Warning Genealogy Ahead
Esau had a family - Joseph had a technicolored dreamcoat
Esau had a family - Joseph had a technicolored dreamcoat
You may
make the sign of the cross and say:
Invocation
P In
the name of the Father and of the T Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
Collect
O
God, protect the tempted, the distressed, and the erring, and gently
guide them. By Your great goodness bring them into the way of peace
and truth. Graciously regard all who are in trouble, danger,
temptation, or bondage to sin, and those to whom death draws near. In
Your mercy draw them to Yourself; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Reading
the Bible
St.
Paul also taught this unity of Scripture. Shortly before his
execution under Emperor nero (AD 68), Paul wrote to his son in the
faith, Timothy, a younger Christian leader:
From
childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which
are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ
Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for
teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in
righteousness, that the man of God may be competant, equipped for
every good work. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)
Paul
attributes all the Sacred Scripture to the work of God and
understands the scripture as focused on Salvation through Jesus, He
demonstrates the early Christian belief that the Scripture is unified
in its teaching (cf 2 Timothy 1:13-14 about Christian doctrine
generally).
Reading
Genesis
Isaac
and Rebekah had trouble sharing God's promises with their children.
God does not forget Esau, or his descendents. God keeps the
way open for them to stay close to his promises. Chapter 37 begins a
new cycle of Genesis. Jacob's sons take center stage. Joseph's
journey from favorite son of the father, false accusations lead him
to be arrested, convicted, and thrown into the pit of despair. After
remaining in prison and brought low, Joseph is lifted up to the right
hand of the throne of Pharaoh in order to be a blessing to many
nations and reconcile all Jacob's family. Hmmm...
Reading
Genesis 36:1—37:36
These
are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). Esau took his wives from
the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the
daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, and Basemath,
Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. And Adah bore to Esau,
Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel; and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and
Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of
Canaan.
Then
Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of
his household, his livestock, all his beasts, and all his property
that he had acquired in the land of Canaan. He went into a land away
from his brother Jacob. For their possessions were too great for them
to dwell together. The land of their sojournings could not support
them because of their livestock. So Esau settled in the hill country
of Seir. (Esau is Edom.)
These
are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill
country of Seir. These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the
son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of
Esau. The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
(Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son; she bore Amalek to
Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife. These are the
sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons
of Basemath, Esau’s wife. These are the sons of Oholibamah the
daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: she bore to
Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
These
are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn
of Esau: the chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam, and
Amalek; these are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these
are the sons of Adah. These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: the
chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the chiefs of
Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s
wife. These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: the chiefs
Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the chiefs born of Oholibamah the
daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife. These are the sons of Esau (that is,
Edom), and these are their chiefs.
These
are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan,
Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs
of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. The sons of
Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna. These are
the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. These
are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the
hot springs in the wilderness, as he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon
his father. These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the
daughter of Anah. These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban,
Ithran, and Cheran. These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and
Akan. These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. These are the chiefs
of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer,
and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, chief by chief in
the land of Seir.
These
are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king
reigned over the Israelites. Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom,
the name of his city being Dinhabah. Bela died, and Jobab the son of
Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. Jobab died, and Husham of the
land of the Temanites reigned in his place. Husham died, and Hadad
the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned
in his place, the name of his city being Avith. Hadad died, and
Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. Samlah died, and Shaul of
Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place. Shaul died, and
Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. Baal-hanan the son
of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place, the name of his city
being Pau; his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred,
daughter of Mezahab.
These
are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their clans and
their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah,
Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, and
Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of
Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their
possession.
Jacob
lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of
Canaan.
These
are the generations of Jacob.
Joseph,
being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers.
He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s
wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. Now
Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was
the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. But
when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his
brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.
Now
Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated
him even more. He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have
dreamed: Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my
sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered
around it and bowed down to my sheaf.” His brothers said to him,
“Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over
us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
Then
he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said,
“Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon,
and eleven stars were bowing down to me.” But when he told it to
his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to
him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your
mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground
before you?” And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father
kept the saying in mind.
Now
his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem. And
Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock
at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him,
“Here I am.” So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with
your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent
him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. And a man
found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are
you seeking?” “I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me,
please, where they are pasturing the flock.” And the man said,
“They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to
Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at
Dothan.
They
saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired
against him to kill him. They said to one another, “Here comes this
dreamer. Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the
pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we
will see what will become of his dreams.” But when Reuben heard it,
he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his
life.” And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; cast him into
this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—that
he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.
So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe,
the robe of many colors that he wore. And they took him and cast him
into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
Then
they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of
Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm,
and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. Then Judah said to
his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal
his blood? Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our
hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his
brothers listened to him. Then Midianite traders passed by. And they
drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the
Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
When
Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he
tore his clothes and returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is
gone, and I, where shall I go?” Then they took Joseph’s robe and
slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. And they sent
the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said,
“This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s
robe or not.” And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s
robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn
to pieces.” Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his
loins and mourned for his son many days. All his sons and all his
daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and
said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus
his father wept for him. Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in
Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
Apostles'
Creed
C I
believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker
of heaven and earth.
And
in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who
was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born
of the virgin Mary,
suffered
under Pontius Pilate,
was
crucified, died and was buried.
He
descended into hell.
The
third day He rose again from the dead.
He
ascended into heaven
and
sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From
thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I
believe in the Holy Spirit,
the
holy Christian Church,
the
communion of saints,
the
forgiveness of sins,
the
resurrection of the body,
and
the life T everlasting.
Amen.
The
Fourth Petition
Give
us this day our daily bread.
Give
us today our daily bread.
What
does this mean?
God
certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to
all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us
to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving.
What
is meant by daily bread?
Daily
bread includes everything that has to do with the support and needs
of the body, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home, land,
animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout children,
devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good
weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends,
faithful neighbors, and the like.
Litany
(Evening Prayer)
L In
peace let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of
God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise,
let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
Matthew Harrison, President of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod,
for Carl Krueger, President of the SELC District, for all pastors in
Christ, for all servants of the Church, and for all the people, let
us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
Barach, President of the United States, for all public servants, for
the government and those who protect us, that they may be upheld and
strengthened in every good deed, let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
those who work to bring peace, justice, health, and protection in
this and every place, let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
those who bring offerings, those who do good works in this
congregation, those who toil, those who sing, and all the people here
present who await from the Lord great and abundant mercy, let us pray
to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and
for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and need, let us
pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
L For
. . . [additional bids for prayer may be inserted here] . . .
let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord,
have mercy.
The
prayers then continue:
L For
the faithful who have gone before us and are with Christ, let us give
thanks to the Lord:
C Alleluia.
L Help,
save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
Silence
for individual prayer may follow.
L Rejoicing
in the fellowship of the saints, let us commend ourselves, one
another, and our whole life to Christ, our Lord:
C To
You, O Lord.
Lord's
Prayer
C Our
Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Benediction
(Pauline)
P The
grace of the Lord T Jesus Christ and
the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you
all.
C Amen.
Acknowledgments
Unless
otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy
Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway
Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All
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