📖 Unit 3: The Story of Jacob
A 6-week Genesis curriculum covering Jacob, Esau, and God's sovereign grace through imperfect people.
Esau Sells His Birthright
Genesis 25:19-34
Esau comes home starving from the field and sells his entire birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew. This lesson shows that living for the moment and despising what God calls precious always leads to regret.
View LessonJacob Deceives Isaac for the Blessing
Genesis 27
Rebekah and Jacob scheme to trick the nearly blind Isaac into giving Jacob Esau's blessing, using goat skin to fake the feel of Esau's hairy arms. God's sovereign plan moves forward, but the deception tears the family apart and Jacob must flee.
View LessonJacob's Ladder and God's Promise
Genesis 28:10-22
Alone and fleeing from his brother, Jacob dreams of a stairway to heaven with angels ascending and descending, and God renews the covenant promise at the top. Kids learn that God pursues us even when we are running away.
View LessonJacob Gets Two Wives and Grows His Family
Genesis 29-30
Jacob works seven years for Rachel, is tricked into marrying Leah first, then works another seven years. Through the pain and rivalry, God builds the twelve tribes of Israel, showing that he works through messy families to accomplish his plan.
View LessonJacob Wrestles with God
Genesis 32:22-32
The night before Jacob faces Esau after years of separation, a mysterious man wrestles with him until dawn, dislocating his hip. Jacob refuses to let go without a blessing, and God renames him Israel, a prince who has struggled with God.
View LessonJacob and Esau Reunite and Forgive
Genesis 33
Jacob prepares to meet Esau with gifts and fear, but Esau runs to meet him, embraces him, and weeps. This beautiful reunion is a picture of the gospel, where grace meets us before we can explain ourselves.
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