1. Jacob - the Deceiver Becomes Israel - the One Who Wrestled with God
Genesis 25: 21 through
Genesis 49: 33

2. Prophecy - Gen 25: 23 The 2 boys will become 2 separate Nations,
One son will be stronger than the other, and
The younger will rule over the elder.

3. His Youth Genesis 25 - 27 Mama’s boy
Ripped off his brother’s birthright!
Deceived Isaac - his father
Covenant passed on to Jacob - Gen. 27:
Ran for his life to his uncle Laban’s home

4. The Adventure Begins! A Dream: Jacob’s Ladder (Gen. 28: 10 - 22)
God Affirms His Covenant with Jacob:
Canaan is Jacob’s, Jacob will have many descendants, and all generations will be blessed through his family line (bloodline). (Genesis 28: )
Jacob sets up an altar and calls the place Bethel - House of God.

5. The Adventure Continues:
Meets Uncle Laban and “reaps what he sowed” (Gen. 29: )…wants Rachel - gets Leah!
Jacob’s twelve sons:
Leah has: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, & Judah
Bilhah has: Dan and Naphtali
Zilpah has: Gad and Asher
Leah has: Issachar, Zebulum, and Dinah
Rachel has: Joseph and yrs later she dies having Benjamin.

6. Time to Return Home: Genesis 32: 1 - 30
Time to meet Esau - his brother
His night alone (Gen. 32: 24)
He wrestles with God all night! (32:24)
God asks, “What is your name?” (32:27)
Jacob says, “My name is Jacob.” - confession
God said, “No longer Jacob, but Israel because you have struggled [wrestled] with God.” (28) - repentance and conversion.

7. Jacob’s Last Years Genesis 48 - 50
Jacob’s son Joseph saves all of their lives from dying in the 7 year famine.
Everyone is reunited and moves to Egypt.
Jacob’s final blessings:
3 Interesting things in the Blessings:
Levi’s land inheritance taken away,
The land is given to Joseph’s two sons (Ephraim and Manasseh), and
Judah - Leah’s son: is the next Covenant holder. (Gen. 49: )

8. The Redline Covenant Fulfilled Genesis 49: 8 - 12
Two things concluded:
God kept His Word - it is through the Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ - He Who was, Is, and Is to come has blessed all of mankind.
Jacob the Deceiver became Israel the one who wrestled with God.
II Corinthians 5: 17 - What is your name now? And Who will you be in 2007?