All the Feels

Genesis 17:9-10

1. The symbolism and certainty of the seal.
   1. Cleanliness – Jeremiah 4:4
   2. Blood and pain – Exodus 4:25b
   3. His seed would yield many blessings – Genesis 22:18

Isaac

2. Isaac’s life was no laughing matter.
   1. Sacrifice – Genesis 22:2
   2. Ishmael – Genesis 25:18
   3. Abimilech – Genesis 26:16
   4. Jacob and Esau – Genesis 25:27-28; Genesis 26:34-35

Jacob

3. Oh what a tangled web was woven.
   1. Deceived his father – 27:18-24
   2. Deceived by his father in law – 29:22-23
   3. Deceived his father in law – 30:37-39

Joseph

4. A black and white faith in a colorful life.
   1. Hated by brothers – 37:4
   2. Unjustly jailed – 39:19-20
   3. Forgotten – 40:14-15,23
   4. Steadfast – 41:16; 50:19-20

Colossians 2:10-12

We are sealed with a promise based on the premise that the end is the ultimate promised land.