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Genesis 35-36
By Skip Heitzig
Genesis 35-36

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It's been said, "It's always darkest before the dawn." On the heels of a dark period in Jacob's life, the Lord works in his heart to bring about revival. As we dive into our text, we'll see that while Jacob lingered far away from God for a time, he renews his commitment to the God of second chances.

From the teaching series Genesis

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Genesis 35 (NKJV™)
1	Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother."
2	And Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.
3	"Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone."
4	So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree which was by Shechem.
5	And they journeyed, and the terror of God was upon the cities that were all around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
6	So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.
7	And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.
8	Now Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called Allon Bachuth.
9	Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.
10	And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; your name shall not be called Jacob anymore, but Israel shall be your name." So He called his name Israel.
11	Also God said to him: "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
12	"The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land."
13	Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him.
14	So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.
15	And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.
16	Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.
17	Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, "Do not fear; you will have this son also."
18	And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
19	So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
20	And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.
21	Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.
22	And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
23	the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
24	the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin;
25	the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali;
26	and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.
27	Then Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had dwelt.
28	Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.
29	So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Genesis 36 (NKJV™)
1	Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom.
2	Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
3	and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
4	Now Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel.
5	And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6	Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the persons of his household, his cattle and all his animals, and all his goods which he had gained in the land of Canaan, and went to a country away from the presence of his brother Jacob.
7	For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock.
8	So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom.
9	And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.
10	These were the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.
11	And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12	Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
13	These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
14	These were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon. And she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
15	These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,
16	Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the sons of Adah.
17	These were the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
18	And these were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. These were the chiefs who descended from Aholibamah, Esau's wife, the daughter of Anah.
19	These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs.
20	These were the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21	Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
22	And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was Timna.
23	These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24	These were the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon.
25	These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.
26	These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27	These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28	These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
29	These were the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,
30	Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
31	Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel:
32	Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
33	And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
34	When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
35	And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
36	When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
37	And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.
38	When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
39	And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
40	And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,
41	Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
42	Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
43	Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of the Edomites.

Genesis 35-36 - Genesis 35-36 
 From the Series, Genesis 
 By Pastor Skip Heitzig 
 
 MESSAGE SUMMARY
 It's been said, "It's always darkest before the dawn." On the heels of a dark period in Jacob's life, the Lord works in his heart to bring about revival. As we dive into our text, we'll see that while Jacob lingered far away from God for a time, he renews his commitment to the God of second chances. 
 
 DETAILED NOTES 
 <ol type="I"> <li>Introduction <ol type="A"> <li>All have a sin nature - Romans 5:12</li> <li>Jacob had stung Esau, Isaac, Laban, Dinah</li> <li>We serve a God of second chances</li> <li>God brings Jacob back to Bethel for a do-over</li> <li>Chapter 34 God-less  chapter <ol> <li>Absent in name and in principle</li> <li>Marked with deceit, lust, murder, shame</li> </ol> </li> <li>Chapter 35 God-filled chapter God 's name 22 x (11 times the name of God, 11 times names like Bethel [House of God} and El Shaddai [God the Mighty])</li> </ol> </li> <li>Revival <ol type="A"> <li>First revival in the Bible</li> <li>Begins as a personal revival in Jacob and spreads to the rest of the family</li> <li>Revive-bring back from the dead, back to life, back to consciousness</li> <li>Jacob needed spiritual revival</li> <li>Revival-a new beginning of obedience to God - Charles Finney</li> <li>Sometimes it takes a crisis for revival to begin</li> <li>Jacob had already been at Bethel - Genesis 28:16-20, but never went back </li> <li>The Lord ordered Jacob back to Bethel-vs. 1</li> <li>Principles of Revival <ol> <li>After a period of wickedness <ol type="a"> <li>Time of the Judges - Judges 17:6; Judges 21:25</li> <li>Eli's sons weren't righteous, Samuel was born, God used him to bring about revival</li> <li>Darkest before the dawn</li> <li>When it seems dark, rejoice and pray for revival - Psalm 85:6</li> </ol> </li> <li>God initiates revival <ol type="a"> <li>You can pray for revival, but cannot program revival</li> <li>God speaks and works in the heart</li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> <li>Put away the idols - vs. 2-5 <ol type="A"> <li>A lot of wickedness had been tolerated for a long time (Rachel stole the idols-Genesis 31)</li> <li>Idolatry in the Old Testament (bowing down to image, ascribing value to image)</li> <li>Idolatry in the New Testament - 1 John  5:21</li> <li>Idolatry is anything that takes the place of God in your life</li> </ol> </li> <li>Jacob's renewed role as a parent <ol type="A"> <li>First time Jacob is actively involved with his children</li> <li>Admonishing children is a parent's right and responsibility - Ephesians 6:4</li> <li>Parenting is the most important task</li> <li>16% of child's time is school, 1% is church school, 83% under parental influence</li> <li>God uses parents to disciple children</li> <li>Jacob's children saw his commitment and followed his example <ol> <li>Train up a child in the way He shoold go - Proverbs 22:6</li> <li>Chanoch - train, dedicate root word has to do with stimolating taste</li> <li>A parent shoold walk in the way himself-Abraham Lincoln</li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> <li>God works behind the scenes vs. 5 <ol type="A"> <li>Terror of the Lord on the surrounding cities</li> <li>The Lord causes the enemies to be at peace with them - Proverbs 16:7</li> </ol> </li> <li>Restoration vs.6-15 <ol type="A"> <li>El Bethel-God of the House of God</li> <li>God always seeks to bring us to the highest level, we settle for less</li> <li>Remember where you used to be- Revelation 2:5</li> <li>Jacob now impressed with God, not the place of God</li> <li>Jacob called Israel <ol> <li>God reconfirmed the old information</li> <li>We need a reminder of what God already said - Luke 24:27-32; Philippians 4:19; 2 Peter 1:3</li> </ol> </li> <li>Last appearance of God to man in Genesis, will now appear to Joseph in dreams</li> <li>The land promised <ol> <li>Whose land is it? God's</li> <li>God gave it to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and 12 tribes of Israel vs. 12</li> </ol> </li> <li>Drink offering (libation offering) vs. 13-15 <ol> <li>Oldest type of offering in history</li> <li>Pouring out a drink on rock or altar</li> <li>Symbol of pouring life out to the Lord - 2 Timothy 4:6</li> <li>Jesus poured out for our sins - Psalm 22; Isaiah 53</li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> <li>Death of Rachel <ol type="A"> <li>Hard Labor</li> <li>Rachel named the son Ben-Oni-son of my sorrow</li> <li>Renamed by Jacob Benjamin - son of my right hand</li> <li>Buried at Ephrath Bethlehem <ol> <li>Micah 5:2</li> <li>Naomi's home, Ruth gleans, Davidborn, and Jesus</li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> <li>Reuben lay with Bilhah vs. 21 <ol type="A"> <li>Could be he was usurping the authority of his father</li> <li>Lost his inheritance and his birthright - Genesis 49:2-4</li> <li>Simeon and Levi had also lost rights - Genesis 49:5-7</li> <li>Judah is the next on list - Genesis 49:8-9 <ol> <li>Jesus is the Lion of Judah</li> <li>Firstborn-prototokos-preeminent one - Colossians 1:15</li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> <li>Death of Isaac vs. 27-29 <ol type="A"> <li>180 years old </li> <li>Thought he was dying 43 years before - Genesis 27</li> <li>Length of life is in God's hands - Job 14:5</li> </ol> </li> <li>Genealogy of Esau - Genesis 36 <ol type="A"> <li>After this chapter the focus will be on the lineage of Jacob</li> <li>Esau's wives and sons in Canaan vss. 1-8 <ol> <li>Esau is Edom</li> <li>God kept his promise to Esau - Genesis 25:23</li> <li>Nation located Southern Jordan</li> <li>Edomites later migrate to Southern Israel and cease to be a separate people group</li> <li>Idumeans <ol type="a"> <li>Herod the Great</li> <li>Antipater- King of the Jews</li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> <li>Esau's grandsons and powerfol men vss. 9-19 <ol> <li>Teman-area know for wisdom</li> <li>Eliphaz the Temanite - Job</li> </ol> </li> <li>Sons of Seir vss. 20-30</li> <li>Kings and Chiefs vss. 31-39</li> <li>Chiefs of Esau vss. 40-43</li> <li>Edomites historically and traditionally become archenemies of Israel</li> <li>Obadiah pronounces judgment on Edom</li> <li>Don't miss out - Hebrews 12:15-17</li> </ol> </li></ol>Figures Referenced: Charles Finney, Abraham Lincoln, John Nelson Darby, William Randolph Hearst 
 Hebrew Terms: Yaweh- the Lord; Bethel -House of God; El Shaddai-God the Mighty; Chanoch - train, dedicate root word has to do with stimolating taste; El Bethel-God of the House of God; Ben-Oni-son of my sorrow; Benjamin - son of my right hand 
 Greek Terms: prototokos-firstborn, preeminent one 
 Cross References: Genesis 25:23; Genesis 27; Genesis 28:16-20; Genesis 36; Genesis 49:2-9; Judges 17:6; Judges 21:25; Job 14:5; Psalm 22; Proverbs 16:7; Proverbs 22:6; Isaiah 53; Micah 5:2; Luke 24:27-32; Romans 5:12; Ephesians 6:4; Philippians 4:19; Colossians 1:15; 2 Timothy 4:6; Hebrews 12:15-17; 2 Peter 1:3; 1 John  5:21; Revelation 2:5

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Genesis 35-36
By Skip Heitzig
Genesis 35-36

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