SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

ADVENT: DAY 21

Jacob

Genesis 28:13

“At the top of the stairway stood the LORD, and he said, “I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your Father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to your father, Isaac. I will give it to you and your descendants.”

Bible Readings

Videos

This is from Genesis 28:10-22 about Jacob’s Dream Video Length 2:29

Jacob is blessed by his father - Isaac, & then he runs away from his twin brother Esau (Gen 27) Jacob returns home, because God tells him to(Gen 31)

Jacob wrestles with God, and gets a new name (Gen 32:22-32) Jacob makes amends with his brother Esau (Gen 33) - Video Length 3:49

The video below is about Jacob being tricked by his uncle Laban and marrying the wrong girl. Genesis 29 Video Length 2:26

This song below is about the 12 sons of Jacob - which is actually - the 12 Tribes of Israel! Video Length 4:12

Historical Artwork: Jacob

Jacob & Esau were twins.

Their parents were Isaac & Rebekah

Esau was the oldest twin - the heir to Isaac’s estate.

In Genesis 27 - Jacob took Esau’s birthright from him. After Isaac gave the special blessing to Jacob - Jacob was in trouble!

In Genesis 28, Isaac blesses Jacob again, and tells him to move on and begin a new life.

This is where Jacob meets God and hears from Him in a dream. Genesis 28:10-22

In Genesis 29 & 30, Jacob starts to build a life for himself.

In Genesis 31, God tells Jacob to move back home to the land of Canaan, where his Father Isaac lived. Genesis 31:18

Jacob makes peace with his Father-In-Law Laban and then send gifts to Esau in an attempt to make peace with him.

In Genesis 32:22-32 Jacob wrestles with God and wins - God changes Jacobs name to Israel - which means - God Fights.

In Genesis 33, Jacob makes peace with Esau.

Jacob tricked Esau, Laban tricked Jacob - Jacob’s children would go on to fight with 1 another as well.

Esau was wronged and Jacob

Jacob was wronged by Laban

Nothing was resolved, returned or given back - BUT! Peace was made between everyone.

There isn’t even a verbal, “I’m sorry” in either story of reconciliation - yet peace and understanding seem to occur.

In both situations, it was a choice each person made - to choose to “be in peace” with the other person despite the injustice that occurred.

Questions

Prayer