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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 |
10 |
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References
and Abbreviations |
11 |
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Introduction
to Jacob's Life and Times |
12 |
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Jacob's
Life in a Nutshell |
12 |
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Yahweh
and the Religions of the Ancient Near East |
13 |
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The
Patriarchs' Religion |
14 |
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Authorship
of Genesis and the Pentateuch |
15 |
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Dating
of Jacob |
15 |
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Chronology
of Jacob |
16 |
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Chief
Places Jacob Lived |
18 |
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1.
Jacob the Deceiver (Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-41) |
21 |
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Rebekah,
Woman of the Lord (25:19-34) |
21 |
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Papa's
Boy and Mama's Boy |
22 |
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Obtaining
the Birthright (25:29-34) |
23 |
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The
Desire for Instant Gratification |
24 |
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Taking
Shrewd Advantage (25:33) |
24 |
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Ethical
Implications |
24 |
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Despising
Spiritual Things (25:34) |
25 |
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Tricking
Isaac into a Blessing (27:1-40) |
26 |
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Isaac
Blesses Jacob (27:27-29) |
28 |
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What
Kind of Blessing Is This? |
29 |
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Can
God bless through Unrighteousness |
30 |
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God's
sovereignty and man's free will |
30 |
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Preferring
One Child over Another (25:28) |
31 |
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“Jacob
Have I loved” |
32 |
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Conclusion |
33 |
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2.
Jacob Meets God (Genesis 27:41-28:22) |
34 |
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Esau's
Grudge (27:41) |
34 |
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Rebekah's
Plan (27:42-45) |
34 |
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Godly
Marriage |
35 |
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Religion
of the Canaanites |
35 |
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Polygamy
in the Ancient Near East |
36 |
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Jacob
Is Sent Away to Find a Wife (27:46-28:2) |
36 |
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The
Blessing of Abraham (28:3-4) |
37 |
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Jacob
Begins His Journey (28:10-11) |
39 |
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Jacob's
Dream (28:11-12) |
39 |
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God's
Blessing in the Dream (28:13-15) |
39 |
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Surely,
the Lord Is in this Place (28:16-17) |
41 |
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Jacob
Sets Up a Stone to Yahweh (28:18a) |
42 |
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Anointing
the Stone (28:18b) |
43 |
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Jacob's
Holy Vow to Yahweh (28:20-22) |
44 |
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The
Promise to Return to Canaan (28:15b, 21a) |
45 |
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Jacob
Promises to Tithe (28:22) |
45 |
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Tithing
as Allegiance to a King |
46 |
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Tithing
as a Recognition of God's Supply |
47 |
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3.
Jacob and Laban, Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29-31) |
49 |
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Haran |
49 |
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Jacob's
Family in Haran |
50 |
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Jacob
the Servant (29:1-14) |
50 |
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Love
Is Blind (29:15-30) |
51 |
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Jacob's
Children (29:31-30:24) |
53 |
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Jacob
Negotiates with Laban (30:25-36) |
55 |
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Breeding
Variegated Sheep and Goats (30:37-43) |
56 |
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God
Commands Jacob to Return to Canaan (31:1-13) |
57 |
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Rachel
and Leah Back Jacob (31:14-16) |
58 |
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Jacob's
Family Escapes from Haran (31:17-21) |
58 |
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Laban
Pursues Jacob (31:22-30) |
59 |
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Theft
of Household Gods (31:30-35) |
59 |
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The
Covenant at Mizpah (31:36-55) |
60 |
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Mizpah
Is Not a Sentimental Word at Parting |
62 |
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Blessing
and Conflict |
63 |
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4.
Jacob Wrestles with God and Man (Genesis 32-33) |
65 |
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Sign
of the Angelic Army (32:1-2) |
65 |
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Preparing
to Meet Esau (32:3-21) |
66 |
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1.
Jacob sends messengers ahead |
66 |
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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) |
69 |
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4.
Jacob divides his party into two groups (32:7-8; 33:1-2) |
70 |
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Wrestling
with God (32:22-32) |
70 |
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Unless
You Bless Me (32:26) |
71 |
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A
New Name: Israel (32:28) |
72 |
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Peniel
– the Face of God (32:30) |
72 |
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Jacob's
Limp (32:31-32) |
73 |
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Jacob
Meets Esau (33:1-16) |
73 |
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Reflections
on Jacob's Wrestling |
75 |
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Jesus
Wrestled with His Father in the Garden |
76 |
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5. Jacob Returns to Bethel (Genesis 33:17-35:29) |
78 |
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Living
in Succoth (33:17) |
78 |
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Jacob
Settles in Shechem (33:18-20) |
78 |
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The
Rape of Dinah (34:1-5) |
79 |
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Jacob's
Sons Deceive Shechem (34:6-24) |
79 |
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Jacob
Intervenes – Too Late (34:30-31) |
80 |
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The
Dangers of Intermarriage |
81 |
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The
Time to Teach a Nation |
83 |
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Intermarriage
in the New Testament |
83 |
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If
You Are Married to an Unbelieving Spouse |
83 |
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A
Call to Rededication (35:1-15) |
84 |
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Washing
Bodies and Clothes (35:2) |
85 |
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The
Washing of Repentance |
86 |
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Building
the Altar at Bethel (35:6-7) |
87 |
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God
Appears to Jacob Again (35:9-13) |
87 |
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Acts
of Worship (35:14-15) |
88 |
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A
Forgotten Vow? |
89 |
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Four
Heartaches |
90 |
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Talking
with God |
92 |
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6.
Jacob's Depression, Fear, and Hope (Genesis 37-47) |
93 |
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The
Loss of Joseph (chapter 37) |
93 |
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The
High Cost of Favoritism (37:3-4) |
94 |
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Joseph's
Dreams (37:5-11) |
94 |
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Selling
Joseph into Slavery (37:12-36) |
95 |
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Joseph's
Fortunes in Egypt (chapters 39-41) |
96 |
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A
Famine Sends Jacob's Sons to Egypt (41:1-34) |
97 |
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Fear,
Blame, and Stubbornness (42:35-38) |
97 |
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Preparing
for the Second Trip to Egypt (43:1-13) |
98 |
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Jacob's
Prayer (43:14) |
99 |
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Joseph
Confronts His Brothers (43:15-44:34) |
100 |
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Joseph
Makes Himself Known (45:1-24) |
101 |
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Jacob's
Reassurance (45:25-46:27) |
102 |
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Jacob
Journeys to Egypt (chapter 46) |
103 |
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And
Joseph's Hand Will Close Your Eyes |
104 |
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7.
Jacob Offers Blessings (Genesis 46:28-49:33) |
106 |
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Blessing |
106 |
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Blessing
in the Bible |
107 |
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Joseph's
Brothers Meet Pharaoh (46:31-47:12) |
109 |
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Jacob
Blesses Pharaoh (47:7) |
109 |
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The
Years of My Pilgrimage (47:8-9) |
110 |
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The
Mindset of a Sojourner |
110 |
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Old
Age in the Era of the Patriarchs |
111 |
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Extracting
an Oath from Joseph (47:29-31) |
112 |
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Blessing
Ephraim and Manasseh (48:1-20) |
114 |
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Prophetic
Blessings |
116 |
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Blessing
of Jacob's Twelve Sons (49:1-28) |
117 |
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Jacob
Dies (49:33) |
119 |
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Difficult
Years Have Brought Jacob to God |
120 |
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God
Who Has Been My Shepherd |
120 |
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Do
You Know the Shepherd? |
121 |
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Appendix
- Participant Handouts |
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