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What If I DID? (ages4-5) - A hands on exercise to show children that God loves them even when they make mistakes |
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Story Telling Time - Ask the students to tell the story of Jacob and Esau. |
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Role Play - Have students pretend to be Jacob to learn lessons on forgiveness |
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Students Make Lentil Stew and discuss Jacob, Esau and the birthright |
| Puzzles, Mazes, Coloring, etc. |
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Coloring Page - Isaac blessing Jacob instead of Esau. |
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Coloring Page - Jacob dreams |
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Coloring Page - Follow the path to find Rebekah |
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Coloring Page - Jacob dreams of the angel |
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A Wife for Isaac - Read the story about Abraham's servant search for a wife for Isaac and untangle the ropes for the camels |
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A Kind Girl - Color the triangles to discover the name of the kind girl who became Isaac's wife |
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Rachel Maze - Find your way through Rachel's jug |
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Online Interactive Crossword - Answer questions about Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob and Esau |
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Birthright Stew Maze - Read the story of Esau selling his birthright for
Jacob's stew. Find your way through the maze of steam to the stew. |
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Jacob Steals the Blessing - Put the pictures in the correct order |
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Maze - Esau Greets Jacob |
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Jacob's Ladder - On each level write something you can do to become
closer to God |
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Stairway to Heaven - Use a letter code to learn more about Jacob's dream |
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Jacob's Journey of Trust - Mark pictures with an "O" or "X" to show where
Jacob is trusting or fearful |
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Maze - Help Jacob find uncle Laban's tent |
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Jacob and Rachel Maze - Read the story of Jacob and Rachel and then
help Jacob find Rachel |
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Higher Ground - We need to be loving to our siblings. What would you do in
the situations listed in this activity? |
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Unscramble the
Names of Jacob's Children |
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Map Fun - Mark significant parts of Jacob's journeys on the map |
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Maze - Help Jacob Find Uncle Laban's Tent |
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Online Interactive Crossword - Answer questions about Jacob |
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What Is It - Decipher the numbered code to find out what a birthright meant in Old Testament times |
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Break the Code - Decipher the animal code to learn what Jacob said after wrestling with the angel |
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The Grass Isn't Greener - Helps kids overcome jealousy by focusing on their
own strengths |
| Bible Stories and Discussion Questions (read online and lookup in your Bible) |
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Isaac Gets a Wife
Read Genesis 24
• A Wife for Isaac (younger children)
• How Abraham Found a Wife for Isaac (older children)
• Discussion Questions |
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Isaac and the Wells
Read Genesis 26
• Discussion Questions |
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Twins
Read Genesis 25: 20-34; 32-33
• Esau and Jacob (younger children)
• Esau Sells His Birthright (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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The Blessing
Read Genesis 27
• The Blessing (younger children)
• Jacob Gets the Blessing (younger children)
• How Jacob Stole His Brother’s Blessing (older children / teens)
• Isaac Blesses Jacob (older children / teens)
• What Two Boys Thought About Their Father’s Blessing (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Jacob Leaves His Home
Read Genesis 28
• Jacob's Dream (younger children)
• Jacob's Dream (older children / teens)
• Jacob's Lonely Journey and His Wonderful Dream (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Life with Uncle Laban
Read Genesis 29:1-15
• A Big Family (younger children)
• How Jacob Was Deceived by Laban (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Marriage to Leah and Rachel
Genesis 29:16-30
• Jacob Gets Married (younger children)
• Discussion Questions |
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Jacob Wrestles with the Angel
Read Genesis 32:21-32
• Jacob and the Angel (younger children)
• Jacob and the Angel (younger children)
• A Midnight Wrestling Match (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Jacob and Esau Meet Again
Read Genesis 33
• Jacob's Return (younger children)
• Jacob and Esau Meet Again (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
| Kids' Tour of the Holy Land |
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Peniel - Finding a Bride for Isaac, Rebekah Arriving in Canaan, Jacob Stealing the Birthright, Jacob's Ladder of Angels, Jacob Wresting with the Angel |
| Bible Overview |
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Bible Characters - Rebekah (Isaac's Wife) |
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Bible Characters - Leah, Rachel, and Jacob |
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A Question
About the Descendents of Jacob |
| Living with the Bible |
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Two Brothers Reunited - The Story Of Jacob and Esau |
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Rob Miller Shares How the Jacob and Esau Story Reveals the Power of Forgiveness |
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Siblings – Friends, Not Rivals by Marjorie Foerster Eddington with Caroline Korthals and Brian Ritter |
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“Do-Over!”
by Marjorie Foerster Eddington |
| Teen Time - Questions and Answers |
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For Teens - Why doesn't Isaac just take back the blessing once he realizes that he's blessed the wrong son – that is, Jacob rather than Esau? |
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What does the Bible say about forgiveness? Is it important to forgive? |
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For Teens - Why was it such a big deal for Jacob to take the blessing? Hadn't Esau already sold his birthright? |
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Why should I follow God when He doesn’t give me enough of an explanation? |
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What was so special about camels that Abraham's servant prayed that the girl who Isaac should marry would water his camels? |
| Teen Time - Make a Difference |
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Like Isaac and Rebekah,you can strengthen all relationships |
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Like Jacob, you can forgive and ask forgiveness |
