The Life Of Jacob

Let us muse today on laying the foundation for the theme of our study in Jacob’s life. The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings of God telling ‘His Story’. That is what ‘History’ is – ‘His Story’. There are five major characters in this book. Adam, Abraham, Issac, Jacob, and Joseph. We find the life of Jacob covers chapters 25-50 so half of the book is about Jacob. God would show us in Genesis how He could take an Adam, depraved and dead spiritually, and make him into a Joseph, or like Christ. In order for us to make this transformation we must go through Abraham, Issac, and Jacob experiences. We find that most of our experiences will be Jacob experiences. Jacob’s mother was told, although he was the second born, he would have all the birthrights of the firstborn. He knew this and yet HE STRUGGLED ALL HIS LIFE TO GET WHAT HE ALREADY HAD. This will be the theme for our study of Jacob’s life.