How the Righteous Roll: The Patriarchal Saints (Part II) Hebrews

How the Righteous Roll: The Patriarchal Saints
(Part II)
Hebrews 11:20-22
I. Pragmatists (v. 20-21)
A. Both Jacob and Esau unscrupulously accomplished their desired ends. Esau was driven by short-sightedness, and Jacob by deception.
a. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob (Gen 25:27-34).
b. Jacob deceived his father (Gen 27:1-41).
c. This dysfunctional family was marked by several issues, which should be avoided by believers:
1. Favoritism among parents
2. Selfishness
3. Foolish business transactions
4. Sibling rivalry
5. Deception
6. Doing what is thought best to accomplish one’s on ends.
B. Jacob blessed his grandsons in light of God’s unfulfilled promises. (v.21)
II. Prime Minister (v. 22)
A. Joseph believed that God would fulfill all of His promises concerning Israel’s blessings.
a. Jospeh made a request concerning his bones (Gen 50:24-26; Ex 13:19; Josh 24:32)
Point to Ponder:
God is faithful. Don’t get so focused on the issues and material things of this life that you forfeit the blessings of God’s future promises, stay faithful until the end. (Phil 3:17-21; Mt 19:28-30)
Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, The Messianic Jewish Epistles: Hebrews, James, First Peter, Second Peter, Jude, 1st ed. (Tustin, CA: Ariel Ministries, 2005), 160.
Ibid., 160.
Charles R. Swindoll, Hebrews, Swindoll’s Living Insights New Testament Commentary (Tyndale House Publishers, 2017), 180.