen.46:31–34)
8. What did Joseph ask Pharaoh, and what was Pharaoh’s response? (Gen.47:1–6)
9. What happened when Joseph presented his father to Pharaoh? (Gen.47:7–10)
10. What happened when people in both Egypt and Canaan ran out of money? (Gen.47:13–19)
11. Whose land did Joseph buy for Pharaoh? (Gen.47:20–22)
12. What law did Joseph establish? (Gen.47:23–26)
13. What happened to the Israelites in Egypt? (Gen.47:27)
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14. What makes moving away from home so difficult?
15. How do you feel when you see someone whom you have not seen in a long time?
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16. What family member or friend whom you have not seen or talked to for a long time will you call or write this week?
Commentary Intro
THE FAMILY OF JACOB: JACOB’S TIME IN EGYPT (Gen.46:1–Gen.47:27)
Jacob would spend seventeen years in Egypt before his death (47:28). Genesis 46:1–47:27 concentrates on his arrival in Egypt, while Genesis 47:28–49:33 relates events during the final year of his life. Little is said about Jacob’s family during the intervening years. However, the effect of the third to seventh years of the famine on the people of Egypt is discussed (Gen.47:13–26).
Jacob’s family journeyed to Egypt with God’s blessing (Gen.46:3–4) and with Pharaoh’s approval (Gen.47:1–6). This is quite the opposite of Abraham’s earlier sojourn in Egypt. While Jacob and his sons acquired land in Egypt (Gen.47:11, 27), the native Egyptians would be losing their land to Pharaoh (47:20–26).
This portion of Genesis also gives a complete list of Jacob’s descendants who came to Egypt (Gen.46:8–27). This migration marks the beginning of the great nation promised to Abraham, a nation that would develop during the long sojourn in Egypt.
Jacob would spend seventeen years in Egypt before his death (47:28). Genesis 46:1–47:27 concentrates on his arrival in Egypt, while Genesis 47:28–49:33 relates events during the final year of his life. Little is said about Jacob’s family during the intervening years. However, the effect of the third to seventh years of the famine on the people of Egypt is discussed (Gen.47:13–26).
Jacob’s family journeyed to Egypt with God’s blessing (Gen.46:3–4) and with Pharaoh’s approval (Gen.47:1–6). This is quite the opposite of Abraham’s earlier sojourn in Egypt. While Jacob and his sons acquired land in Egypt (Gen.47:11, 27), the native Egyptians would be losing their land to Pharaoh (47:20–26).
This portion of Genesis also gives a complete list of Jacob’s descendants who came to Egypt (Gen.46:8–27). This migration marks the beginning of the great nation promised to Abraham, a nation that would develop during the long sojourn in Egypt.
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