Genesis 30-31

 

Homiletics                                                      Study – Genesis 2020-2021

Lesson     20                                                     Passage: Genesis 30-31

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Jacob’s expanding family with sibling rivalry (Genesis 30:1-24) a.  Jealous Rachel cries out in frustration to Jacob (1,2) b. Rachel gives servant Bilhah as wife who bore Dan and Naphtali (4-8) c. Leah then gives servant Zilpah who bore Gad and Asher (9-13) d. Rachel bargains for mandrakes  (14-16) e. Leah then has Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah (17-21) f. God remember’s Rachel and she finally has her son Joseph (22--24)

Jacob’s prospers and  blessed despite deceit (Genesis 30:25-30) a. Jacob requests to Laban to go back to homeland (25-26) b. Laban bargains to have Jacob stay (27) c. Jacob describes bargain to Laban for spotted goats and sheep   (28-33) d. Laban removes spotted animals and hides them from Jacob (34-36) e. Jacob builds strong flock, creating streaked, speckled, and spotted using branches (37-41) f. Flocks delineated with strong to Jacob and weak to Laban (42-43)

Jacob flees Laban to return home with treaty and receives blessing (Genesis 31) a. Jacob overhears Laban’s sons and see’s Laban’s changed attitude  (1-2) b. Jacob send for Leah and Rachel telling of situation and plan to go back home (3-13) c. Rachel and Leah ask about their inheritance (14-16) d. Jacob leaves heading back to Canaan and Rachel steals father’s household goods (17-21) e. Laban learns of Jacob fleeing and pursues him. (22-23) f. Laban has dream to not anything “good or bad to Jacob (24) g. Laban confronts Jacob and searches for stolen property (25-35) h. Jacob confronts Laban (36-42) i. Jacob and Laban make covenant and he blesses Jacob’s children and returns home (43-55)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Jacob’s expanding family with sibling rivalry	Genesis 30:1-24
Jacob’s prospers and  blessed despite deceit	Genesis 30:25-30
Jacob flees Laban to return home with treaty and receives blessing	Genesis 31

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Rivalry enlarge Jacob’s family; manipulation generates wealth for homeland return.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT  God’s plans are worked out even in our human weaknesses.

Specific Application Questions

1	How has jealousy impacted you?  What should change to remove that jealousy?
2	What are you trying to work out on your own that should be turned over to God?
3	What are you hiding that needs to be resolved?  Have you taken it to Jesus?

Principles to Remember

1	God remembers
2	God is our increase (blessing)
3	God protects

Characteristic of God

Protector

Theme

Our blessings come despite our weakness as we allow God to direct our path.

 

God’s Word  - What’s happening?

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Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today