Genesis 35 A messy story finishes with faith and blessing.

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Genesis 35 A messy story finishes with faith and blessing

Closing out the Story of Jacob 1.Getting our Bearings 1.Chapter 35 – A messy story finishes with faith and blessing 1.Encouragement from Jacob 1.Closing Thoughts

1. Getting Our Bearings Jacob’s Family Tree The Land The Story

Jacob’s Family Tree Terah Abram (Abraham) Isaac Jacob Esau Nahor Behuel Laban Leah Rachel Rebekah Haran Lot Sarai (Sarah)

Abraham’s Birthplace Promised Land Home of Abraham’s Family THE LAND

ACT 1: Birth & Conflict w/ Esau ACT 3: Jacob & Laban To Haran & Padan-Aram ACT 2: Travel to Haran ACT 5: Evil in Shechem ACT 4: Travel Back to Canaan The story of Jacob Beersheba

ACT 1: Birth & Conflict w/ Esau ACT 2: Travel to Haran God appears to Jacob ACT 2: Travel to Haran God appears to Jacob ACT 3: Jacob & Laban ACT 4: Travel Back to Canaan God appears to Jacob ACT 4: Travel Back to Canaan God appears to Jacob ACT 5: Evil at Shechem 25, The Story of JacobChapters:

2. ACT 6: (Ch. 35) - A messy story finishes with faith and blessing God Reaches out to Jacob Chapter 35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there; and make an altar there to God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

2. A messy story finishes with faith and blessing Jacob responds with Faith and Action READ Chapter 35: 2-7 -Immediate Response -Jacob acts as Priest to his household -Gets rid of the foreign Gods and Idols -Purification ritual & Change of Clothes -Worship of the God “who answered me in my distress” - This is a different man than the Jacob of Chapter 34

2. A messy story finishes with faith and blessing Jacob is Blessed by God READ Chapter 35: Almost Identical to Genesis 17: 1-8 -El Shadai “God Almighty” -Abram -> Abraham; Jacob -> Israel -Promises Nations, Kings, Land

Comparison with Previous Encounters

Back to his Instincts Genesis 35: Jacob does not stay at Bethel Problems arise Rachel dies in Childbirth Rueben sleeps with Bilhah Jacob resorts to passivity

Jacob (Israel) Rachel Joseph Benjamin Zilpah Dan Nephtali Leah Reuben* Simeon** Levi** Judah IssacharZebulun Bilhah Gad Asher Jacob’s Blessing Genesis 35: 23-26

3. Encouragement from Jacob God takes faith over behavior all day long God is with us even as we continue to struggle with the same issues over and over Family behaviors are hard to overcome, yet Jesus came to redeem us from them

The character of Jacob

Terah Abram (Abraham) Isaac Jacob Esau Nahor Behuel Laban Leah Rachel Rebekah Haran Lot Sarai (Sarah) L L L L L L What Jacob Inherited L

God is in the business of redeeming us 1 st Peter 1: knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.

Closing Thoughts Your relationship and standing with God is based upon faith, not behavior What instincts have you inherited from your family that weigh you down… that you can lay at the feet of your Redeemer fore healing?

1. Birth & Conflict w/ Esau Jacob Schemes for Esau’s Birthright Rebekah & Jacob lie to Isaac Jacob Steal’s Esau’s Blessing 1. Birth & Conflict w/ Esau Jacob Schemes for Esau’s Birthright Rebekah & Jacob lie to Isaac Jacob Steal’s Esau’s Blessing 2. Travel to Haran God Appears God’s Promises to Jacob Jacob names “Bethel” Jacob’s Vow to God 2. Travel to Haran God Appears God’s Promises to Jacob Jacob names “Bethel” Jacob’s Vow to God 3. Jacob & Laban Jacob Serves Laban 20 years Laban cheats Jacob Jacob Practices Magic God blesses Jacob 3. Jacob & Laban Jacob Serves Laban 20 years Laban cheats Jacob Jacob Practices Magic God blesses Jacob 4. Travel Back to Canaan God Tells Jacob to Leave Jacob deceives Laban God Appears, names Jacob “Israel” Jacob Reconciles with Esau Jacob lies to Esau 4. Travel Back to Canaan God Tells Jacob to Leave Jacob deceives Laban God Appears, names Jacob “Israel” Jacob Reconciles with Esau Jacob lies to Esau 5. Evil at Shechem Dinah Defiled Jacob is Passive Offer of Hamor Mass Murder by Simeon & Levi Jacob Fears 5. Evil at Shechem Dinah Defiled Jacob is Passive Offer of Hamor Mass Murder by Simeon & Levi Jacob Fears 25, A Review of the Story of JacobChapters: