Description
Genesis 47:27-50:14
1. LESSONS FOR THE DYING
a. Face the fact of death (47:29-30; 48:21; 49:29)
b. Understand the meaning of death (47:30; 49:29 33)
c. Speak about death to your family (47:29-30; 48:21; 49:29)
d. Give your family something of eternal value (48:3-4 15-16; 49:1-28)
e. Worship God right to the end (47:31)
2. LESSONS FOR THE LIVING
a. The dying need our presence ((47:29; 48:1-2; 49:1)
b. The dying need us to take them seriously (49:29-31)
c. We need to listen to the dying (47:29-50:14)
d. We need to allow ourselves to grieve (49:33-50:14)
