• • • STARTERS DISCUSSION FAMILY How canyou show God’s love to others? what you want? Have you ever beentempted tobedeceptive, ortricky, to get How didGod show His love for Leah? Through whosefamily did God sendJesus intotheworld? • • • • • How helpmetolive onmissionbetter? doesthisstory andlovedo theyhelpmetrust God? Are toremember? there How anypromises inthisstory How are theyforGod’s andmygood? glory Are toobey? there anycommandsinthisstory teachmeaboutmyself? What doesthisstory or thegospel? teachmeaboutGod What doesthisstory

FOLD asked. where shepherds were wateringtheirsheep. “Do you know amannamedLaban?” for theworld by sendingHis SontobetheSavior He promised. His plan. Through thefamilyofJacob andLeah’s sonJudah, God wouldshow His love , andJacob. Even thoughJacob didnotlove Leah,God loved herandusedin of .So Jacob gathered his family andhispossessions,heheadedhome. children too. In all,Jacob hadtwelve sons.God toldJacob togohometheland children too. God heard herprayer, andintime,God gave her was notloved, He gave herchildren. Rachelwanted more thanLeah. When God sawLeah for Labanseven more years. Jacob marriedRachel. Then heworked another seven years.” So aweek later, Rachel too,butyou mustwork you trickme?”heasked. Leah. Jacob did wasupset.“Why gave hisolderdaughter, instead ofgivingRacheltoJacob, Then Labanhadafeast,but Jacob worked forseven years. Rachel.”marry Labanagreed. you seven years ifyou willletme your work?” shouldIpayyou for said, “What for him.Afteraboutamonth,Laban Jacob stayed withLabanandworked of Rebekah. RachelrantotellherfatherLaban. sheep.” Jacob toldRachelthathewasherrelative, ason STORY POINT: LABAN TRICKED JACOB INTO MARRYING LEAH AND RACHEL. AND LEAH MARRYING INTO JACOB TRICKED LABAN POINT: STORY Jacob traveled from Bethel toward hisuncleLaban’s land.He cametoawell Christ Connection:Nothing couldstopGod’s planforthefamilyofAbraham, Now Jacob hadtwowives, butheloved Laban said,“Iwillgive you Jacob said,“Iwillwork for Laban welcomed Jacob intohishouse. “Yes,” theysaid.“Here comeshisdaughterRachelwith Jacob and Rachel e h c a R d n a b o c a J Genesis 29–31 25 Family Matters son of Isaac father-in-law first wife second wife son of Isaac father-in-law first wife second wife Use the clues below to match the descriptions to the Jacob Laban Leah Rachel Jacob Laban Leah Rachel people in the Bible story from Genesis 29–31. and Rebekah of Jacob of Jacob of Jacob and Rebekah of Jacob of Jacob of Jacob older daughter of older daughter of 1. ’s brother was not the father-in-law of Jacob. Laban Laban 2. Jacob’s wives were named Leah and Rachel. younger daughter younger daughter 3. Leah and Rachel were sisters. of Laban of Laban 4. Rebekah was Jacob’s mother. brother of brother of 5. Jacob’s first wife was Laban’s older daughter. Rebekah Rebekah 6. Rachel was younger than Leah. brother brother of Esau of Esau first wife of first wife of Jacob Jacob second wife of second wife of Jacob Jacob son of Isaac and son of Isaac and That Just Rebekah Rebekah Happened father-in-law of father-in-law of Jacob Jacob Use the words in the word bank to fill in the blanks.

______tricked ______into marrying Word Bank ______instead of ______. Jacob Laban Through the family of Jacob and Leah’s son , God love world would show His ______for the ______by promised sending His Son to be the Savior He ______. Rachel Leah

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