Instructions:
Print this page. Read the Bible text.
Fill in the blanks with words from the top of the page.
Notice that each blank is for an adjective .
your perfect strange His his
best some all busy good
big stained undisciplined relative strict
false bigger Several concerned unworthy
"And God said to him,'I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase
in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you,
and kings will come from _______________ body.'" (Genesis 35: 11)
I. We might think that Jacob's faith was never ____________________.
A. A ____________ wrestling match proved that his spirit was strong.
B. God will honor __________ word to Abraham, Isaac, and to Jacob.
II. He still thought _______________ brother had come to kill him.
A. Our _______________ thought is that Esau forgave Jacob.
B. Jacob bought _______________ land near Shechem from Hamor.
C. He paid for land even though God had promised to give him __________
the land.
III. Jacob was too ____________ working to be a ____________ father.
A. His daughter Dinah got in __________ trouble in Shechem.
B. Simeon and Levi risked war over ____________________ honor.
C. _________________________ children often misbehave badly.
IV. Jacob retreated to ____________________ safety, at Bethel.
A. Now he enforced ____________________ monotheism on his family.
B. He buried their _______________ gods, and moved on.
C. The fear of God was _______________ than the desire for revenge,
among the Canaanites.
V. ____________________ truths about God become evident here.
A. God is more __________________ about fairness than primogeniture.
B. God will send the Messiah into Abraham's family, even if some
of them are ____________________ of the honor.
Now, write an answer for each question below.
Try to use complete sentences.
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1. Did Jacob trust God to save him from Esau?
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2. Why do we think that Esau forgave Jacob?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
3. If God promised the land to Jacob, why did he pay for it?
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4. Did Dinah provoke the sons of Shechem?
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5. Were Simeon and Levi fair to Shechem?
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6. Did Reuben do wrong, by sleeping with Bilhah?
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7. How could Jacob be such a good animal breeder, and a bad father?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
8. Did Jacob have reason to be afraid of the Canaanites?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
9. How did Jacob prepare his family to meet God at Bethel?
_________________________________________________________________________answer
10. Was birth order important to Isaac, Jacob, or Joseph?
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