1. The Birth of Jacob and Esau (Gen 25:19–26) • 84
2. The Death of Abraham (Age 175) (Gen 25:7–8) • 85
3. The Marriage of Esau (Age 40) (Gen 26:34) • 86
4. Jacob Receives the Blessing of the Firstborn • 87
5. Jacob Flees from His Brother Esau (Gen 27:41–28:5) • 88
6. Jacob’s 20 Years of Refuge (Gen 29–31) • 89
7. The Birth of Joseph (Gen 30:22–24) • 91
8. Jacob Returns to Canaan (Gen 33:18–20) • 92
9. Leah’s Daughter Dinah Is Disgraced (Gen 34) • 94
10. Birth of Benjamin and Death of Rachel (Gen 35:16–20); Reunion with Isaac (Gen 35:27) • 95
Chapter 10 The History of Joseph • 97
1. Two Dreams that God Gave to Joseph and the 13 Years of Trial (Gen 37; 39; 40) • 97
2. The Death of Isaac (Gen 35:28–29) and the Ascension of Joseph to Second-in-Command (Gen 41:1–46) • 98
3. The Seven Years of Plenty (Gen 41:47–53) • 99
4. Jacob and 70 Members of His Family Migrate to Egypt (Gen 46:1–27) • 101
5. Israel Dwells in the Land of Goshen and Raises Livestock (Gen 46:28–34; 47:1–12) • 104
6. Death of Jacob (Age 147) and His Funeral (Gen 47:28–31; 49:29–33; 50:1–14) • 106
7. The Death of Joseph (Age 110) (Gen 50:22–26) • 113
The History of the Exodus Until the Conquest of Canaan • 119
Chart: The Chronology of the Exodus Until the Conquest of Canaan (149 years, from 1539 BC to 1390 BC) • 121
Chapter 11 The Emergence of Moses • 125
1. The New Pharaoh Who Did Not Know Joseph (Exod 1:8) • 125
2. The Birth of Moses (Exod 2:1–22) • 128
3. Moses Flees to the Land of Midian at the Age of 40 (Exod 2:11–15) • 130
4. Moses Trained for 40 Years in the Land of Midian (Exod 2:16–22) • 132
5. Moses Calls for the Great Exodus (Exod 3:1–10) • 133
Chapter 12 The Exodus of the Israelites • 134
1. God’s Remembrance and the Exodus (Exod 2:23–25; 3:7–9, 16) • 134
2. The Sins of the Egyptians against the Chosen People • 135
3. The Ten Plagues in Egypt • 136
4. The Chosen People Leave Egypt in Martial Array • 139
5. Moses Carries Joseph’s Bones Out of Egypt • 141
6. God’s Providence Leads the Israelites to the Red Sea • 142
7. Dry Land Appears in the Midst of the Red Sea • 145
Chapter 13 The 40 Years in the Wilderness • 147
1. The 40-Year Wilderness Journey Condensed into Numbers 33 • 147
2. The 42 Camps • 151
3. The Wilderness Journey Without Lack • 199
4. Grumblings and Complaints in the Wilderness • 201
5. The Death of Three Leaders in the Wilderness • 206
6. The Death of 603,548 Soldiers from Those Numbered in the First Census • 219
7. The Battles Fought Just Before the Entry into Canaan • 222
8. The Death of 24,000 People in Moab/Shittim (Num 25:1–9) • 224
9. The Second Census of Soldiers (Num 26:1–51) • 226
Chapter 14 The Conquest of Canaan • 230
1. Joshua, the New Leader for the Conquest of Canaan • 230
2. Caleb, the Godly Man Who Helped Moses and Joshua • 233
3. The Duration of the Conquest of Canaan • 236
The Fulfillment of the Covenant • 241
Chapter 15 The Fulfillment of the Prophecy Regarding Abraham and His Descendants • 243
1. The Fulfillment of the Prophecy Regarding Abraham • 243
2. The Fulfillment of the Prophecy Regarding Abraham’s Descendants • 244
Chapter 16 The Fulfillment of the Prophecy, “In the Fourth Generation They Will Return Here.” (Gen 15:16) • 248
1. According to the Genealogies, How Many Generations Passed before They Returned to Canaan? • 248
2. Who Was the Fourth Generation? • 249
3. Reuben and the Inheritance of Faith • 251
4. Joseph and the Inheritance of Faith • 256
5. The Fulfillment of the “Fourth Generation” through Joseph • 266
6. The Covenant of the Torch Fulfilled in Shechem • 270
Chapter 17 The Blessings of the Covenant of the Torch • 277
1. The Blessings that Joseph Received • 278
2. Joseph’s Faith • 280
The Covenant of the Torch to Be Fulfilled in the Future • 286
1. The Covenant of the Torch Yet to Be Fulfilled • 286
2. Faith Needed for the Future Fulfillment of the Covenant • 288
3. God’s Zeal for the Fulfillment of the Covenant • 291
Commentaries and References • 299
1. Dr. Jae-Yong Joo, Ph.D • 300
Emeritus Professor of Hanshin University, Chair of the Theological Research Center
2. Dr. Andrew J. Tesia, Ph.D • 305
President of the Research Institute of Reformed Theology
3. Dr. Yeong-Su Ye • 311
President of the International Council of Churches and Ministries
Reference 1: Abraham’s Genealogy • 313
Reference 2: A Single Blessing of the Firstborn • 315
Reference 3: Chart: The Number of Years that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph Lived Together • 319
Reference 4: Chart: The Forty-Year Journey at a Glance • 320
Reference 5: Simeon, Levi, and Judah