JACOB'S TRICKERY (1 OF 3)
Scripture: Genesis 25:21-34, Genesis 27:1-45
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Title: Jacob's Trickery (1 of 3)
Series: Molded- The Life of Jacob
Author: Dave Gustavsen
Text: Genesis 25:21-34, 27:1-45
I am really looking forward to the series we're beginning today. For the month of August our sermons will be based on the life of Jacob. What comes to mind when you think of Jacob? A lot of people view him as a giant of the faith. Maybe you think of Jacob's ladder-the famous dream he had of a ladder reaching up to heaven. Or maybe you know that God gave him the nickname "Israel"-which is kind of an honor. Or that he was actually the father of the twelve tribes of Israel-Judah and Levi and Benjamin, etc.-he was their dad! Very often in the Bible, God is referred to as "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." If there were a Mount Rushmore of Bible heroes, Jacob's face would definitely be carved into it.
But can I tell you something really encouraging? For a lot of Jacob's life, he was a mess. If you feel like your life is a mess right now, or if you love someone whose life is a mess, I think you're really going to appreciate this series. Jacob's life was a disaster. Some of that, he brought on himself. Some of it was the really questionable parenting of his mom and dad, Rebekah and Isaac (and by the way, if you look at Isaac and Rebekah as perfect heroes of the faith, you better read their story more carefully too). So there were all kinds of reasons for Jacob's dysfunction, but there's no denying he was a mess. And there's no denying that God used him and blessed him anyway. I find that incredibly hopeful.
Over the next four weeks we're going to look at a big chunk of the book of Genesis-from chapter 25 all the way through chapter 33. We're going to trace Jacob's life from birth until he's an old man. And here's the best thing: the Jacob we're going to see at the end is a very different man than the Jacob we see at the beginning. I already told you young Jacob was a mess; old Jacob is not perfect, but he's a man of character and mat ...
Series: Molded- The Life of Jacob
Author: Dave Gustavsen
Text: Genesis 25:21-34, 27:1-45
I am really looking forward to the series we're beginning today. For the month of August our sermons will be based on the life of Jacob. What comes to mind when you think of Jacob? A lot of people view him as a giant of the faith. Maybe you think of Jacob's ladder-the famous dream he had of a ladder reaching up to heaven. Or maybe you know that God gave him the nickname "Israel"-which is kind of an honor. Or that he was actually the father of the twelve tribes of Israel-Judah and Levi and Benjamin, etc.-he was their dad! Very often in the Bible, God is referred to as "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." If there were a Mount Rushmore of Bible heroes, Jacob's face would definitely be carved into it.
But can I tell you something really encouraging? For a lot of Jacob's life, he was a mess. If you feel like your life is a mess right now, or if you love someone whose life is a mess, I think you're really going to appreciate this series. Jacob's life was a disaster. Some of that, he brought on himself. Some of it was the really questionable parenting of his mom and dad, Rebekah and Isaac (and by the way, if you look at Isaac and Rebekah as perfect heroes of the faith, you better read their story more carefully too). So there were all kinds of reasons for Jacob's dysfunction, but there's no denying he was a mess. And there's no denying that God used him and blessed him anyway. I find that incredibly hopeful.
Over the next four weeks we're going to look at a big chunk of the book of Genesis-from chapter 25 all the way through chapter 33. We're going to trace Jacob's life from birth until he's an old man. And here's the best thing: the Jacob we're going to see at the end is a very different man than the Jacob we see at the beginning. I already told you young Jacob was a mess; old Jacob is not perfect, but he's a man of character and mat ...
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