Kids and Sunday School Resources
Projects and Activities Fun and Games Read a Story Twins
Read Genesis 25: 20-34; 32-33 The Blessing
Read Genesis 27 Jacob Leaves His Home
Read Genesis 28 Life with Uncle Laban
Read Genesis 29:1-15 Marriage to Leah and Rachel
Read Genesis 29:16-30 Jacob Wrestles with the Angel
Read Genesis 32:21-32 Jacob and Esau Meet Again
Read Genesis 33 Holy Land Tours - Peniel - Abram and Sarai travel to Canaan, Abraham's servant finds a bride for Isaac, Jacob steals Esau's blessing, Jacob wrestles with the angel, Jacob and Esau meet with love
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Adult and Teen Resources
Articles — Everyday Living - Do-Over! - Everyone wants a second chance, and all it takes is a change in thought. If we stopped worrying about the situation or the mistakes we've made and focus on God, we will feel the instantaneous change in our thought, which will be reflected in our lives.
- The Power of Forgiveness - It is easy to think we are doing others a favor by forgiving them. In actuality, we are doing ourselves a favor. We bless everyone, including ourselves, by forgiving others.
- Siblings – Friends, Not Rivals - The Bible is full of stories of sibling rivalry, like Jacob and Esau. Through these stories we learn that man is an image of love and that sibling rivalry detracts from our expression of love. By loving our siblings, we might even find some blessings we had overlooked.
- Two Brothers Reunited - The Story of Jacob and Esau - Two brothers reunited - the story of Jacob and Esau.
Bible Characters — Bible Study - Benjamin - Benjamin is Jacob's twelfth son and a full brother to Joseph. With her dying breath, Rachel names him Benoni, which means "son of my misfortune" or "son of my sorrow." After her death, Jacob changes his name to Benjamin, meaning "son of my good fortune" or "son of my right hand."
- Dan and Naphtali - Dan and Naphtali were the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant. Rachel gives Bilhah to Jacob as a surrogate mother since she is unable to bear children.
- Dinah - Dinah is the seventh child and only daughter of Jacob and Leah.
- Gad and Asher - Gad and Asher are Jacob's seventh and eight son's born to Zilpah, Leah's maidservant.
- Judah - Judah means, "thanksgiving" or "praise." Leah names this son, Judah, from the verb "to praise" and resolves to praise God for his wonderful provisions.
- Levi - Levi is the third son of Jacob and his first wife, Leah. The name Levi is drawn from the verb "to join", expressing Leah's hope that her husband would now be drawn to her.
- Potiphar and His Wife - Potiphar buys Joseph grom the Midianites. Potiphar sees "that the Lord is with Joseph and that the Lord gives him success in everything he does."
- Reuben - Reuben is the eldest son of Jacob and his first wife, Leah.
- Simeon - Simeon is the second son of Jacob and his first wife, Leah. The name Simeon means, "God has heard." It refers to Leah's conviction that God heard that "she was unloved." So essentially, it means that God has heard about her suffering.
Questions and Answers — Bible Study - Jacob's Descendants - Why were Joseph's descendants divided between the two sons, rather than just being called Joseph?
- Reuben - It appears that Reuben lost his birthright because he slept with Jacob's concubine, Bilhah. Was he just that impulsive, or is there a larger story here?
Relationships — Teen Time - Siblings - Friends, Not Rivals - The Bible is full of stories of sibling rivalry, like Jacob and Esau. Through these stories we learn that man is an image of love and that sibling rivalry detracts from our expression of love. By loving our siblings, we might even find some blessings we had overlooked.
Identity — Teen Time - Do-Over! - Everyone wants a second chance, and all it takes is a change in thought. If we stopped worrying about the situation or the mistakes we've made and focus on God, we will feel the instantaneous change in our thought, which will be reflected in our lives.
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