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"And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of." Genesis 28:12-15

1. God's Provision - Behold a ladder, from earth up to heaven (John 14:6)
2. God's Protection - Behold the angels of God, from heaven to earth (Hebrews 1:14)
3. God's Person - Behold, the Lord stood above it, the Son of God in heaven (John 1:18)
4. God's Presence - Behold, I am with thee, heaven upon earth (Hebrews 13:5)

"Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend for ever?" 2 Chronicles 20:7

"But thou, Israel, art My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend." Isaiah 41:8

"And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God." James 2:23

2 Chronicles 20:7 - The region of Abraham's possession - his land
Isaiah 41:8 - The race of Abraham's posterity - his nation
James 2:23 - The righteousness of Abraham's position - his sacrifice

His name appeared eleven times in the Sciptures. Nine times in the Epistle to the Hebrews, once in Genesis and once in Psalms.

Fourteen descriptions of him given in Hebrews 7:1-3
1. King of Salem
2. Priest of the most High God
3. Met Abraham
4. Blessed Abraham
5. Abraham gave him tithes
6. King of righteousness
7. King of peace
8. Without father
9. Without mother
10. Without descent
11. No beginning of days
12. No end of life
13. Made like unto the Son of God
14. Abideth a priest continually

It was mentioned in Genesis 39 four times that the Lord was with Joseph (vv 2, 3, 21, 23). Six times Joseph's hand were referred to (vv 3, 4, 6, 8, 22, 23). He was indeed "a prosperous man" (v2), "a goodly person, and well favoured" (v6) and "which he did, the Lord made it to prosper" (v23).

Consider in this chapter Joseph' reactions to
* Slavery (v2)- boundless energy
* Sin (v9) - blessed inability
* Slander (vv20-21)- beautiful integrity

First Section
- Serving as a shepherd
- Sent as a son
- Sold as a slave

Second Section
- Successful as a steward
- Steadfast as a saint
- Suffering as a sinner

Third Section
- Sagacity as a seer
- Seated as a sovereign
- Supreme as a saviour

Harold Paisley

Old Testament
1. God of Shem (Gen 9:26)
2. God of Nahor (Gen 31:53)
3-5. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob (Exo 3:6)
6. God of Israel (Exo 5:1)
7. God of Jeshurun (Deut 33:26)
8. God of Elijah (2Kgs 2:14)
9. God of David (2Kgs 20:5)
10. God of Hezekiah (2Chr 32:17)
11-13. God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Adednego (Dan 3:28)
14. God of Daniel (Dan 6:26)

New Testament
1. God of glory (Acts 7:2)
2. God of patience (Rom 15:5)
3. God of hope (Rom 15:13)
4. God of peace (Rom 15:33)
5. God of all comfort (2Cor 1:3)
6. God of love (2Cor 13:11)
7. God of all grace (1 Pet 5:10)