PPT-Genesis 27-35 – The Life of Jacob

I What is a summary of the life of Jacob A Jacobs birth and early life Gen 252128 1 Jacobs mother Rebekah had her barrenness healed through prayer Gen 2521 2 Jacob struggled with his brother in the womb Gen 2522. Background. Evangelical Free Church of Walnut. sunesis. institute. _. The Patriarchal Period. Part 3: From Jacob to Israel. Lesson 6. Birth of Jacob and Esau. Isaac’s Faith vs. Abraham’s Faith. Isaac . Genesis 46-50. The end of the beginning. Adam and Eve. Noah and his sons. Abraham. Isaac. Jacob. Twelve sons. God’s promise. Fear of the journey. The family. Genesis 46. 3 . “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. . Seir. , the country of Edom, . 4 . instructing them, . “. Thus you shall say to my . lord . Esau: Thus says your . servant Jacob……. ‘. I have sojourned with Laban and stayed until now. . Isaac prayed to God so that . Rebekah. could have a child.. Dear Lord, . Please let . Rebekah. have a baby.. Rebekah. got pregnant. It was very painful. God explained why.. Esau was born first. Jacob was holding Esau’s heel, trying to be first.. Genesis 47-49. MY . LIFE. GOALS. Education. Occupation. Achievements. Family. Church. In what ways . did . Joseph’s life . go . differently than he had planned?. JOURNAL. Joseph wisely administered the affairs of Egypt during the famine, saving the lives of the people and gathering great wealth for Pharaoh.. 1:1-2:3. . God creates the heavens and the earth . 2:4-4:26. . The . Descendants. of the heavens and the earth. 5:1-6:8. The . Descendants. of Adam. 6:9-9:29. The . Descendants. of Noah. 10:1-11:9. Old Testament Survey I. Pentateuch. OTS I - Overview. The bible is broken into two major sections OT/NT. The whole of the accepted, harmonious scriptures we see today is know as “canon.”. Canonical books total 66 from Genesis to Revelation.. Genesis 29. Love at First Sight. The Deceiver Deceived. Growth in Grace. School of Hard Knocks (Life). Genesis 29. Love at First Sight. Jacob . loved Rachel from their first encounter.. Jacob . worked hard at menial labor in order to “earn” Rachel.. Then Jacob also went in to Rachel, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban still another seven years. . . Genesis 29:32 . So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me. Thirty-one pages in the Book of Mormon are in Jacob’s own words.. Born between 600 and 593 BC. . Devastatingly direct. ! . (. Isaiah like!). In fewer than 28 pages, the record from Jacob to Mosiah covers about 421 of the total 1021 years covered by the entire Nephite record (41%). . Trinity. Chapter . A. The Bible:. The. Patriarchs. © milanklusacek/www.istockphoto.com . Chapter Summary. The Bible: The Patriarchs. The role of the patriarchs of God’s Chosen People, the Israelites, is important. The patriarchs’ story begins with God’s call to Abraham and Abraham’s trust in God, and continues with God’s blessing extended to Isaac, and then to Jacob, and finally to Joseph. Through the joys and challenges of life—sibling rivalry, love and marriage, and dreams—God continues to act on behalf of his Chosen People to bring about the unfolding of salvation history.. Name later changed from Abram to Abraham.. Three world religions revere Abraham as the father of their faith:. Judaism . Christianity. Islam . Read Genesis 12:1-9. Question 1. How does God’s grace come through in each element of God’s promise to Abraham?. The . name Genesis = Beginning. Comes from the Greek.. Can also mean origin, birth, and generation. Hebrew from first word "in the beginning.". Written by Moses. Date . written: 1490 BC to 1420 BC.. Jacob 6-7 Jacob 6:4 Which characteristic of God seems most dominant in the allegory ? “In his concluding commentary on the allegory, Jacob (said )… How merciful is our God unto us ” (Jeffrey R. Holland,