The Lord Establishes Jacob's House
Questions for Study 20

Genesis 29:1-31:42
Memory Verses: 31:42

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1. How did Jacob meet and marry Rachel and Leah? (29:1-30) What does this reveal about him?

2. What was the problem between Leah and Rachel? What did each want? (29:31-30:24) How did God use the struggle between them to increase the number of sons in Jacob's family?

3. Who were the sons of Jacob?

4. What do you think the atmosphere in Jacob's home was like?

5. What new contract did Jacob make with Laban after 14 years of service? (30:25-34) Why? (30) How did Laban try to take advantage of Jacob? What did Jacob do to build up his own flocks and herds?

6. Why did Jacob finally decide to return to his own country? (31:1-3) How did he explain his wealth and his decision to return to his family? (31:4-13) What does this reveal about his faith?

7. How did Jacob leave? How did God protect him from Laban? Describe their final parting. (31:43-45)

8. How had God been working in Jacob's life? Did God honor Jacob's prayer in 28:20-22? To what degree? Why? What can we learn of God through this?

9. How had Jacob's faith been revealed in all that had happened in this lesson? What can we learn of his character? How is he like Abraham and Isaac? How is he different? What can we learn of God who works in the lives of all of his people no matter how different they are?