Joseph Dream

Joseph's Dreams Genesis 37:1-8

·        Jacob had twelve sons. He loved them all, however, Jacob loved Joseph best.

·        Joseph liked to tell his brothers about his dreams. He said, in one dream, all twelve brothers  had  bundles of wheat.

·        Then he said 11 bundles bowed down to his bundle, which made the older brothers mad. ''You are not the king over us.'' they told Joseph.

·        In addition, God had a plan for this family that no one could see yet.

·        God has a plan for your family too.  

Jacob and Esau Meet Genesis 31, Genesis 33

Jacob and Esau  Meet Genesis 31,  Genesis 33

·        Jacob lived among his mother's people for  many, many years.

·        He had a large family. Jacob had herds of sheep goats cattle donkeys and camels.

·        One day, God came to Jacob again and told him to return to the land of his father  Isaac.

·        Rebekah was mother of Jacob she had died. Jacob hadn't seen Isaac his father in twenty years.

·        Jacob wanted to go back to old home. However, Jacob was afraid to meet his older brother Esau.

·        Jacob had an idea. He called his servants and asked  them take some animals to as a gift.

·        There were two hundred twenty sheep and two hundred twenty goats, there were thirty mother camels and their young there were fifty cattle and thirty donkeys. Then Jacob went to meet Esau.

·        Gift is Animals were used as money and often given as gift because they were so important without animals families had no way to feed themselves.

·        When Esau saw his younger brother Jacob he ran to him and put his arms around him.

·        The brothers wept tears of joy. Each had gone his own way just as God had meant them to now God had brought them together again. 

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Home Again Genesis 29:25-30 Genesis 31:1-55 & Jacob Wrestles with God Genesis 32:26-28

Home Again Genesis 29:25-30 Genesis 31:1-55 & Jacob Wrestles with God Genesis 32:26-28

      Jacob was mad at Laban What have you done Jacob asked Laban said, work some more and He would give Jacob Rachel too.

      Jacob married Rachel and worked seven more years. Then Jacob decided to leave Rachel's sneaky father. He took his family and everything he had and started back home.

      Jacob was going home however that's where his angry brother Esau lived.

      When Jacob was almost home a servant said, his brother Esau is coming., Jacob thought Esau was coming to hurt him. Jacob was afraid and prayed, God save him from his brother.

      That night a man who was really God appeared Jacob wrestled with the man. Bless him Jacob and changed his name to Israel.

A Ladder to Heaven Genesis 27:41-46 & Genesis 28:10-18 & Rachel Genesis 29:1-20 and Tricked Genesis 29:21-24

A Ladder to Heaven Genesis 27:41-46 &  Genesis 28:10-18 & Rachel Genesis 29:1-20 and Tricked Genesis 29:21-24

·        When Esau found out how Jacob had tricked him, he was mad. Jacob was afraid and ran away from him. That night in the desert, Jacob had to sleep outside with a rock under his head for a pillow.

·        He dreamed about a ladder to heaven filled with angels. God spoke Jacob in the dream and promised to bless him.

·        Jacob continued his journey traveling a long way to his uncle Laban's house. There he met Laban's beautiful Rachel fell in love  with her.

·        He told Laban that he will stay here and work for him  will let Jacob marry Rachel. So Jacob stayed and worked seven years for the woman he loved.

·        After seven years of hard work it was finally time for Jacob's wedding. Everyone got dressed. The bride wore a heavy veil over her face. It was so heavy that Jacob couldn't see through it.

·        Guess what? Laban tricked Jacob. Rachel was not under veil. It was her sister Leah, instead.

Sneaky Jacob Genesis 25:27-34 & Foolish Esau Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:1-37

Sneaky Jacob Genesis 25:27-34  & Foolish Esau Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:1-37

·        The boys grew up and one day Esau came in from hunting. In addition, Jacob was cooking. "I am hungry Give me some that soup Esau said.

·        Jacob was a sneaky guy. He said, "Give me your rights as the firstborn son and I will Esau agree, "Okay if I starve my rights won't help me." Esau made a  bad decision. Pray and ask God to help you make good decisions.

·        Jacob gave Esau a big bowl of soup and he ate it. Esau didn't even know he had been tricked. Later on Esau found out what that bowl of soup cost him. Isaac their father gave everything he had Jacob when it should have been Esau's. Esau had been foolish.  In addition, Esau thought he had to have something right now.

·        Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil ate and drank and went on about  his business indifferent to the fact that he had given up his birthright. Genesis 25:34.

·        When Isaac was old and almost blind he called for Esau his older son and said '' my son'' ''Yes father'' Esau replied. Genesis 27:1.