Jacob: Set Free

Genesis 31.17-55
The Life of Jacob: Set Free

A. THE INSANITY OF SIN

      1.  Laban’s insanity

               a.  Anger  [23]
               b.  Blindness  [24]
               c.  Lying  [27]
               d.  Hypocrisy  [28]
               e.  Intimidation  [29]
                f.  Accusative  [30]
               g.  Possessive  [43]
               h.  Hypocrisy  [50]

      2.  Sin is illogical

               Jeremiah 17.9
               Ecclesiastes  9.3
               Ephesians 4.17-20

B. THE FUTILITY OF FALSE GODS

      1.  Rachel’s contempt for her father’s god

               a.  Unable to defend himself  [19]

               b.  Unclean  [34]

      2.  Laban’s frantic search for his god  [35]

C. THE GOODNESS OF THE TRUE GOD

      1.  God delivers us from those who want to hurt us

      2.  God delivers us from years of bondage

      3.  God delivers us from our own foolishness

      4.  God delivers us from our own unbelief

John Olson