SEPT 20 | Genesis 27-28

  1. Have you ever made a mistake so bad you were sure you couldn’t recover from it? What happened? What did the experience teach you about God? About yourself?

  2. Read Genesis 25:23-34. Draw a character sketch for Jacob from these verses. If you were to cast him in a movie, who would play the part and why? What words would you use to describe his personality? How does v23 compare and contrast with the rest of the passage?

  3. Read over Genesis 27. Summarize the story as a group. What happens to Isaac’s family in this chapter? What role does Jacob play? If the main plotline has to do with the movement of God’s Blessing through Abraham’s family, what is the status of that movement by the end of the chapter?

  4. Read Genesis 28:10-22. Describe what happens to Jacob on this fateful night? How does God conduct himself with Jacob in light of all Jacob’s mistakes in the previous chapters?

  5. From Jacob’s response to the dream, what clue do we get about his relationship to God at this point (28:16-22)?

  6. Past sins and mistakes can leave us with a burden of guilt and a sense of failure or shame. How can Jacob’s experience renew our confidence in God’s free grace?

  • Some questions adapted from LifeGuide Bible Study: Genesis 25-50.

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