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Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – October 7, 2018
Series Title: “This is What God Does”
Today’s Title: “God Blesses”
Today’s Text: Genesis 28:10-17
Jacob’s family was filled with jealousy, rivalry, deception, violence, disappointment, and pain.
But there was also love and blessing from God.
Jacob’s Story – Part 1 (Genesis 25:19-34 & Genesis 27-30)
- Rivalry at birth and beyond (25:19-34)
- Deceptively takes his father’s blessing (27:1-40)
- Esau threatened his life, so he fled to Laban (27:41-28:9)
- Jacob’s vision of security & blessing form God (28:10-22)
- Jacob falls in love with Rachel (29:1-21)
- Jacob is deceived into marrying Leah before Rachel (29:22-30)
- Jacob is blessed with many children (29:31-30:43)
Jacob’s Sons
NAME & TEXT MOTHER MEANING MOTHER’S WORDS
Reuben 29:32 Leah my misery “the Lord has seen my misery”
Simeon 29:33 Leah one who hears “the Lord heard that I am not loved”
Levi 29:34 Leah attached “my husband will become attached to me”
Judah 29:35 Leah praise “this time I will praise the Lord”
Dan 30:6 Bilhah he has vindicated me “God has vindicated me”
Naphtali 30:8 Bilhah my struggle “I have had a great struggle with my sister”
Gad 30:11 Zilpah good fortune “What good fortune”
Asher 30:13 Zilpah happy “How happy I am”
Issachar 30:18 Leah reward “God has rewarded me”
Zebulun 30:20 Leah honor “This time my husband will treat me with honor”
Joseph 30:24 Rachel may He add “God has taken away my disgrace”
Benjamin 35:18 Rachel son of my right hand (Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin)
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