Author: sam

Questions for August 18 – Genesis 35:
1. Where have you seen God working this week? How has he been using you?
2. What questions came up for you from the text and or teaching this week.
3. Jacob asks the people to get rid of the “foreign gods”, does this denote a change in
Jacob’s attitude? What caused the change?
4. What do you see as the importance of God changing Jacob’s name. If the name
means one that struggles or wrestles with God is this a complement or something
else?
5. Think that this chapter ends with the death of Isaac it means that when the blessing
was stolen he was at least 25 plus years younger, but the scripture said he was near
death. What do you think is going on here?
6. What are three take-aways from this chapter for you?
7. How can we be praying for you this week?

Questions for August 11 – Genesis 34:

1. How has God been working in your life this week?
2. What questions came up for you this week from the text and or teaching?
3. When Jacob heard the news of his daughter the scripture said he did nothing cause his
   son’s were in the fields…. why did this matter to Jacob?
4. Hamor and Shechem suggested that they intermarry with Jacob’s family…. after
   reading the whole chapter what do you think Jacob thought of this idea?
5. Was the plan of Jacob’s sons a plan God embraced, if not how would have God
   wanted them to handle this situation? Or doesn’t it really matter?
6. Why does God include this chapter in the scripture? What is he trying to teach us?
7. How can we be praying for you this week?

​Questions for August 4 – Genesis 33:

1. What have you seen God doing this week? How have you been able to join him?

2. What questions came up for you from the text and or teaching this morning?

3. Do you see any issue with how Jacob arranged his family to meet Esau? 

4. Compare and contrast the actions and emotions of Jacob and Esau when it comes to their meeting?

5. Esau seemed to want to live with his brother. Why do you think Jacob let on like he would be there and then never showed up?

6. Does this chapter shed any light on the present day conflict between Israel and it’senemies?

7. How can we be lifting you up in prayer this week?

Questions July 28 – Genesis 32:

1. What has God been teaching you this week? How has he been working through you?
2. What questions were raised by the scripture and or the teaching this week?
3. In vs 9-12 we have a prayer of Jacob like we have not heard him pray. What is the
   reason for this prayer? Do you see this kind of thing happening in our lives?
4. Who do you believe the Man was that Jacob wrestled with. What does it mean that the
   man saw that Jacob could not be over-powered?
5. Why would God ask Jacob his name? What does this teach us about God?
6. What was the Blessing he received after the wrestling match?
7. How can we be praying for you this week?

July 21 – Genesis 31

1. Where have you seen God working in and through you this week?
2. What questions were raised for you from the teaching and or scripture this morning?
3. God tells Jacob to go back to the Land of your fathers, why was it important for God to
   have his people in a certain land?
4. Jacob tells his wife that God spoke to him in a dream, do you believe him? Why or why
   not?
5. What do you think of Leah and Rachels reply in vs. 14-16?
6. Why do you thin Rachel stole the Household God’s? Why did she lie to her father about
   it? Are there times we do this kind of thing? What does that teach us about ourselves,
   about God, and about our relationship with God?
7. How can we be lifting you up in prayer this week?