Draw Near- Podcast Dec 16, 2021
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Introduction
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So far we have been studying Joseph as a type of Jesus
His new name in Egyptian: Zaphnath-Paaneah, which means “God speaks and he lives.” Genesis 41:45
Joseph has then two children:
Manasseh: “The Lord will make me forget” Genesis 41:51
Ephraim: “The Lord caused me to be fruitfull in the land of my affliction” Genesis 41:52
Genesis 42 Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt because of the famine
Joseph demands of them to bring Benjamin with them to see him (Joseph).
Judah speaks to Israel abouth the matter
But Judah spoke to him, saying, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’
If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food.
But if you will not send him, we will not go down; for the man said to us, ‘You shall not see my face unless your brother is with you.’ ”
This is the same Judah who sells Joseph to the traders in Genesis 37:26-28
They finally return to Egypt with Benjamin and Joseph hids his cup in Benjamin’s sack
Judah seems to have repented from this as he tries to protect his younger brothe Benjamin.
Bible Study Scripture
Bible Study Scripture
Our Bible study is based on Genesis 44:18-47:27
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Then Judah came near to him and said: “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh.
VAYIGASH (Definition)
DRAW NEAR
[נָגַשׁ S5066 TWOT1297 GK5602]125 vb. draw near, approach,
Brown, F., Driver, S. R., & Briggs, C. A. (1977). Enhanced Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (p. 620). Oxford: Clarendon Press.
EXAMPLES:
And Abraham came near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
‘None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the Lord.
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, the days approach when you must die; call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of meeting, that I may inaugurate him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tabernacle of meeting.
Consider Judah in Genesis 44:16-18
Then Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants; here we are, my lord’s slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.”
But he said, “Far be it from me that I should do so; the man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall be my slave. And as for you, go up in peace to your father.”
Then Judah came near to him and said: “O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh.
Judah draws near after having possibly repented from selling Joseph to the merchants
He asks if he can speak and if his “lord” would hear him
Asks for mercy: do not let your anger burn against your servant
For you are a king: like Pharaoh
With whomever of your servants it is found, let him die, and we also will be my lord’s slaves.”
My lord asked his servants, saying, ‘Have you a father or a brother?’
And we said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him.’
Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, that I may set my eyes on him.’
And we said to my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father, for if he should leave his father, his father would die.’
But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you shall see my face no more.’
“Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad’s life,
Consider Joseph’s reaction to Judah’s drawing near
Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph; does my father still live?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence.
And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.
And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
“Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph: “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not tarry.
You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children, your children’s children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you have.
The Land of Goshen
All the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all.
And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were seventy.
So He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
They settle in Goshen
Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came to the land of Goshen.
So Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.
And Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.”
Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, ‘My brothers and those of my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
And the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they have brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.’
So it shall be, when Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’
that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
Shepherd is an abomination to Egyptians
No different from today’s view
So Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and grew and multiplied exceedingly.
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years.
When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Now if I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
Draw Near
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Goshen (go’-shen) = The place or temple of the sun. Approaching. Drawing near.
Smith, S., & Cornwall, J. (1998). In The exhaustive dictionary of Bible names (p. 89). North Brunswick, NJ: Bridge-Logos.
We cannot approach God without being cleansed because He is holy
Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”
We must plea to the Lord to be able to draw near him
Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies.
But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works.
But if we do not draw near to Him, we are definitely drawing near something else
They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your law.
For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave.
We must draw near him with a sincere heart
Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,
We must learn how to draw near at His command
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up.
If you draw near (approach) Him, you will be blessed
Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple.
Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God.
GOSHEN = גָּשֶׁן
Goshen (go’-shen) = The place or temple of the sun. Approaching. Drawing near.
Smith, S., & Cornwall, J. (1998). In The exhaustive dictionary of Bible names (p. 89). North Brunswick, NJ: Bridge-Logos.
It appears 15 times in 14 verses in the Bible
Gen 45:10
Gen 46:28
Gen 46:29
Gen 46:34
Gen 47:1
Gen 47:4
Gen 47:6
Gen 47:27
Gen 50:8
Exo 8:22
Exo 9:26
Josh 10:41
Josh 11:16
Josh 15:51
Summary
Summary
The same way Joseph drew his people back to him, the Lord will draw His people to Him
In Genesis, God established a pattern for the house of Jacob
Israel will draw near God
Israel will dwel in a land that is set apart
Israel will be provided and will multiply
All will see the salvation drawing near
In the NT the equivalent in Greek is /ENGIZO/
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”
Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”