The Story of Joseph and the Family of Jacob

by Ronald Wallace

Overview

This engaging exploration of the Joseph story by trusted Bible scholar Ronald Wallace offers a fresh look at Genesis 37-50 and its continuing relevance to life in our modern world. Wallace traces the life of Joseph through his enslavement and subsequent rise to power in Egypt to the place where he would save the nascent tribe of Israel from sure starvation. Throughout these fourteen powerful and important chapters in Genesis, Joseph grapples with jealousy, selfishness, integrity, and other issues that remain pertinent to all believers today. Designing his work with personal or group Bible study in mind, Wallace divides the scriptural text into small, easily digestible sections and provides short yet deeply insightful reflections on each part of the story. In scouring the narrative for its implicit meanings, Wallace uncovers many aspects of the Joseph story, including its ongoing relevance to the development of Old Testament scripture, its significant echoes in the New Testament, and its implications for today's church. Written and arranged to provoke discussion as it is read, Wallace's 'Story of Joseph and the Family of Jacob' is an ideal choice for all who seek substantive and fulfilling Bible study resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725213180
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	01/31/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	148
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Ronald S. Wallace is retired from teaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He is the author of numerous books, including 'On the Interpretation and Use of the Bible', 'Readings in 1 Kings', and 'The Message of Daniel'.
Ronald S. Wallace (1911-2006) was for nearly thirty years a parish minister in several rural towns and city parishes in Scotland. During this period he wrote Calvin's Doctrine of the Word and Sacrament and Calvin's Doctrine of the Christian Life. as well as several books of biblical exposition. He then became professor of biblical theology at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, a post he held for thirteen years.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	xi
1	The Family of Jacob (1): Genesis 37:1-11	1
	A House Divided Against Itself	2
	The Word of God	4
	"They Hated Him Even More"	7
2	The Family of Jacob (2): Genesis 37:12-36	10
	Joseph's "Here I Am"	12
	"This Master of Dreams"	14
	Hatred Comes to Expression	15
	"Thus His Father Bewailed Him"	17
3	An Introduction to Judah: Genesis 38:1-30	19
	Why Judah?	21
	Male Authority	22
	Male Lust	23
	The Exposure of a Weakling	25
	The Vindication of Tamar	27
4	Joseph Adopts Egypt and Finds Favor: Genesis 39:1-40:23	29
	Joseph Tested and Triumphant	32
	"In the World But Not of It"	35
	"The Lord...Gave Him Favor"	37
	Some Relevant Reflections	38
5	Joseph Exalted: Genesis 41:1-57	41
	How God Makes World History	44
	Joseph Proclaims His Faith	47
	The Miracle of Hearing	49
	At the Right Hand of Pharaoh	50
6	Joseph and His Brothers: The Re-encounter and After: Genesis 42:1-43:14	53
	Joseph Faces His Life-Work	56
	Pastoral Strategy	58
	Stirrings of New Life	61
	Jacob's Sacrifice	63
7	The Crisis: Joseph and Judah: Genesis 43:15-44:34	65
	Joseph Disturbs Us	68
	Judah Steps In	71
	Towards Understanding Joseph	74
8	"I Am Joseph": Genesis 45:1-15	78
	The Shedding of Aloofness and Artificiality	79
	The Good News about God and Their Future	81
	The Talking	84
9	Jacob Recalled and Renewed: Genesis 45:16-46:30	86
	A New Era in Israel's History	88
	The Renewal of Jacob: The Good News and the Wagons	90
	The Vision	92
	The Passenger List	93
	"Now I Can Die"	94
10	The Settlement in Egypt: Sidelights on Joseph and Jacob: Genesis 46:31-47:27	96
	Joseph - Wisdom and Tact	98
	Jacob - His Suffering and Its Relevance	100
	Joseph - Misdirected Zeal	102
11	The Blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh: Genesis 47:28-48:22	105
	Joseph - A Challenge to Personal Recommitment	107
	Jacob - The Deathbed Blessing	109
	"The Angel Who Has Redeemed Me from All Evil"	111
	One Generation to Another	112
12	Prophetic Oracles on the Twelve Tribes: Genesis 49:1-28	115
	Introduction	118
	Oracles of Censure	119
	The Lion of Judah	121
	Each in His Place with His Gift	123
	Joseph	125
13	The Waiting Israel: Genesis 49:29-50:26	127
	The Burial	129
	"Am I in the Place of God?"	130
	"God Will Come to You"	133