Bible Study Questions 4/21/21
- What are some things you might need to “let go” of?
- What does Jacob’s name mean?
- What are some ways in which he lived up to his name?
- What does Esau’s name mean? Why was he named this?
- What is Esau’s other name? Why was he named this?
- What happens between the descendants of Jacob & Esau?
- Why does Esau sell his birthright?
- Why does Jacob steal Esau’s blessing?
- What does Jacob do to deceive his father?
- What is the “stated” reason for sending Jacob away – vs – the real reason?
- Where does Jacob go?
- Who is Laban? What does Laban typically do?
- What are some similarities and differences between the way Jacob meets his bride to be vs his mother and father?
- How does Laban trick Jacob?
- How does Jacob get revenge?
- Can you name Jacob’s other “wives”?
- Can you name Jacob’s sons?
- What is Jacob’s daughter’s name?
- Who are the two sons of Jacob and Rachel?
- What does Jacob do before he meets Esau?
- How do we know that Jacob didn’t just wrestle with a man?
- What is his new name and what does it mean?
- What are some Scriptures which tell us what we should be ‘holding on to”?