At-home guide / number 11
Blessings in the Night
Genesis 28 & 32. Part 1 of the story, the pentateuch. This guide went out for Sunday October 20, 2024.
Reinforce this truth throughout the week and during your study.
God reminds Jacob that he will keep his promise and that he will be with him.
Read the passage to or with your children.
Genesis 28 & 32
Memorize and recite this verse with your children throughout the
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.
- Genesis 28:15
Watch the video below with your children.
Take time with your family to discuss these questions (or variations of these questions) together, and reflect on this week’s truth and Word.
How do you think Jacob felt when he learned that Esau was trying to kill him? Do you think he wondered if God would still keep his promise? How did God reassure him? What do you remember about the dream God gave Jacob? What did Jacob learn about God?
TakeawayJacob was blessed with the confidence that God was with him and would still keep his promise.
What did God promise Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob would happen to all the families of the earth? Did God keep that promise? How?
TakeawayThrough Jesus, God fulfilled his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and blessed all the families of the earth (including us!).
Who is called Savior and Immanuel (God with us)? How is the fact that Jesus saves a blessing to all people? How is the fact that Jesus is "God with us" a blessing to all people?
TakeawayGod blesses all people through Jesus, who saves us from our sin and is Immanuel (God with us).
As your family reflects on the truths you learned in this week’s lesson, pray together.
Here are some questions to get you started...
- What did I learn about God that I can praise Him for?
- What sins and weaknesses can I confess to God?
- What promises can I thank God for?
Keep going
The story runs on.
Every guide follows the one storyline of Scripture, week by week. Guide 11 sits in part 1, the pentateuch.