13. conflict and strife abound (genesis 30: 25 –31: 55)

8/13/2019 13. Conflict and Strife Abound (Genesis 30: 25 31: 55)

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Lesson #13

Conflict & Strife Abound

(30: 25 31: 54)


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In Lesson #12 Jacob flees the wrath of his brother,Esau, and makes his way to Haran, where he will staywith Rebekahs brother, Laban.

1. On the way Jacob stops at Luz in the central mountain range,sleeps for the night with his head on a rock, and has a dreamof a ladder reaching up to heaven, with the angels of Godascending and descending on it.

a. Here, God affirms with Jacob the covenant he madewith Abraham/Sarah and Isaac/Rebekah.

2. Arriving in Haran, Jacob goes to graduate school indeception, tricked into working 14 years for Laban in order tomarry Rachel.


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The Battle of the Dueling Wives follows,with Leah producing 6 sons and 1 daughter;

Zilpah, 2 sons; Bilhah 2 sons; and Rachel, 1 son.


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In Lesson #13, Jacob turns the table on Laban,outwitting him at his own game, Jacob acquiring largenumbers of herds and flocks while nearly bankrupting

Laban himself.

After working for Laban for 20 years as an indenturedservant, Jacob leaves Haran wealthy, taking all his

possessions with him and heading back home toBeersheba only to be told that Esau is headed in hisdirection with 400 armed men!


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Photography by Ana Maria Vargas


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1. Speckled and spotted goats and dark lambs resultfrom recessive genes that occur in about 25% ofanimals born in the 1 st breeding season (fall) and12.5-6.25% in the 2 nd and 3 rd seasons, respectively(winter and spring).

2. Jacob practicing skillful animal husbandry carefullyseparates out the most hardy gray, speckled andspotted animals from the feeble ones, encouragingbreeding among the more hardy ones.

3. In addition, age- old folklore holds that maternalimpression what a pregnant female sees or feels at

conception affects the gestating fetus; thus, Jacobplaces peeled poplar, almond and plane tree shoots infront of the mating animals, ensuring in his mind that the resulting offspring will be gray, speckled andspotted.


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1. How did Jacobs skills improve while living withLaban?

2. Traditional folklore plays a large role in the storyof the gray, speckled and spotted livestock.

Where else did folklore play a similar role in theIsaac/Jacob story? 3. Why would Rachel steal the her fathers idols?4. What are Labans motives in pursuing Jacob and

his family?

5. What did Jacob learn in his 20 years with Laban?


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13. conflict and strife abound (genesis 30: 25 –31: 55)

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