The Blessing (Discussion Questions)
Categories: Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, Jacob
Read Genesis 27
- What did God promise Rebekah about Jacob? (Gen 25:23)
- What did Rebekah hear Isaac tell Esau? (Gen 27:1-5)
- What did she ask Jacob to do? (Gen 27:6-10)
- Why didn't Jacob think her plan would work? (Gen 27:11-12)
- Were Rebekah and Jacob wrong for deceiving Isaac?
- What is the importance of the blessing?
- How do you think Esau felt when he didn't get the blessing? (Gen 27:38,41)
- What did Esau promise to do to Jacob? (Gen 27:41)
- Has anyone ever taken away something very important to you? What did you do?
- What did Jacob have to do?
- Who was hurt by this deception?
- Do we ever benefit from deceiving someone?
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