Part 1
What territory did Jacob travel to?
(He traveled to Haran.)
Whom did he leave behind?
(He left behind his family.)
What relative was he traveling to see?
(He was traveling to see Laban, his uncle.)
What did God promise to give Jacob?
(Many blessings, including land, children, and God’s protection.)
When did God tell him this?
(God told him this in a dream.)
Who was Rachel?
(She was Laban’s daughter and a shepherdess.)
What did Jacob commit to do to marry her?
He promised to work for Laban for seven years.)
Did everything go as planned for Jacob?
(No; Laban tricked Jacob.)
How did Laban trick Jacob?
(He gave Jacob his elder daughter, Leah, to marry instead of Rachel.)
How did Jacob respond to Laban?
(He was patient and worked seven more years for Rachel)
Jacob showed forbearance. What does that word mean?
(Forbearance is patient endurance when you have been treated unfairly.)
Jacob also became a man of integrity. Can anyone tell me what integrity means?
(Integrity is honesty, sincerity, and purpose in how you are living for God.)
What kind of love did Jacob show to Rachel?
(He showed real love; sacrificial love.)
What does it mean to sacrificially love?
(It means to put aside your own desires, possibly even your own life, for the sake of another.)
How did God design marriage?
(He designed marriage to be between one man and woman and reflect Jesus’ love for the church.)
What is our first Biblical Principle, which refers to God’s trustworthiness?
(God is reliable.)
What is our second Biblical Principle, which refers to how God treated Jacob?
(God is merciful.)
What does “mercy” mean?
(Mercy is an aspect of God’s love that moves Him to help the unfortunate.)
What does it mean to be reliant on God?
(It means to trust and depend on God in all circumstances.)
How does God instruct us to respond to evil?
(We are to try to live at peace with everyone, as far as it depends on us; we are not to be overcome by evil, but we are to overcome evil with good; we are to trust God with our situation and live honorably.)
One of the reasons we can respond well to trials is by God’s grace. What does “grace” mean?
(Grace means God’s undeserved goodness and active power within us.)
Did God fulfill His promise of blessing to Jacob?
(Yes; He gave him land and many descendants.)
Who was an eventual descendant of Jacob
(Jesus)
What is our Character Trait for this unit, and how is it defined?
(Honorableness means acting with honesty and integrity, despite another’s behavior toward you.)
Who was honorable in this story?
(Jacob was honorable; God was also honorable.)