Sunday, February 10, 2013

Genesis 24; Lesson 19

Chuck's study this week:

Lesson     19
Passage Genesis 24

 Content (List of Topics or Events)

Servant’s commission from Abraham – Get a wife for Isaac from my family (24:1-11)
a. Abraham defines Isaac’s wife criteria (1-4)
b. Servant  confirms mission (5-8)
c. Servant sets off on mission (7-12)
Servant ‘s prayer involves God in Mission (24:12-27)
a.  Prayer for identification criteria (12-15)
b. Immediate answer with Rebekah’s confirming actions (15-25)
c. Servant’s prayer of thanks (26-27)
Rebekah and family accepts God’s selection of Rebekah as Issac’s chosen wife  (24:28-67)
a. Hospitality displayed by Rebekah’s family (28-33a)
b. Servant retells his mission and process (33b-49)
c. Laban and Rebekah’s mother recognize “of the Lord” and bless her (50-60)
d. Return to Isaac (61-67)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division
Scripture
Servant’s commission from Abraham – Get a wife for Isaac from my family
Genesis  24:1-11
Servant ‘s prayer involves God in Mission
Genesis  24:12-27
Rebekah and family accepts God’s selection of Rebekah as Issac’s chosen wife
Genesis   24:28-67
   

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Abraham’s servant God-directed mission yields Isaac wife of own family

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

To Learn that faith directed missions with God at the center yield God’s desired result.

Specific Application Questions

1.       How do we listen to God’s direction and ask for clarity in our actions?
2.       What part does prayer have in taking action for God?
3.       In what ways to we bless others through our actions?
4.        

Principles to Remember

God has mission for us
Prayer is important to our success; God needs to be involved.
There are blessings in God’s plans

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