Jacob Prospers (Genesis 30)Reading with your child.....
Jacob had many children. After his 11th child, Joseph went to Laban and said, "Sned me away so I may go to my own place and my own country. You know I have served you well, so let my family and I leave." But Laban asked Jacob to continue to stay and asked him what he would need to give Jacob in order to have him remain with him. Jacob told him, "You know you have prospered because of me. You now have more cattle than you dreamed of having before, but I don't have anything to call my own." So Laban agreed to let Jacob pick whatever cows and goats he wanted from Laban's flocks. Jacob seperated himself from Laban by three days distance and took care of Laban's flocks of animals as well as his own. When he found animals that were strong, he kept them, but when he found animals that were weak or sick he gave them to Laban. Because of this, Jacob ended up with very large flocks of strong animals and he deceived Laban.
Your child's insights......
- What did Jacob lie about?
- Why didn't Laban want Jacob to lie?
- What do you think of Jacob in this story?
Ideas for prayer with your child.....
- Pray that your child might succeed in life in honest ways.
- Pray that your child would trust in God when it seems like they aren't succeeding.
Your considerings......
- I didn't realize until I did a study on Genesis how sneaky Jacob was? It's a testament to God's grace and mercy despite our sinfulness and stubbornness.
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