Let's Talk Scripture

Answering a great question from a commenter, Justin McKenzie in response to a video I made on whether a person can lose their salvation. You can watch that video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxEDGPTonqg

Justin believed that Hebrews 6:4-6 taught that a person COULD lose their salvation. In this video I explain why this is NOT the case and the meaning of that passage.

05:21 - Hebrews 6:4-8 - Passage on interest

27:41 - Jesus prophesied judgment because of His rejection

33:58 - Point of no return - example #1

45:29 - Point of no return - example #2

48:48 - Final Thoughts - our answer

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The famine persisted in the Land of Canaan; and Jacob’s tribe was pressed sore on account of it. So, he reluctantly allowed his son Benjamin to accompany his other sons back to Egypt to buy grain for the family, placing him in Judah’s care. Once they arrived in Egypt, Joseph informed his house steward to invite them to dine at his house. The brothers panicked, believing this was Joseph’s way to seize them. However, their fears were comforted and they dined with Joseph. During this festive meal, Joseph tested his brothers for the second time.

00:00 - Review

08:25 - Jacob/Israel reluctantly sends all his sons to buy grain in Egypt

20:12 - The brothers are invited to Joseph’s house

26:31 - Joseph dines with his brothers

38:20 - Final Thoughts

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Not only did the famine strike Egypt, but also the Land of Canaan. So, Jacob sent ten of his sons to Egypt to buy grain. When they arrived, they found they needed to purchase from the governor of Egypt, who was their brother unbeknownst to them. Joseph accused them of being spies and demanded that their brother Benjamin be brought to him as proof that they were not. After imprisoning them for three days, he sent them back with full provisions of grain; but he kept Simeon imprisoned as security that the brothers would return with Benjamin. After they finally made it back to Canaan, they told their father Jacob all that happened. Jacob mourned, because he believed that he now had also lost his son Simeon along with Joseph. The brothers discovered that all of their money was back in their sacks and believed that they were suffering divine retribution because of what they had done to their brother Joseph.

00:00 - Review

05:56 - Jacob sends his sons to buy grain in Egypt

08:52 - Joseph accuses his brothers of being spies

18:19 - Joseph imprisons Simeon and send the rest back with provisions

26:55 - The brothers tell Jacob what happened in Egypt

33:39 - Final Thoughts

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Two years after Joseph interpreted the cupbearer and baker’s dream, he was left in prison. Then God gives Pharaoh two dreams that his magicians and interpreters could not interpret. The cupbearer finally remembered Joseph and told Pharaoh how Joseph interpreted dreams. Pharaoh sent for Joseph and told him his dreams. Joseph interpreted the dreams and proceeded to advise Pharaoh. The king was so impressed that he elevated Joseph to 2nd in authority over the land of Egypt. Joseph administered the land during the seven years of plenty and distributed grain during the years of famine.

00:00 - Review

02:46 - Pharaoh has two dreams

13:44 - Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams

21:30 - Joseph advises Pharaoh

24:52 - Pharaoh exalts Joseph

32:19 - Egypt’s years of abundance followed by famine

38:15 - Final Thoughts

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After he was sold into slavery, Joseph became a slave in Potiphar’s household, where he noticed how that God made everything that Joseph did to prosper - a great benefit to Potiphar. So, he made him the chief steward over all that was his. Then Potiphar’s wife began trying to seduce Joseph into an immoral relationship, but he refused. Spurned, she became angry and falsely accused him of attempted rape. Potiphar reacted to her allegations by sentencing Joseph to prison. In time, the chief jailer set Joseph over the affairs and inmates of the prison. The pharaoh was displeased with two of his servants, the cupbearer and the baker and sent them to prison. They both had dreams and Joseph interpreted their dreams. The cupbearer would be restored to his post, but the baker would be executed. Joseph therefore asked the cupbearer to plead his case before the pharaoh and get him released. But, the cupbearer forgot him.

00:00 - Review

07:43 - Pharaoh imprisons his cupbearer and baker

10:07 - Both the cupbearer and baker have dreams

13:43 - Joseph interprets the cupbearer’s dream

18:21 - Joseph interprets the baker’s dream

23:35 - Final thoughts

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Genesis 38 affirms the wisdom of God in preparing to send the Jewish people into Egypt to maintain their religious and ethnic purity by noting how Judah had began to intermarry with the Canaanites. So, chapter 39 continues with God’s preparation, returning the attention back to Joseph. Joseph is sold asa a slave to Potiphar, the captain of pharaoh’s guard. And he is set over Potiphar’s entire household. But Potiphar’s wife is attracted to Joseph and tries to get him to sleep with her. Joseph refuses and she falsely accuses him of attempted rape. She tells her husband this lie and he sends Joseph to prison.

00:00 - Review

09:28 - Joseph exalted in Potiphar’s house

14:35 - Potiphar’s wife tries to tempt Joseph29:54 - Tamar plays the harlot

20:04 - Potiphar’s wife falsely accuses Joseph of attempted rape

25:49 - Potiphar sends Joseph to prison

33:51 - Final thoughts

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After Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers, Judah departed from the family clan and dwelled in Adullam and married a Canaanite woman. They had three sons, who clearly seemed to have adopted the ways of their pagan mother; and two of them are killed by God. Judah tried to save the last son, refused to give him in marriage to his daughter-in-law Tamar, because he feared this was the cause of the deaths of his two eldest sons. Tamar deceived Judah and elicited him into an immoral act (prostitution) in order to obtain legitimate children by him. Judah discovered that she was pregnant and judged that she should be executed. But, before being put to death, Tamar produced evidence that she was indeed pregnant by Judah himself.

00:00 - Review

07:52 - Judah’s marriage to a Canaanite woman

17:16 - Judah’s sons are killed by God

29:54 - Tamar plays the harlot

33:06 - Judah petitions and sleeps with Tamar

43:26 - Tamar is pregnant and is discovered

50:25 - Final thoughts

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Genesis 36 ends with the “toldot” (what had became of) Esau. And his genealogical history is outlined to indicate his material prosperity and greatness. But there is an even greater spiritual significance of these things, showing how that the world experiences prosperity when God’s people learn to patiently wait on Him. In chapter 37 the narrative moved back to Jacob, focussing on his son Joseph. Joseph was the favored son of Jacob who was envied by his brothers and sold into slavery. However, God is sovereignly behind the scenes, working in all of these events in order to preserve Israel.

00:00 - Review

02:38 - Joseph’s multi-colored coat

16:24 - Joseph’s dreams

26:05 - Joseph is sent to check on his brothers

31:47 - Joseph’s brothers plot to kill him

38:11 - Judah proposes to sell Joseph as a slave

42:33 - Jacob mourns the report of Joseph’s death

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When Jacob’s two sons, Simeon and Levi, killed all the men of Shechem, he became fearful that his small tribe would be attacked in vengeance from the surrounding Canaanites. God commanded him to return to Bethel; but before he could leave, he had to purge idolatry from his household and peoples. When he arrived in Bethel, he erected an altar to the Lord. Later, he moved to Hebron to the land of his father Isaac. Isaac dies at 180 years old, buried by both Esau and Jacob. Now, God had given him the twelve foundational sons for the tribes of Israel. So, what becomes of Esau? Chapter 36 answers this question with one final look at Esau (reflecting on his descendants).

00:00 - Review

06:29 - Esau separates from Jacob/Israel

12:44 - The Sons of Esau

17:16 - The Horites and kings of Edom

26:36 - Closing comments - Get ready for Chapter 37!

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After the rape of Dinah, Simeon and Levi, her brothers, took revenge and killed all the men of Shechem. Jacob reprimanded his two sons for their violent acts and feared the destruction of his clans by vengeful Gentile neighbors. God once again rescued Jacob and told him to return to Bethel, where God appeared to him when he fled from his brother Esau. Jacob departed with divine protection, entered Bethel and set up an altar. While journeying onward, his wife Rachel died in childbirth, giving Jacob his twelfth and final son. She named him Benoni, but Jacob renamed him Benjamin. Also, around this time Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn son slept with his father’s concubine/wife. Finally, Jacob returned to his father Isaac’s house; and Isaac died at 180 years old, peacefully buried by both his sons, Esau and Jacob.

00:00 - Review

10:30 - Jacob/Israel prepares his household to go to Bethel

21:10 - Israel arrives in Bethel

26:10 - God blesses Jacob

33:35 - The death of Rachel and Reuben’s sin

46:22 - The sons of Israel and Isaac’s death

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