Genesis Week 20 - Covenant (w/Jacob)

After a disastrous outcome of his deceit, Jacob runs away from home. Will the promised blessing be lost? Jacob has no family or land–he has nothing! All throughout Genesis we have seen many examples of God coming down to those who are not seeking Him, calling out to Him, or reaching up to Him and this plot point of Jacob’s life is no different. God comes to Jacob in a dream showing access to His presence opened and His work throughout the earth taking place. It is true that Jacob’s story did not have to go the way it is going. The choices he and his family made could have been different and created a different family dynamic. And also it is true that God is bigger and able to overcome it all. As you read, pay special attention to the promise God makes to Jacob, God’s care of Leah and who begins to show signs of trust in God as the source of their satisfaction.