HAYLEY’S BIBLE BENDER:
Without giving any of the story away, Jacob has a tendency to add work to God’s promises. Susan says it this way, “Sometimes we make God’s plans more complicated than necessary. So our note from this passage or our takeaway should be to remember that human schemes to accomplish God’s promises just makes the process messy.”
I tend to over-plan and over-step when I need to remember that God is control, not me. I don’t have to have a solution for every possibility since he has it handled for me.
What did you learn from Genesis 31? Did you have a Bible bender?
VERSES MENTIONED:
The Journey of Consequences…
| Conflict | Sin | Consequence | Conflict |
| Jacob + Esau | Jacob sells food (stew) for birthright | Jacob sold to Leah for food (mandrakes) for a chance to give birth | Rachel + Leah |
| Jacob + Isaac | Jacob charades as Esau, tricking Isaac | Leah charades as Rachel, tricking Jacob | Jacob + Laban |
| Jacob + Esau | Jacob steals what he wants (blessing) | Jacob must work for free for what he wants (Rachel) | Jacob + Laban |
| Jacob + Esau | Jacob flees out of fear for Esau | Jacob must face his fear and seek forgiveness | Jacob + Esau |
| Jacob + God | Jacob doesn’t trust God to provide promise that he is the chosen twin | Jacob must work for 20 years for Laban who can’t be trusted. | Jacob + Laban |
This article was written by Hayley Mowatt, producer of Bible Book Club.
