Genesis 47:13-48:22
Please read Genesis 47:27. Compare the wording here to Genesis 1:28. What is the importance of the “Creation Mandate” in Scripture? Why does God desire humanity to multiply?
Please read Matthew 28:19-20. What are the similarities and differences between the Creation Mandate of Genesis and the Great Commission in the New Testament?
Why is it important to Jacob for his body to be in the land of promise? Check out 1 Corinthians 15:51-54. Where is Jacob’s hope beyond his life on earth?
What is the importance of the presence promise being passed from Jacob in Genesis 48:21? What are some other places in Genesis and beyond we see the theme of God’s presence among us?
Bryson talked about the kingdom being upside down from what we expect sometimes. What are some ways you have observed this in your life? (i.e. humble yourself and be exalted. Lead by being last etc).
What are some ways you have experienced God’s blessing amidst affliction?
