Genesis 31-33:17 Lesson 17. Jacob flees Going from Beersheba to Haran Stopped at Luz/Bethel Dreamed of a ladder reaching into heaven God appeared.

Genesis 31-33:17

Lesson 17

Jacob flees

Going from Beersheba to Haran Stopped at Luz/Bethel Dreamed of a ladder reaching into

heaven God appeared Repeated land, nation, and seed

promises to Jacob Behold I am with you wherever you go

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Jacob flees

Awoke from his sleep How awesomeawesome is this place Vowed that the LORD would be his

God Vowed to give God a tenth of all

God would give to him Goes on to the East

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Meets family

Arrives at a well in Padan Aram Rachel comes to water her sheep

Daughter of Laban; mother’s brother She goes to tell Laban He gives Jacob a very warm

welcome Jacob stays a month Start discussing wages

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Daughters

Leah is older and ‘delicate’ Rachel, the younger, is beautiful Jacob offers to work seven years for

Rachel Time seemed as only a few days Laban prepares a feast

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Wives

Leah is given to Jacob instead of Rachel Older must marry first

Given Rachel and agrees to work seven more years

Zilpah maiden for Leah Bilhah maiden for Rachel Jacob loved Rachel more (??)

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Sons are born

Leah Ruben Simeon Levi Judah

Bilhah Dan Naphtali

Zilpah Gad Asher

Leah Issachar Zebulun Dinah (daughter)

Rachel Joseph

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Time to leave Jacob had been here 14 years Ready to take his family and return to

the land promised to him by God Laban pleads for him to stay Wages are negotiated

Spotted and speckled Brown

Mixed color sent three days away with Laban’s sons

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Jacob’s success

Power of imagination May have been used by shepherds in Canaan Exposed cattle to mixed color sticks

Speckled and spotted sheep are born The LORD is blessing Jacob Genesis 30:43 Thus the man became

exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.donkeys.

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Jacob Leaves

Laben’s sons are ill toward Jacob Laben’s attitude toward Jacob

changes God tells Jacob to return to his

father’s land Jacob informs his wives

Leah and Rachel

Jacob Leaves

Jacob recounts to his wives how God has blessed him over their father and tells of God’s appearance in a dream tell him to return to his father

Rachel and Leah tell Jacob they will leave their father and go with him

Genesis 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Jacob Leaves Jacob recounts to his wives how God

has blessed him over their father and tells of God’s appearance in a dream tell him to return to his father

Rachel and Leah tell Jacob they will leave their father and go with him

Jacob, his wives, sons, livestock and possessions all leave while Laben is away shearing sheep

Rachel steals her father’s idols

Jacob Leaves

On the third day Laben learn what has happened and gives chase

The Lord tells Laben that he is to speak neither good nor evil to Jacob

Laben overtakes Jacob and asks why he has left without saying ‘goodbye’

Jacob says he was afraid

Jacob Leaves

Laben accuses him of stealing his idol

Jacob tells Laben to search his company Not knowing that Rachel was guilty

Laben searches and does not find the idols Rachel sits on them

Jacob Leaves Jacob rebukes Laben for his

accusation about the idols and for the way Laben treated him for 20 years

Jacob and Laben make a covenant that they would not harm one another in the future

Laben returns home

Meeting Esau

Esau is coming with 400 men Jacob divides his company for

protection Jacob prays to God for deliverance Jacob prays to God for deliverance

from Esaufrom Esau Jacob sends presents to Esau

drove by drove Jacob’s name is changed to Israel

Fords of the Jabbok

Meeting Esau

Jacob prepares to meet Esau Separates the wives with their

children Rachel with Joseph is last

Joseph is age 6 Jacob and Esau meet Esau’s reaction to the gift

Meeting Esau

Jacob’s reply Note use of ‘enough’

Jacob and Esau separate Esau going back to his home Jacob travels to Succoth Then on to Shechem where he

purchased land

‘Enough’

Esau ran to meet him—How sincere and genuine is this conduct of Esau, and at the same time how magnanimous! He had buried all his resentment, and forgotten all his injuries; and receives his brother with the strongest demonstrations, not only of forgiveness, but of fraternal affection.

generous in forgiving an insult or injury

‘Enough’ Jacob could not be certain that he

had found favor with Esau, unless the present had been received; for in accepting it Esau necessarily became his friend, according to the custom of those times, and in that country.

‘Enough’ In the eastern countries, if your

present be received by your superior, you may rely on his friendship; if it be not received, you have everything to fear. It is on this ground that Jacob was so urgent with Esau to receive his present, because he knew that after this he must treat him as a friend.

‘Enough’

Genesis 33:9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

value of peace with family, others …greater than possessions

Brothers

Twenty years earlier… What is character of Esau? What is character of Jacob?

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Brothers—Esau

Genesis 25:34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Hebrews 12:16 lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.

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Brothers—Esau

Genesis 27:41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob."

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Brothers—Esau

Genesis 26:34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives…And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.

Genesis 28:8 Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac.

What is character of Esau?

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Brothers—Jacob

Genesis 27:18 So he went to his father and said, "My father.' And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?“ Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me

Genesis 27:24 Then he said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He said, "I am."

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Brothers

What was character of Esau? What was character of Jacob? Twenty years later In general terms (character)—

Describe Esau Describe Jacob

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Brothers—meet 20 years later

Esau – enough = plenty Jacob – enough = everything What is the difference? What do each have? What does one have the other

doesn’t?

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Brothers

Why the difference? Could Esau have been different? Could Jacob have continued his

deceit?

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Brothers

Repentance to change one's mind and

purpose, as the result of more knowledge

true repentance, a change of mind and purpose and life, to which remission of sin is promised

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Repentance

a true sense of one's own guilt and sinfulness

an anticipation of God's mercy in Christ

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Repentance

an actual hatred of sin and turning from it to God Psalms 119:128; Job 42:5, 6; 2

Corinthians 7:10 a persistent endeavor for a holy life

in a walking with God in the way of His commandments

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Brothers Why the difference? Lessons?

We chooseOur characterOur relationship to GodTo changeHow much to change

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