S01 E106 - Jacob's Legacy: The Inheritance, the Birthright, and the Seed Promise - Genesis 47:27-48:7

Join Stephen Armstrong as he concludes Jacob's story and transitions to the final chapters of Genesis. This sermon explores the significant moment of Jacob transferring his inheritance, including the birthright and the seed promise, to his sons. Stephen examines the cultural context of Jacob’s time, emphasizing the importance of age and honor. He delves into the meaning of Jacob’s assessment of his life as “few and unpleasant” years, suggesting that it's a reflection not just of hardship, but also of his own sinful choices. This sermon dives deep into the concept of inheritance, both earthly and spiritual, and how it relates to God's promises and our faith in Christ. It sets the stage for the concluding chapters of Genesis and explores the enduring legacy of the patriarchs.

Genesis 47:27-48:7 (NASB):

47:27 Now Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in Goshen, and they acquired property in it, and were fruitful and became very numerous.
28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the length of Jacob’s life was 147 years.
29 When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph, and said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
30 but when I lie down with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” And he said, “I will do as you have said.”
31 He said, “Swear to me.” So he swore to him. Then Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.
48:1 Now it came about after these things that Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is sick.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.
2 When it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel collected his strength and sat up in the bed.
3 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,
4 and He said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.’
5 Now your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt, before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.
6 But your offspring that you have born after them shall be yours; they shall be called by the names of their brothers in their inheritance.
7 Now as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died, to my sorrow, in the land of Canaan on the journey, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem.”

Notes: https://versebyverseministry.org/lessons/genesis_2011_lesson_48a/file/notes/Genesis_48A.pdf

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