Scripture Introduction:
God Graciously Gives His People What They Don’t Deserve (vv.1-12)The Gracious Gift of Divine Providence (vv.1)The Gracious Gift of Love (vv.2-12; Genesis 48)Sometimes, God Mercifully Gives His People What They Do Deserve (vv.13-30; Hebrews12:4-11)Whom the Lord Loves, He DisciplinesGod’s Discipline for His People Is Never Punitive but Always RestorativeGod Sovereignly Works All Things Out for The Good of His People (Rom. 8:28, 31-39)For JacobFor the ChurchDiscussion Questions:
Knowing:
Considering all that you have observed about this passage, how would you summarize Moses’s main aim/purpose in writing it?
Remembering all we’ve learned thus far in the relationship between God and Jacob, how have these chapters demonstrated God’s faithfulness towards His Covenant Promises, and to His Covenant people, namely, Jacob?
Write down your testimony of how God saved you in Christ. How did God providentially lead you to the “place of blessing” in Jesus? It is a wonderful thing for us to reflect on!
Reflect on you the way you are currently living your life. Are you living like Jacob? Or are you waiting on the Lord, following His leading, and submitting to His will as revealed in the Scriptures?
We all tend to live like Jacob from time to time. In what ways or areas of your life do you need to repent and submit to the Lord?
How does God’s faithfulness, graciousness and love enable you to repent and submit to the Lord?