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Genesis 29:1-30

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Jacob’s Wives — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 29:1-30
Sermon Series: Genesis
June 23, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   In what ways do we see God’s providence in the first part of the narrative? Discuss some of the specific ways you have seen his providence play out in your life.
2.   How can we grow in our understanding of God’s care and governance over the details of our lives?
3.   How does Jacob reap what he has sown at the hands of Laban?
4.   What does it mean to say that we can’t have the directing without the disciplining?
5.   Why does God discipline us? How has this narrative influenced your thoughts on this topic?
6.   How would you describe the state of Jacob’s home at the end of this narrative?
7.   Why is this passage important for helping us see the mystery involved in relating human responsibility and divine sovereignty?

References: Genesis 28:15; 48:15; 24:11-67; Hebrews 12:6; Genesis 31:40; Proverbs 22:8; Galatians 6:7.

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Genesis 25:19-34

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The Next Generation, Part 1 — Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 25:19-34
Sermon Series: Genesis
May 5, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. How do Old Testament narratives help us build our view of God? What would it look like for you to devote more time to meditating on God’s attributes?
2.   How does Rebekah’s barrenness point us backwards and forwards in the story of Genesis? What does it highlight about God’s character?
3.   What does it mean to say that the life of faith is one of relinquishing control and overturning pride?
4.   Where do you tend to turn when problems arise in your life? How does this narrative direct us to a life of prayer?
5.   How does this passage illustrate the doctrine of election? What has been your understanding of election, and how does this passage help?
6.   How do the battle in the womb and the circumstances of the birth anticipate later developments in the story of Jacob and Esau?

References: Genesis 35:29; Romans 9:4-5; Genesis 8:1; Exodus 2:24; Genesis 20:17-18; Romans 9:10-13, 16; Malachi 1:2-3; Ephesians 1:4-5; Acts 13:48; Genesis 27:36.