Genesis Chapter 31 1. What did Jacob hear Laban's sons saying about him?
- vs. 1 -
2. How had Laban's attitude changed toward Jacob?
- vs. 2 -
3. What did the Lord tell Jacob it was time to do now?
- vs. 3 -
Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah and told them that their father had not been friendly to him as before but that the God of his father had been with him.
4. How had Jacob served Laban, their father?
- vs. 6
5. What had Laban done to Jacob?
- vs. 7
6. What did Jacob acknowledge as the reason their father had not done him any physical harm?
- vs. 7 -
In fact, God watched over the livestock and made sure to bless the ones that would be Jacob's according to the words that Laban would speak, hoping to get them for himself. (refer back to chapter 30 to review the arrangement they had made over the livestock disbursement among them.)
7. The angel of God spoke to Jacob in a dream.
He told him to see with his eyes what was being done with the cattle for He was blessing him because He saw how Laban had been deceiving him.
8. What does the Lord say to Jacob as well in this dream? vs. 13 -
Our God is Sovereign, meaning that He rules over all. We can know that when we are cheated, lied to, abused, or whatever the situation, God sees our suffering and He is going to help us and vindicate us. He is the judge over all and the people that touch His anointed ones will not get away from facing His judgment.
9. Comment on these verses:
How God will watch over us for good:
- 1 Peter 5:6-11 -
- Romans 8:28 -
How God will bring our vindication on those that harm us:
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 -
Back to Genesis 31:
10. Jacob took his wives and possessions that he had gathered in Paddan-aram and left for the land of Canaan to return to his father Isaac.
What did Rachel take from her father's house as they were leaving?
- vs. 19 -
Jacob did not tell Laban they were leaving. On the 3rd day, Laban was told that Jacob had fled. Laban took his kinsmen and pursued Jacob for a distance of seven days' journey and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
11. What did God tell Laban in regard to Jacob in a dream?
- vs. 24 -
When Laban caught up with Jacob, he asked him why he had deceived him and taken his grandchildren and daughters away without him being able to say good-bye to them and give them a proper farewell blessing.
12. Although Laban felt it was in his power to harm Jacob, what did he say stopped him from doing so?
- vs. 29 -
Laban said that he understood that Jacob wanted to return to the land of his father and worship his father's God, but he wanted to know why he had stolen his gods (household idols)? Of course, Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them. He said that the one who took the idol must die. Although Rachel was not found out since she had the idol hidden in the camel's saddle and that was not searched because she told her father she was in her womanly time....she did suffer death not long after this, in giving birth to her second son. We will read about it in a few chapters. When Laban searched all the tents and did not find the household idols that he was accusing Jacob of stealing, Jacob stated his own case before him.
13. How did Jacob describe how faithful he had been to Laban the past 20 years?
- vs. 38 - 42 -
Laban asked Jacob if they could make a covenant between them to not do one another any harm since they both shared his daughters and his grandchildren. He asked Jacob to treat his daughters well and never take other wives. They set up stones in a heap, ate a covenant meal together, and promised one another not to harm one another for the sake of the daughters and children.
14. What was the heap called and what did it mean?
- vs. 49 -
Early the next morning, Laban kissed his sons and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned to his place.
Your summary and prayer today:
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