God of Covenant: A Study of Genesis 12-50

Beginning with Genesis 12, walk alongside the fathers of our faith—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph—to discern Jesus in the stories of His people. Over 10 sessions, discover how God orchestrates everything for His glory and the good of His people, and see how the God of creation and covenant is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Study Material

Session One: Introduction

Session One: Introduction (36:41)—Jen introduces the Book of Genesis. As the seed plot of the Bible, becoming familiar with this book can help us as we study the rest of Scripture. Jen also dives i...

Session Two: Calling and Covenant

Jen walks through Genesis 12 through Genesis 16. We are introduced to Abraham and his calling to walk by faith to a new place. We also learn of the covenant of God with Abraham, to make him into a ...

Session Three: God Visits

This session begins the answer to the question, "Is anything too hard for the LORD?" We see God begin to answer that question as He cements the covenant through the physical sign of circumcision am...

Session Four: The Long-Awaited Son

In this session, we study the rest of Abraham's life, as Isaac is born and as Abraham's faith is tested and proved with the request to sacrifice Isaac. Finally, Abraham, the father of our faith, di...

Session Five: Sibling Rivalry

We see the rivalry between Jacob and Esau, learning through their story about favoritism, deception, reaping what we sow. We also learn how God sees us—in the midst of our sin, in the midst of our ...

Session Six: Exile and Reconciliation

As Jen walks through Genesis 29−33, we study the story of how the patriarch Jacob meets his wife Rachel and the subsequent turmoil that comes from Laban's deceit in the wedding to Leah. We also dis...

Session Seven: Trouble at Shechem

In Genesis 34−36, we find the chilling story of the rape of Dinah and the ensuing conflict. We also discuss the story of Judah and Tamar, highlighting the cultural disparity that often confronted w...

Session Eight: Joseph in Egypt

In Genesis 37−41, we begin to study the story of Joseph, his place in Jacob's family, his slavery and later imprisonment, and his rise to power in Egypt. Jen helps us see the familiar story of Jose...

Session Nine: Joseph Over Egypt

As we witness the reunion between Jacob's children and the tearful meeting between Jacob and Joseph in Genesis 42−47, we also answer the question many of those who read the early Bible texts would ...

Session Ten: The Deaths of Jacob and Joseph

Having settled in Egypt under the shelter of Joseph's authority, Jacob and his sons flourished. In Genesis 48−50, we hear Jacob's final words and witness his prophecies over each of his sons, traci...