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Lesson: 118 Lesson Name: The Servant and Rebekah
Theme: Opportunity: A Turning Point / Choices Reading: Genesis 24:1-67 Memory Verse: Gen. 24:58
Memory Verse Text: Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. Attention Getter: How would you like your parents to pick your marriage partner? Point 1: Father desired a gentile bride for his son, Isaac, and sent a servant to find her. (Liken the servant to the Holy Spirit and His work.)
Point 2: God was in the search; "The Lord led me" (Gen. 24:27). Even Rebekah's family said, "The thing proceedeth from the Lord" (Gen. 24:50).
Point 3: Rebekah is told of the father's desire and greatness, as well as his loving purposes for the "Son of the Promise."
Point 4: It was Rebekah alone who must ultimately answer the call. See also: Old Testament History - 1.15 - Marriage of Isaac, Esau, Jacob, Birthright This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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Lesson: 119 Lesson Name: The Twins and The Birthright
Theme: Sin's Foolishness and Carelessness / Mocker's Consequences Reading: Genesis 25:20-34 Memory Verse: Hebrews 12:16
Memory Verse Text: Esau . . . sold his birthright. Point 1: Jacob and Esau's choices reflected their personalities. Jacob was a quiet thinker, clever, and had clear goals. Esau was macho and cunning, but he did not think ahead. Esau was probably more likeable!
Point 2: Mention the sorrows of favoritism as seen in Gen. 25:28. Possession of the birthright meant being heir to the promises God had made to Abraham.
Point 3: Esau, the "more likeable" son, was outsmarted from the benefit of his birthright. Application: It is not always the "more likeable" that will be saved.
Point 4: Esau despised his birthright, and in the desire of the moment, he sold it for an appealing meal of soup and bread. The food had no future value whereas his birthright had great future value. See also: Old Testament History - 1.16 - Isaac, Jacob, Esau This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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Lesson: 120 Lesson Name: Jacob and Esau: The Blessing
Theme: Opportunity: A Turning Point / Choices Reading: Genesis 27:1-40 Memory Verse: Prov. 10:22
Memory Verse Text: The blessing of the Lord . . . maketh rich. Point 1: Isaac as old and blind physically is a picture of his failing spiritual perception. The time was near that he would die; he wanted the blessing for Esau.
Point 2: Rebekah knew that Jacob valued the blessing, so a plan was developed to rob Esau of its benefit.
Point 3: Even though Jacob lied, cheated his brother, and deceived his father, the story shows that God's grace is bestowed on the most undeserving person because he longed for it.
Point 4: Make the class go to the Hebrews 12:17 to make a final comment regarding Esau's remorse and what God says about Esau's loss. Notes: Make it clear that Jacob's lies and deceit were SIN. See also: Old Testament History - 1.15 - Marriage of Isaac, Esau, Jacob, Birthright This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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Lesson: 121 Lesson Name: Jacob's Pillow and Ladder
Theme: Grace: God's Undeserved Favor Reading: Genesis 28:1-22 Memory Verse: Psalm 114:7
Memory Verse Text: Tremble at the presence of the God of Jacob. Point 1: A great blessing was pronounced upon Jacob despite his unworthiness and Esau's purposes to kill him later on (Gen. 28:3). Afterward receiving the blessing, Jacob became an outcast and left with no possessions in his hands.
Point 2: Jacob was sent away with all this on his conscience, but he still does not feel any of the direct consequences yet. He likely experienced fear and guilt, and possibly even mild regret.
Point 3: Jacob laid down to sleep with a stone for a pillow and dreamed of a marvelous ladder! Even though he was away from home and family, his contact with Heaven not cut off. Jacob had no companions but messengers from God.
Point 4: He was made to realize that there is no where you can go to successfully get away from God: "Surely the Lord is in this place." Jacob would never forget Bethel, the House of God, because God revealed Himself there. See also: Old Testament History - 1.17 - Jacob at Bethel, Laban's House, Rachel and Leah This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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Lesson: 122 Lesson Name: Jacob Meets Esau Again
Theme: Judgment's Certainty Reading: Genesis 32:1-33:17 Memory Verse: Ecclesiastes 12:14
Memory Verse Text: God shall bring every work into judgment. Point 1: Years after tricking his parents and stealing from his brother, God told Jacob to return to the land, and that there, he was going to meet Esau again. Before he does, however, Jacob had to with God in order to be the man that God intended him to be, as well as to free him from his own devices.
Point 2: God sent messengers to Jacob who told him that Esau, the one he feared, was coming to meet him with 400 men. Fear fell upon Jacob despite God's promise in Gen. 32:12. As a result, he divided his people and sent a large present ahead. Jacob was still plotting.
Point 3: Jacob was left alone one night after the others passed over the brook Jabbok, reminding him of the previous night when he had found himself alone. There, he wrestled and prevailed with a man, but he won't let go without a blessing. Jacob's name was changed to Israel, which means, "A Prince of, or with, God." What a change! Only God could bring it about. Jacob was marked for the rest of his life by his experience at Peniel. (Peniel means "seeing God face to face.")
Point 4: The reunion that took place was far different than Jacob had imagined. God had worked in Esau and changed his thinking so that he was gracious and forgiving. See also: Old Testament History - 1.18 - Jacob at Mahanaim, Angel Wrestling, Death of Rachel This Sunday School Curriculum guide is part of a 254 Sunday School Lesson Book available at www.gospelhall.org. See the Downloads Section of the site for a complete copy. The Sunday School Teacher's Survival Guide http://gospelhall.org/teaching--preaching/sunday-school-helper.html also provides advice on developing lessons for Bible classes.
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