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THE BIRTH-RITE PROMISES
By: alphaomega Date: March 18, 2013, 9:43 pm
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The Birthright Promises:
Abraham to Ephraim This is a quick overview of the
birthright promises given to
God’s people as recorded in Genesis.
This paper is a simple outline of the birthrights that were
passed
down. For a better understanding of the story you’ll have to
read
Genesis chapters 12-49.
Part 1: Abraham to Isaac
Starting in chapter 12 of Genesis, Abraham is chosen by God
to be the father of many nations and whom the world would be
blessed through.
(Genesis 12:1-3; 13:16; 15:3-5, 17:1-7; 22:17)
The promises given to Abraham by God are: •You will be a great
nation
•You will be a multitude of nations
•Your name shall be great
•You will be a blessing
•Blessed be everyone who blesses you
•Cursed be everyone who curses you
•In you all families of the earth will be blessed
•Your descendants shall be as numerous as the stars
in heaven
•Your descendants will be as numerous as the sand
on the seashore
•Kings will come from you
•You will be exceedingly fruitful
Sarah, Abraham's wife, was also promised blessings
and so were her children (Genesis 17:15-16): •She will be
blessed
•She will be a mother of many nations
•Kings of people will come from her
Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac.
Ishmael was Abraham's firstborn from Hagar, Sarah’s
maidservant.
(16:3-4) Isaac is his second born from Sarah. (21:1-3)
Isaac receives the birthright promises, Ishmael does not.
(17:16-22)
Ishmael receives his own promises from God, but not those
promised to Abraham and Sarah (16:10-12).
Ishmael will : •Be a wild man
•His hand shall be against every man
•Every mans hand will be against him
•He will dwell in the presence of all his brethren
God confirms these blessings to Isaac after
Abraham dies (26:3-5): •I will be with you
•I will give you all these lands
•I will make your descendents multiply as the stars of heaven
•In your seed, all nations of the earth will be blessed
Part 2: Isaac to Jacob
Isaac marries Rebekah. (24:67) Rebekah receives more
promises (24:60): •Your descendants will possess the gates of
their enemies
•Rebekah will be the mother of thousands of ten thousands
Isaac and Rebekah have twin boys: Esau and Jacob. Esau was
born first and Jacob was born second. (25:24-26) The
birthright promises skipped Esau and went to Jacob.
(25:23, 29-34)
Jacob was blessed by his father Isaac: (27:27-29) •May the
Lord give you of the dew of heaven, of the fatness
of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine
•Let people serve you
•Many nations will bow down to you
•Be master over your brethren
•Let your mother’s sons bow down to you
•Cursed be everyone who curses you
•Blessed be those who bless you
Esau also received promises, but not the birthright
(27:39-40). Esau will: •Dwell in the fatness of the earth
and with the dew of heaven
from above
•Live by his sword
•Serve his brother (Jacob)
•Break his yoke from his neck
Part 3: Jacob to Joseph
Jacob marries two sisters: Leah and Rachel. (29:15-30) From
Leah, Rachel, and their two maidservants (Bilhah and Zilpah),
Jacob has 12 sons (35:23-26): (These sons are listed in order
from oldest to youngest) 1. Reuben
2. Simeon
3. Levi
4. Judah
5. Dan
6. Naphtali
7. Gad
8. Asher
9. Issachar
10.Zebulun
11.Joseph
12.Benjamin
God changes Jacob’s name to Israel (35:10). Joseph, who is
#11 of the 12 sons, is sold into slavery by his
brothers. (37:28) God ends up exalting him to the highest
rank in Egypt as
promised to him. (41:39, 40) ALL of the blessings and
birthright promises given to Abraham,
Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and Jacob (Israel) are passed on to
Joseph.
Reuben (the first born) does not receive the blessings and
birthright promises and neither does Judah (as assumed).
Genesis 49: 22-26
22. Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a
well;
whose branches run over the wall: 23. The archers have
sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 24. But
his bow abode in his strength, and the arms of his hands
were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob;
(from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) 25. Even
by the God of the father, who shall help thee; and by the
Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven
above,
blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the
breasts,
and of the womb: 26. The blessings of thy father have
prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the
utmost bound of the everlasting hills:they shall be on the
head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was
separated from his brethren.
1 Chronicles 5:1-2
1. Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was
the
firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his
birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of
Israel:
and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
2. For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and from him came
the
chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s
All of the birthright and blessings go to Joseph’s
sons...but Judah is given the right to rule:
Genesis 49:8-12
8. Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand
shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children
shall bow down before thee. 9. Judah is a lion’s whelp: from
the prey, my son, thou art gone up:
he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion;
who shall rouse him up? 10.The sceptre shall not depart from
Judah, nor a lawgiver from
between his feet, until Shiloh come: and unto him shall the
gathering of the people be. 11.Binding his foal unto the
vine, and his ass’s colt unto the
choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes
in
grapes blood: 12. His eyes shall be red with wine and his
teeth white with milk.
NOTE #1: Shiloh = Jesus “Shiloh” means “to whom dominion
belongs” Jesus comes twice to this world:
In The First Coming of Our Lord 2000 some years ago, Jesus: 1)
Fulfilled the law
2) Gathered His bride
In The Second Coming of Our Lord, He will: 1) Fulfill the
scepter
2) Gather the nations
Part 4: Joseph to Ephraim
(and Manasseh)
In Egypt Joseph had two sons: Ephraim and Manasseh. (41:50-52)
All 12 brothers become tribes except for Joseph.
Joseph is not made a tribe but his two sons (Ephraim and
Manasseh)
become tribes, as a double portion, a blessing. (48:5,21,22)
The birthright is passed through Joseph and goes to Ephraim
and Manasseh, but Ephraim is given the greater blessing
(48:12-20) . Ephraim is given the right to the father’s name:
Israel. ***Realize that there are actually 13 tribes
altogether.***
Even though Levi does not have land possession, Levi
is still a tribe! ((READ
the Thirteen lesson later))
Moving forward through history........ After Joseph’s
death,the children of Israel become slaves in Egypt. After 400
years they are led out of Egypt under Moses and
wander in the desert for 40 years. The children of Israel are
then led into the Promised Land
under Joshua. The 13 Tribes of Israel
eventually become a nation, occupying
the territory promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. After the
reign of King Solomon over the nation of Israel,
the tribes split into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah.
Israel is the Northern Kingdom, headed by the tribe of Ephraim.
Judah is the Southern Kingdom, headed by the tribe of Judah.
There are 9 ½ tribes to the North, 2 ½ tribes to the South,
and the Tribe of Levi is scattered throughout.
The people of the Northern Kingdom: Israel, are called
Israelites
and
the people of the Southern Kingdom are Judahites (or Jews).
Only the Israelites of the Southern Kingdom are Jews.
Ephraim (Israel) is taken into captivity 745 B.C. by the
Assyrians.
Judah is taken into captivity 573 B.C. by the Babylonians. The
Jews returned from captivity after 70 years.
The northern tribes never return.
These northern tribes are
the 10 “lost” tribes of Israel. But are they really
lost? Or do they just have different names? Wherever these
"lost" tribes are, they must be as numerous as
"the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore".
Remember: Ephraim and Manasseh receive the birthright, not the
Jews! The birthright promises AREN’T fulfilled when they become
tribes. The birthright promises ARE fulfilled when they become
nations,
a multitude of nations, and many kings! "To
Ephraim and Manasseh :
Blessed be everyone that blesses you,
cursed be everyone who curses you,
you will be exceedingly fruitful,
you will possess the gates of your enemies,
you will be a blessing to all nations
you will be as numerous as the sand on the
seashore and as the stars in heaven."
Hosea 1:9-11
9 Then God said:
“Call his name Lo-Ammi,
For you are not My people,
And I will not be your God.
10 “Yet the number of the children of Israel
Shall be as the sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or numbered.
And it shall come to pass
In the place where it was said to them,
‘You are not My people,’
There it shall be said to them,
You are sons of the living God.’
11 Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel
Shall be gathered together,
And appoint for themselves one head;
And they shall come up out of the land,
For great will be the day of Jezreel! Note:
The children of Judah and the children of Israel
are not the same. Becoming a son of the living
God can only be
obtained through being born again
by the Spirit of God.
Where & when did the children of Israel become
"not my people",then as numerous as the sand
on the seashore,then a multitude of nations,
and then "sons of the living God"?
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