Lesson 1: Jacob & Esau - Wait on the Lord - Deception and favouritism leads to hurt and anger.
- Genesis 25: Struggle at Birth and Esau Sells His Birthright to Jacob
- Genesis 26: Isaac Settles in Gerar
- Genesis 27: Jacob Deceives Isaac
- Genesis 28: Jacob Sent Away / Jacob's Dream
- Genesis 29: Jacob & Laban (Jacob 's Weddings)
- Genesis 30: Jacob's Children / Jacob is Prosperous
- Genesis 31: Jacob Leaves for Canaan
- Genesis 32: Jacob Wrestles with God (Jacob's New Name)
- Genesis 33: Jacob & Esau Reunited
- Genesis 34: Dinah (leave this chapter)
- Genesis 35: Jacob Becomes Israel
- Genesis 36: Esau's Descendants
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Tricked Into Marriage
Jacob worked in the house of his uncle Laban, and he fell in love with Laban's younger daughter, Rachel. His uncle agreed that if he worked for him for seven years, then at the end of that time, he could marry Rachel.
After seven years, the marriage took place, but when Jacob lifter the veil from his wife's face, it was not Rachel standing before him, but her elder sister Leah! He had been tricked!
Laban told him that it was the custom that the oldest daughter marry first, but he said that if Jacob would promise to work for him for another seven years, then he could marry his beloved Rachel. Jacob love her so much, that he agreed.
Rachel was always his favourite wife, but God took pity on Leah and blessed her with four strong sons, while it was many years before Rachel had a son.
Parting Ways
Although Jacob felt it was time to return home, his uncle wanted him to stay. He agreed to give him, as his wages, all the marked or speckled animals in the herds, but then tried to cheat Jacob by rounding up any marked animals and sending them away with his sons, so that all the new animals would be born without marks!
But God told Jacob to place some fresh peeled branches in the animals water troughs when the strong, healthy animals cam to drink, and all the new animals that were born to them were marked or speckled. In this way all the strong animals went to Jacob and all the weak animals went to Laban.
Jacob knew that his uncle would continue to cheat him, so one day he set off for home, along with all his family, servants and animals. Laban chased after him, but in the end the two men agreed to let each other be.
Jacob worked in the house of his uncle Laban, and he fell in love with Laban's younger daughter, Rachel. His uncle agreed that if he worked for him for seven years, then at the end of that time, he could marry Rachel.
After seven years, the marriage took place, but when Jacob lifter the veil from his wife's face, it was not Rachel standing before him, but her elder sister Leah! He had been tricked!
Laban told him that it was the custom that the oldest daughter marry first, but he said that if Jacob would promise to work for him for another seven years, then he could marry his beloved Rachel. Jacob love her so much, that he agreed.
Rachel was always his favourite wife, but God took pity on Leah and blessed her with four strong sons, while it was many years before Rachel had a son.
Parting Ways
Although Jacob felt it was time to return home, his uncle wanted him to stay. He agreed to give him, as his wages, all the marked or speckled animals in the herds, but then tried to cheat Jacob by rounding up any marked animals and sending them away with his sons, so that all the new animals would be born without marks!
But God told Jacob to place some fresh peeled branches in the animals water troughs when the strong, healthy animals cam to drink, and all the new animals that were born to them were marked or speckled. In this way all the strong animals went to Jacob and all the weak animals went to Laban.
Jacob knew that his uncle would continue to cheat him, so one day he set off for home, along with all his family, servants and animals. Laban chased after him, but in the end the two men agreed to let each other be.
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