Bible Study #12: Old Testament Series-Genesis 37-50 (Bible Study With John Ogwyn)

"This section of material is the final portion of the
book of Genesis—the book of beginnings.
Genesis 37-50 is the story of Joseph and the
entrance into Egypt. This final section of
Genesis explains to us why we find the things
that we do at the beginning of Exodus. The Bible
does not start at Mount Sinai when God gave the
Ten Commandments. Genesis has shown that
God is the Creator, and it shows the family
through which God is working: Abraham, a man
of faith, coming on through to Isaac and Jacob.
Now we come to the spreading out. We see 12
men, the ancestors of the children of Israel,
particularly, focusing in on Joseph. It was
through Joseph that the birthright was to come.
We see how the promises were expanded out,
becoming more and more specific.
We pick up the story. Joseph came into Egypt as
a slave in 1704 B.C. and in 1691 B.C., he was
made second in the kingdom because of the
interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream. In 1682 B.C.,
the second year of the famine, his family joined
Joseph in Egypt. He rose to prominence in the
time of the Hyksos Dynasty. This was a dynasty
that had its origin outside of Egypt. They
controlled only around the Nile area." Read More!!