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Genesis, Part 2: Covenant Family Established

  1. Lesson One
    The Patriarchs (Begin reading Genesis 12-50)
    17 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Abraham (Gen 12-24)
    19 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Jacob (Gen 25-36)
    11 Activities
    |
    2 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    Joseph (Gen 37-50)
    20 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Conclusion (Review Genesis 12-50)
    13 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Genesis, Part 2: Covenant Family Established Jacob (Gen 25-36) In | Workbook: Abraham and Jacob: Genesis 25–36
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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

Jacob isn’t perfect, but his struggle with God and his singular vocation tells us about more than just himself. It tells us about the people that took his name and, ultimately, ourselves. In the words of the Bible scholar Samuel Terrien, “In spite of (their) blemishes and even crimes, (both Jacob and the people of Israel are) summoned to assume the honor and the burden of a special mission in history.” With this pattern in mind, read Genesis 25-36 and address the following questions.

Reference: Samuel Terrien, The Elusive Presence, 2000, p. 84.

  1. How is Jacob’s relationship with God different from Abraham’s? 
  1. What themes surface in Jacob’s story that were less prominent in Abraham’s?