Themes

What are some theme songs or soundbites we might know? Jeopardy

What about famous movie lines or quotes? Just a bit outside

What about sports? O-H

What about culture? 9/11

When we interact with these things, they bring to mind memories associated with them.

Scripture does this a lot. So when we see themes and cycles, we should register those to help build a more complete picture

1. Creation / order out of water / chaos

a. Adam Genesis 1:1-2:3

b. Noah Genesis 6:1-9:17

2. this generation fails a test and sins

a. Adam & Eve Genesis 2:4-3:24

b. Noah drunk / passed out Genesis 9:18-29

3. next generations fails a test and sins

a. Cain kills Abel Genesis 4

b. Ham in the tent Genesis 9:18-29

4. divided lineage

a. Seth, Cain Genesis 5

b. Japheth, Ham, Shem Genesis 10

5. De-creation leading to something new

a. The Flood Genesis 6:1-9:17

b. Tower of Babel Genesis 11:1-9

• This leads to the call of Abram in Genesis 12

Even though the Seed would not be coming from any other families, they still had the ability to become blessed

1. Cain sin is crouching at your door

2. Japheth

3. Ishmael

4. Esau

God blesses a family to bless the world through

1. Be fruitful and multiply - I will bless you - I will bless the world through you

a. Adam

b. Noah

c. Abraham

2. Even those within the promised seed line could become the seed of the snake through their moral choices

a. Cain

b. Lamech

c. Nimrod

d. Abraham

e. Isaac

f. Jacob

3. What is another term for the seed line?

a. Elect, chosen

4. Are all of the “elect” saved?

Abraham

1. God calls Abram Genesis 12:1-9

a. Abram deceives Pharaoh Genesis 12:10-20

b. Divided lineage from Lot Genesis 13

c. Babylon defeated leading to blessing Genesis 14

2. Part 1 of promise Genesis 15

a. Abram & Sarai wrong Hagar Genesis 16

b. Part 2 of promise Genesis 17:1-22

c. Judgment & Salvation through circumcision Genesis 17:23-27

3. Abraham & Sarah promised Isaac Genesis 18:1-11

a. Sarai lies Genesis 18:12-15

b. Abraham intercedes for Lot Genesis 18:16-33

c. Sodom and the surrounding cities are judged Genesis 19:1-29

4. Lot’s distorted lineage being fruitful and multiplying wrongly Genesis 19:30-38

a. Abraham lies to Abimelech Genesis 20

b. Abraham & Sarah blessed with Isaac Genesis 21:1-8

c. Sarah judges Hagar Genesis 21:9-11

5. God blesses Ishmael Genesis 21:12-21

a. Disagreement over who owns a well Genesis 21:22-34

b. Abraham tested with Isaac Genesis 22:1-8

c. Abraham passes the test of judgment Genesis 22:9-10

6. God blesses Abraham Genesis 22:11-24

1. God’s anointed one is set up for blessing

2. Sin, deception, conflict

3. Judgment / death

4. Saving / rescuing from death

5. Blessing

Jacob accelerates the cycles

Following in the path of his forefathers Jacob is going to accelerate the cycles of trying to secure the blessing by his own strength and timing