The Life of Jacob: A Complete Mess

Genesis 29.31-30.24
The Life of Jacob: A Complete Mess

   Jacob:       chosen by God

                    changed by God

                    disciplined by God

A. HISTORICAL

    1.  Abraham:  one man  [Genesis 12.1-3]

    2.  Israel:  2-3 million people  [Exodus 1.6-7]

    3.  Getting from Abraham to Israel

B. THEOLOGICAL

    1.  God is the author of life

            a.  Life is precious

            b.  Children are a gift

    2.  God is sovereign over all of life

    3.  God is good to us in life

                    …there is nothing so bad or so complicated
                            but that God cannot bring good out of it.

C. PRACTICAL

    1.  Peace           Galatians 5.19-23

    2.  Prayer           James 4.1-2;  Genesis 25.21-22

    3.  Patience        Hebrews 6.10-12

John Olson