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Genesis 27:41-28:22 – Jacob’s Dream at Bethel

August 28, 2024

Study Type - Adult Lesson

Series - Genesis 2024

Book(s) - Genesis

Fellowship - Becky Bereans

Bethel, el shadai, jacob's ladder, Luz, tribes of israel

Fleeing to his mother's family in Paddan-aram from his brother Esau who had sworn to kill him when their father Isaac died, Jacob stopped overnight at Luz. There he dreamed of a ladder going up to Heaven. From the top of the stairway, God reiterated to Jacob His promise to his grandfather Abraham that through their descendants all the families of the earth would be blessed. The next morning, Jacob renamed that place Bethel - the house of God.

Patriarchs of Israel

August 24, 2024

Study Type - Reference

Book(s) - Genesis

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, tribes of israel

This diagram shows the family relationships of Jacob's twelve sons who became the progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Their lineage is traced back to Abraham's father Terah. The underlined names follow the line leading to Jesus.

Genesis 26:1-27:40 – Isaac Blesses Jacob

August 4, 2024

Study Type - Adult Lesson

Series - Genesis 2024

Book(s) - Genesis

Fellowship - Becky Bereans

birthright, ensnarer, Esau, firstborn, heel catcher, Isaac, rebekah, usurper

Genesis 26 tells the story of Isaac lying to Abimelech King of the Philistines that Rebekah was Isaac's sister just as Isaac's father Abraham had done years before. Afterward, Abimelech and Isaac swore oaths to live peacefully together in the land of the Philistines. In Genesis 27, we read how Isaac's wife Rebekah and his younger son Jacob deceived Isaac into giving his double-portion inheritance blessing that should have gone to Isaac's firstborn son Esau to his younger brother Jacob instead.

Uzziah & Jeroboam II

August 3, 2024

Study Type - Reference

Azariah, Jeroboam II, kingdom of Israel, kingdom of Judah, northern kingdom, southern kingdom, Uzziah

This map shows the territories of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, the Southern Kingdom of Judah, and the surrounding peoples during the reigns of Uzziah (a.k.a. Azariah) King of Judah and Jeroboam II King of Israel circa 780-740 BC. Significant events during the reigns of these two kings are also annotated.

Israel & Disputed Territories

August 3, 2024

Study Type - Reference

Gaza, Golan Heights, Israel, occupied territories, Palestinian mandate, Palestinian territories, six-day war, West Bank

This map shows the boundaries between the nations of the Levant through the 20th century and early 21st century AD.

Genesis 25 – Birth of Esau and Jacob

July 31, 2024

Study Type - Adult Lesson

Series - Genesis 2024

Book(s) - Genesis

Fellowship - Becky Bereans

Abraham, birthright, Esau, God of the living, hairy, heel catcher, Isaac, Ishamael, Keturah, Midian, rebekah, usurper

After 13 chapters devoted to detailing Abraham's life, Genesis 25 tells us about his latter years and his death at the age of 175. The chapter then lists the 12 princes born to Abraham's elder son Ishmael. The latter part of Genesis 25 brings us into the fourth section of our Genesis study with the birth of Abraham's twin grandsons Esau and Jacob. Finally, we see the story of the elder twin Esau selling his birthright of the double-portion inheritance due the first-born son to his younger brother Jacob.