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Preface |
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Table of Contents |
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Reprint Guidelines |
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Online Bible Study Forum |
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References and Abbreviations |
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Introduction to Jacob's Life and Times |
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Jacob's Life in a Nutshell |
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Yahweh and the Religions of the Ancient Near East |
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The Patriarchs' Religion |
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Authorship of Genesis and the Pentateuch |
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Dating of Jacob |
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Chronology of Jacob |
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Chief Places Jacob Lived |
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1. Jacob the Deceiver (Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-41) |
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Rebekah, Woman of the Lord (25:19-34) |
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Papa's Boy and Mama's Boy |
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Obtaining the Birthright (25:29-34) |
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The Desire for Instant Gratification |
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Taking Shrewd Advantage (25:33) |
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Ethical Implications |
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Despising Spiritual Things (25:34) |
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Tricking Isaac into a Blessing (27:1-40) |
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Isaac Blesses Jacob (27:27-29) |
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What Kind of Blessing Is This? |
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Can God bless through Unrighteousness |
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God's sovereignty and man's free will |
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Preferring One Child over Another (25:28) |
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“Jacob Have I loved” |
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Conclusion |
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2. Jacob Meets God (Genesis 27:41-28:22) |
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Esau's Grudge (27:41) |
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Rebekah's Plan (27:42-45) |
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Godly Marriage |
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Religion of the Canaanites |
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Polygamy in the Ancient Near East |
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Jacob Is Sent Away to Find a Wife (27:46-28:2) |
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The Blessing of Abraham (28:3-4) |
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Jacob Begins His Journey (28:10-11) |
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Jacob's Dream (28:11-12) |
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God's Blessing in the Dream (28:13-15) |
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Surely, the Lord Is in this Place (28:16-17) |
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Jacob Sets Up a Stone to Yahweh (28:18a) |
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Anointing the Stone (28:18b) |
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Jacob's Holy Vow to Yahweh (28:20-22) |
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The Promise to Return to Canaan (28:15b, 21a) |
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Jacob Promises to Tithe (28:22) |
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Tithing as Allegiance to a King |
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Tithing as a Recognition of God's Supply |
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3. Jacob and Laban, Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29-31) |
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Haran |
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Jacob's Family in Haran |
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Jacob the Servant (29:1-14) |
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Love Is Blind (29:15-30) |
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Jacob's Children (29:31-30:24) |
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Jacob Negotiates with Laban (30:25-36) |
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Breeding Variegated Sheep and Goats (30:37-43) |
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God Commands Jacob to Return to Canaan (31:1-13) |
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Rachel and Leah Back Jacob (31:14-16) |
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Jacob's Family Escapes from Haran (31:17-21) |
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Laban Pursues Jacob (31:22-30) |
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Theft of Household Gods (31:30-35) |
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The Covenant at Mizpah (31:36-55) |
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Mizpah Is Not a Sentimental Word at Parting |
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Blessing and Conflict |
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4. Jacob Wrestles with God and Man (Genesis 32-33) |
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Sign of the Angelic Army (32:1-2) |
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Preparing to Meet Esau (32:3-21) |
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1. Jacob sends messengers ahead |
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2. Jacob prays (32:9-12) |
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3. Jacob prepares a succession of gifts to appease Esau (32:13-21) |
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4. Jacob divides his party into two groups (32:7-8; 33:1-2) |
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Wrestling with God (32:22-32) |
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Unless You Bless Me (32:26) |
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A New Name: Israel (32:28) |
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Peniel – the Face of God (32:30) |
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Jacob's Limp (32:31-32) |
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Jacob Meets Esau (33:1-16) |
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Reflections on Jacob's Wrestling |
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Jesus Wrestled with His Father in the Garden |
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5. Jacob Returns to Bethel (Genesis 33:17-35:29) |
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Living in Succoth (33:17) |
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Jacob Settles in Shechem (33:18-20) |
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The Rape of Dinah (34:1-5) |
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Jacob's Sons Deceive Shechem (34:6-24) |
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Jacob Intervenes – Too Late (34:30-31) |
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The Dangers of Intermarriage |
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The Time to Teach a Nation |
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Intermarriage in the New Testament |
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If You Are Married to an Unbelieving Spouse |
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A Call to Rededication (35:1-15) |
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Washing Bodies and Clothes (35:2) |
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The Washing of Repentance |
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Building the Altar at Bethel (35:6-7) |
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God Appears to Jacob Again (35:9-13) |
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Acts of Worship (35:14-15) |
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A Forgotten Vow? |
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Four Heartaches |
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Talking with God |
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6. Jacob's Depression, Fear, and Hope (Genesis 37-47) |
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The Loss of Joseph (chapter 37) |
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The High Cost of Favoritism (37:3-4) |
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Joseph's Dreams (37:5-11) |
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Selling Joseph into Slavery (37:12-36) |
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Joseph's Fortunes in Egypt (chapters 39-41) |
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A Famine Sends Jacob's Sons to Egypt (41:1-34) |
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Fear, Blame, and Stubbornness (42:35-38) |
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Preparing for the Second Trip to Egypt (43:1-13) |
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Jacob's Prayer (43:14) |
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Joseph Confronts His Brothers (43:15-44:34) |
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Joseph Makes Himself Known (45:1-24) |
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Jacob's Reassurance (45:25-46:27) |
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Jacob Journeys to Egypt (chapter 46) |
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And Joseph's Hand Will Close Your Eyes |
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7. Jacob Offers Blessings (Genesis 46:28-49:33) |
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Blessing |
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Blessing in the Bible |
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Joseph's Brothers Meet Pharaoh (46:31-47:12) |
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Jacob Blesses Pharaoh (47:7) |
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The Years of My Pilgrimage (47:8-9) |
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The Mindset of a Sojourner |
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Old Age in the Era of the Patriarchs |
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Extracting an Oath from Joseph (47:29-31) |
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Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh (48:1-20) |
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Prophetic Blessings |
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Blessing of Jacob's Twelve Sons (49:1-28) |
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Jacob Dies (49:33) |
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Difficult Years Have Brought Jacob to God |
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God Who Has Been My Shepherd |
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Do You Know the Shepherd? |
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Appendix - Participant Handouts |
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