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Last week we saw Jacob prepare to meet his brother Esau, and out of fear he separated all that he possessed into 2 companies. He also separated himself from his family, and while he was alone, he wrestled with a mysterious man who blessed him and renamed him Israel. 1 Then Jacob lifted his eyes and looked,…

God’s Unique or Unusual Characters So far, our band of unique characters has covered Noah, Abraham, Isaac’s wife Rebekah, our first lesson on Joseph, then Leah & Rachel. Today we’re back to Joseph, as he returns home to the promised lands of Canaan. He has been in the indentured service of his uncle…

Building a People of God With Unusual Characters I hope you are enjoying and benefiting from these stories from Genesis that we are looking at so we can see God at work in the lives of people that are not just like everyone else around them, these unusual characters that God is forming into the founders…

While Jacob falls short in his obedience, God’s goodness in Jacob’s life ensures that God’s promises will ultimately be fulfilled.

Jacob Looks for Acceptance Vs. 19- 21 English Standard Version (Chapter 32) 19 He likewise instructed the second and the third and all who followed the droves, “You shall say the same thing to Esau when you find him, 20 and you shall say, ‘Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us.’ ” For he thought,…