Genesis 50 - Outline

v1-3

Joseph wept and had his father embalmed, and the Egyptians mourned

v4-9

Pharaoh gave them permission to bury Jacob in Canaan, so they went

v10-11

the great and very sore lamentation at the threshing-floor of Atad

v12-14

Jacob's sons did what he said, buried him with his ancestors, and returned Egypt

v15-18

Joseph's brothers humbled themselves and requested forgiveness with tears

v19-21

Joseph showed great mercy, recognizing the Lord's providence despite evil intentions

v22-24

the death of Joseph

Genesis 49 - Outline

v1-2

gather to hear your father

v3-4

Reuben: his sin was found out

v5-7

Simeon and Levi: cruel and angry

v8-12

Judah: Christ would come through him

v13

Zebulun would dwell by the sea

v14-15

Issachar would become a servant

v16-17

Dan would judge

v18

Salvation

v19

Gad would overcome at last

v20

Asher would produce good grain

v21

Naphtali is like a wild deer

v22-26

the blessings of Joseph were the greatest

v27

Benjamin is like a wolf

v28-33

Jacob gave instructions about his burial, and then he died

Genesis 48 - Outline

v1-2

Jacob got ready to bless Joseph's sons before he died

v3-4

Jacob passed on the vision to Joseph

v5-6

Joseph's sons would be like Jacob's sons

v7

Jacob told Joseph about Rachel's death

v8-9

Jacob was sure to make a positive identification of who he blessed

v10-11

God did even more for Jacob than he asked or thought

v12-14

Jacob put his younger grandson before the older

v15-16

Jacob blessed Joseph

v17-19

Joseph wanted to correct his father, but Jacob knew what he was doing

v20

Jacob blessed Joseph's sons

v21

Jacob told Joseph what would happen in the future

v22

Jacob gave Joseph a double portion

Genesis 47 - Outline

v1-6

Joseph's plan worked. Pharaoh accepted his family, and they got the best land, the land of Goshen, to take care of their livestock

v7-10

Jacob met Pharaoh and blessed him

v11-12

Joseph kept his promise to take care of his family

v13-17

Joseph gave the people food for their livestock

v18-21

Joseph gave them grain for their lands and themselves

v22

"tax-exempt religious organizations"

v23-26

Joseph instituted a 20% income tax because the government owned the people

v27-31

Jacob was about to die, and he had Joseph swear to carry him out of Egypt and bury him with his ancestors

Genesis 46 - Outline

v1

Jacob sacrificed to the Lord

v2-4

the Lord gave promises to Jacob about going to Egypt

v5-7

Jacob and all of his people came into Egypt with all their stuff

v8-27

the names of Jacob's descendants who came into Egypt

v28-30

Joseph was reunited with his father

v31-34

Joseph worked it out to get his family the best land, because they were shepherds

Genesis 45 - Outline

v1-4

Joseph told his brothers who he was, and invited them to be close to him

v5

Joseph forgave his brothers and told them not be angry at themselves for what they had done

v6-8

God caused Joseph's troubles to work together for greater good

v9-11

Like Jesus does for us, Joseph told of his greatness, and the greatness of his plans for his brothers

v12

Joseph proved that it was really him, because he no longer spoke through an interpretor

v13

like our calling to preach the gospel, Joseph asked his brothers to tell somebody else and bring him too

v14-15

Joseph loved his brothers, and they had tears of joy because they were so happy to be reunited

v16-21

the Lord gives us provision for the journey, and warns us not to focus on our stuff, because we have more important rewards in His kingdom (v20)

v22-23

the Lord abundantly blesses us with even more than we need

v24

a calling to guard our walk with the Lord

v25-28

sometimes the Lord's goodness in His Word and the gospel is so good that it seems too hard to believe, but He also sends us a token for good, things we can see that reassure us of Himself

Genesis 44 - Outline

v1-5

Joseph had evidence planted to frame Benjamin

v6-10

the brothers spoke presumptuously of their own judgment

v11-15

the cup was found, and they all returned to Joseph

v16-17

Judah volunteered all the brothers to be punished together, but Joseph just wanted Benjamin

v18-29

Judah humbly entreated Joseph, retelling how Jacob would be heartbroken without Benjamin

v30-34

Judah interceded for Benjamin and offered the sacrifice of himself as a slave in Benjamin's place

Genesis 43 - Outline

v1-2

the famine continued, and Joseph's brothers needed to go buy grain again

v3-5

Judah reminded Jacob that they couldn't return without Benjamin

v6,7

Jacob sensed that it was his sons' fault that Joseph wanting them to bring Benjamin

v8-10

Judah promised to protect Benjamin

v11-14

finally, Jacob made a plan to find favor, and was resolute to take the risk

v15-23

Joseph's brothers were afraid and tried to be diplomatic to Joseph's clerk, so he reassured them

v24-28

Joseph got ready to serve his brothers a meal, and asked them how their father was doing

v29-34

Joseph was especially nice to Benjamin

Genesis 42 - Outline

v1-5

the famine reached Jacob's family in Canaan, so Jacob sent his sons to Egypt to buy corn... except he kept back Benjamin so nothing bad would happen to him

v6-9a

Joseph recognized his brothers and remembered his dream, but they didn't recognize him

v9b-13

Joseph got his brothers to tell him all about their family and Benjamin, by calling them spies

v14-17

Joseph's first plan to send one brother back to get Benjamin

v18-20

Joseph's second plan to send back all the brothers but one hostage

v21-24

Joseph's brothers remembered and realized that they were guilty about what they had done to him

v25-28

on their way home they discovered that Joseph had given them a sneaky refund

v29-34

the brothers retold what happened to Jacob

v35

they were afraid when they saw the refund

v36-38

Reuben begged their father to let them take Benjamin and go back, but he wouldn't let them, and he realized that they were responsible for what happened to his other sons

Genesis 41 - Outline

v1-7

Pharaoh dreamed two dreams

v1-4

Pharaoh dreamed that 7 thin cows came and ate 7 fat cows that had been before them

v5-7

Pharaoh dreamed that 7 whithered ears of corn ate 7 good ears that had been before them

v8

Pharaoh couldn't find anybody who could interpret his dreams

v9-13

the butler finally remembered to tell Pharaoh about Joseph

v14-16

Pharaoh called Joseph out of prison quickly to interpret the dream, and Joseph humbly gave the Lord the credit

v17-24

Pharaoh told his dreams to Joseph

v17-21

Pharaoh told his first dream to Joseph

v22-24

Pharaoh told his second dream

v25-36

Joseph did a chapter summary of the dreams

v25-28

Joseph's outline

v29-32

Joseph's meaning

v33-36

Joseph's application

v37-46

Pharaoh chose Joseph to rule over the whole country, and Pharaoh gave him a wife

v47-49

Joseph still worked faithfully, to keep his application, and gathered food during the plentiful years

v50-52

Joseph had two sons and glorified the Lord by the names he gave them

v53-57

the famine came true, so everybody came to Joseph to buy food

Genesis 40 - Outline

v1-4

Pharaoh's butler and baker ended up under Joseph in the prison

v5-8

the butler and baker had dreams, and Joseph asked them to tell the dreams to him

v9-11

the butler told that he dreamed that he pressed grapes into Pharaoh's cup

v12-13

Joseph interpreted that Pharaoh would restore the butler's position within 3 days

v14-15

Joseph asked the butler to mention him to Pharaoh

v16-17

the baker told that he dreamed that birds ate the baked goods out of the baskets on his head

v18-19

Joseph interpreted that Pharaoh would have the baker killed within 3 days

v20-22

everything came true like Joseph had interpreted it, because of Pharaoh's birthday

v23

however, the butler forgot Joseph

Genesis 39 - Outline

v1-5

Joseph served, and the Lord blessed him

v6-10

Potiphar's wife tempted Joseph, but he refused

v11-12

Joseph ran from temptation

v13-18

Potiphar's wife falsely accused Joseph because he did what was right

v19-20

Potiphar was angry with Joseph and threw him in prison

v21-23

the Lord blessed Joseph in prison

Genesis 38 - Outline

v1-5

Judah had three sons by Shuah

v6-10

the Lord judged the wicked sons with death

v11-18

Tamar disguised herself as a prostitute, and Judah fell for her

v19-23

Judah couldn't find the prostitute

v24-26

Judah realized his hypocrisy

v17-30

the twins Pharez and Zarah were born

Genesis 35 - Outline

v1-4

a calling to be clean from sin

v5-8

the journey to Bethel

v9-15

God spoke to Jacob

v16-20

different names from different perspectives

v21-22

Reuben did a sinful thing, and Jacob heard of it

v23-26

the sons of Jacob

v27-29

Isaac died and Jacob and Esau buried him

Genesis 34 - Outline

v1

Dinah was in the wrong place at the wrong time

v2

Shechem might have thought he just did "one little sin," but it ended up creating a huge fiasco

v3-4

Shechem got things in the wrong order: first he took Dinah, and then he asked about marrying her

v5-12

Shechem and his father Hamor came to Jacob and his sons, and asked them for Dinah

v13-17

Jacob's sons were angry, so they deceitfully promised to give Dinah if all of the men in the city would get circumcised

v18-24

Shechem and Hamor convinced all of the men in the city to get circumcised, playing on their greed, and promising them all of Jacob's stuff (v23)

v25-29

when the men were sore from getting circumcised, Simeon and Levi massacred the city and took everything

v30-31

Jacob rebuked his sons for ruining the family reputation

Genesis 33 - Outline

v1-3

Jacob humbled himself greatly to find favor with Esau

v4-7

Jacob called the people that were with him, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant

v8-11

Jacob insisting on giving Esau a great gift

v12-17

Esau tried to get Jacob to come back with him, but Jacob sneakily devised a way to stay independent

v18-20

Jacob stayed by Shechem and built an altar there

Genesis 32 - Outline

v1-2

Jacob met God's host of angels, on his way

v3-5

Jacob sent a message to find grace with Esau

v6-8

Jacob got a dreadful sounding response back, and divided his people so some could escape

v9-12

Jacob humbly prayed to the Lord, praised Him, told Him how he felt, and reminded Him of His promises

v13-21

Jacob was willing to give up a great amount as a gift to find favor with his brother

v22-30

Jacob, alone, wrestled with the Lord or the Lord's representative at Peniel

v31-32

the children of Israel changed their eating habits because the Lord made Jacob's thigh out of joint

Genesis 31 - Outline

v1-3

the Lord showed Jacob to return to his family's land

v4-13

Jacob told his wives how the Lord had guided him

v14-21

Jacob, with his wives and stuff, snuck away from Laban

v22-24

the Lord warned Laban about speaking to Jacob

v25- 28

supposedly Laban was just disappointed because he missed the chance to give Jacob a going-away party-- Yeah, right!

v29-30

the lamest religion ever, with "gods" who could get stolen and need a rescue mission

v31-35

Rachel hid the idols and Laban didn't find them

v36-42

Jacob's past faithfulness allowed him to answer in a forceful way that his enemy couldn't refute

v43-55

Laban and Jacob made a peace treaty

Genesis 30 - Outline

v1-2

the Lord is the one who opens and closes the womb

v3-8

Jacob had Dan and Naphtali by Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid

v9-13

Jacob had Gad and Asher by Zilpah Leah's maid

v14-16

Rachel bought Leah's mandrakes that Reuben had brought her

v17-21

God hearkened to Leah, and Jacob had Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah by Leah

v22-24

God remembered Rachel, and she gave birth to Joseph

v25-34

Laban agreed with Jacob to give him all the spotted livestock

v35-36

but then Laban took those livestock and hid them

v37-43

Jacob was able to breed plenty of strong, spotted livestock to be his own, anyway

Genesis 29 - Outline

v1-8

Jacob came to the well and found out that Rachel was coming

v9-14

Jacob met Rachel, and Laban, and stayed with Laban for a month

v15-21

Jacob served Laban seven years for Rachel

v22-25

wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? Jacob got a taste of his own medicine

v26-30

Jacob served seven more years to get Rachel as well as Leah

v31-35

the Lord blessed Leah with children