Big Truth: God REMINDS JACOB THAT HE WILL KEEP HIS PROMISE AND HE WILL BE WITH HIM
What is a ‘Promise’? To say that you will do something
What promise did God make to Abraham (and Issac and Jacob)? He would have many descendants (a very big family that went on for years and years!)
Watch the Bible Story Video . Whilst you watch it, make a list or draw as many things as you can, to create a list / picture of Esau and Jacob.
What happened in Jacobs two dreams? God came down to be with his people and Jacob wrestled with a God figure / angel
Did Jacob deserve for God to be with him?
Why do you think God still blessed Jacob, even though he kept getting things wrong? Because God has said that he would do this - it was his promise
God has come to this world, to be with us. How do we know this? Because Jesus came to earth and Jesus is God
What name of Jesus means ‘God with us’? Immanuel
PLAY ‘Thumb Wresting’
Have a thumb war to reming you of Jacob wrestling with the angel in the night
God reminds Jacob that he will keep his promise and he will be with him and this is good news for us - how do we know that God keeps his promises and that he is with us?
Think of a time when you really want to know that God is with you. When you are scared, or angry or tempted. Pray that God would help you to remember this truth this week.
Try and memorise Geneses 28 v15
You read it > look up any words you don’t understand > you read it and skip words for children to fill > you read it > they read it
Add some actions
Listen or Sing
