1. Bellringer
What is your most prized possession and what would it take for you to sell it or give it to another?

2. Ch 6a: Jacob

3. Two Brothers Jacob and Esau Twin Brothers (Esau oldest) Very different
Sons of Isaac and Rebekah
Each parent had a favorite
Isaac: Esau Rebekah: Jacob

4. Selling of the Birthright
Oldest son had birthright (100% of inheritance)
Esau sold birthright to Jacob for a bowl of soup
God had told Isaac to give it to the younger son
Isaac still tried to give it to Esau
Rebekah and Jacob tricked Isaac to get the birthright

5. Jacob’s Ladder Jacob had to run from Esau
Dreamed of a ladder to heaven
Meant Jacob was blessed by God

6. Jacob Gets a Wife and Another Wife
Jacob went to live with his uncle Laban
Fell in love with his cousin Rachel (love at first sight)
Agreed to work 7 years for the Laban so he could marry her
Tricked into marrying her sister Leah
Worked 7 more years for Rachel

7. Fight with an Angel Jacob returned home
Dreamed he fought an angel (later revealed to be God)
Named changed to Israel
“One who fights with God and wins”
12 sons become the 12 tribes of Israel

8. Quiz Name the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah.
What did Esau sell his birthright for?
How many years did Jacob work before he could marry Rachel?
What did God change Jacob’s name to after his fight with an angel?