St. Paul Lutheran Church, Matteson, Illinois & Pastor Troester

Toward the restoration of Joseph to his family as he meets his brothers who come back for more food.

As God had told Joseph would happen, Joseph rises to power and his brothers do bow down to him for help during the famine, even though they do not recognize him as their brother.

God brings Joseph out of the "pit" once again, and as God told him in a dream 13 years earlier, Joseph would rise up and be able to help his family and many others.

Joseph interprets two dreams while in prison, by the favor of God, but waits patiently for God to fulfill His promise to him.

Joseph resists the temptations of Potiphar's wife, though he ends up in prison for it, but God is always with him.

The sins of Judah and his sons and daughter in law.

Jacob gives a special coat to his 'favorite' son, Joseph, and the brothers react and sell him into slavery and lie to their father. Despite all this God is faithful.

The descendants of Esau, Isaac's son.

God blesses and renames Jacob.

Jacob's sons take revenge on the one who rapes their daughter, and on all the men who their people.

Jacob & Esau are reunited.

Jacob prepares to meet Esau and God meets Jacob to renew His Promises to Jacob and the entire human race.

Jacob and his father in law have been deceptive in dealing with each other and that leads to a disruption in their relationship, but God intervenes to bring them together.

Contention in marriage and the family continues for Jacob, who, contrary to God's will, has children by four different women, yet God continues to bless him.

God leads Jacob on his journey and he finds his wife, Rachel, but the Deceiver gets decieved himself, and Jacob ends up with a second wife.

Jacob runs from his brother Esau, who is angry with him for stealing his birthright, and Isaac and Rebekah sending Jacob to family to find a wife who believes in the true God.

With the help of Rebecah, his mother, Jacob steals his brother, Esau's, blessing from their father, Isaac, and despite the family disfunction, God keeps His Promise and works in His way to bring us the Messiah.

God renews His Promises to Abraham as He reminds Isaac, his son, of that Promise and guides him in his life.

Record of the descendents and death of Abraham, and how the family lives on through Isaac & his wife, Rebekah who gives birth to Esau & Jacob, who continue that line on to the Messiah.

Abraham sends his servant to get a wife for Isaac, making sure that she is not one who worships other gods than the true God.

Abraham's wife, Sarah, dies and for the first time Abraham buys land in the land that God had promised He would give to Abraham and his descendants.

God tests Abraham so that Abrahamwould trust God and do what God told him to do, to sacrifice his son, Isaac, and God honored that trust and spared Isaac.

God protects Abraham and Sarah from themselves and their foolish decision, and preserves the line of His Promise of a Messiah.

God judges and punishes the wickedness in Sodom and Gomorrah, but saves Lot and his family by warning them and sending them out before the destruction.

Abraham pleads for his nephew, Lot, and the righteous ones in Sodom and Gomorrah, and God listens and promises.