THE STORY OF PATRIARCHS

GOD'S CALL TO ABRAHAM

• Abraham was a shepherd who lived in Haran while he was living there God started to call him.
• His first call was to leave Haran and move to Cannaan.
• That was a sacrifice because he had to leave all of his family behind exce-
• pt his wife Sarah. Another convant that God made with him was that he would
•  have many decendents. He also said that he would make his name a blessing.

God's covenants

• When Abraham arrived in Canaan God told him "Fear not I am your shield"
• He also said that Abraham would be king of Canaan and his descendants would
• be rule too. Abraham did not understand how he could have many descendants
• because his wife was old and could not bear children. But one year later Sa
• rah had a baby boy, they named him Issac.

Abraham's challange

• God told Abraham to go to Moraih and sacrifice Issac on a mountain to him.
• Abraham was really sad but did as he was told when he reached the mountain
• Issac and him started up the mountain Issac didn't know that his father was
• going to sacrifice him. Right when Abraham was going to kill Issac God sent
• an angle to tell Abraham not to sacrifice his son but to sacrifice a ram th

ABRAHAM'S CHALLANGE part two

• at had its horns stuck in a brush nearby
• God showed use though that angle that we should not give human sacrifices 

Issac's kids

• Issac had two kids with Rebekah.
• Their names where Esau and Jacob.
• Jacob wanted to be the the Patriarch
• But he couldn't be it because he wasn't the first born.

The trading game

• One day Esau was so hungry that when he saw Jacob cooking stew he asked  
• for some food .But Jacob saw this as his chance to get the birth right so 
• he said "First give me your birth right". Esau was so hungry that he agreed
• to the deal.

The tricking Game

• When Issac was old he told Esau to come in his tent so he could give him hi
• s blessing. When Rebekah had heard this she called to Jacob and gave him a 
• furry cloth so that he might appear as Esau. Jacob went into Issac's tent 
• and told him that he was Esau so since Issac was almost blind he gave him 
• his blessing.

Esau's rage!

• Esau was furious so he planned to kill Jacob.
• Again Rebekah overheard Esau talking about his plans.
• Rebekah rushed to Jacob and told him what was about to happen.
• After Rebekah had said this she told Jacob to go to Haran to stay with her 
• bother Laban.

Jacob's hard RELATION ships

• After Jacob had arrived in Haran he fell in love with Laban's daughter.
• Jacob agreed to work for Laban for seven years in a row for Rachel.
• After seven years had passed Jacob got married to "Rachel" or what he 
• thought was her. The next day Jacob found out that accidentally got 
• married to the wrong sister. Laban knew that Jacob married the wrong

Jacob's hard relation ships part 2

• sister because he was the one that sent Leah (Rachel's older sister) into 
• Jacob's room. Jacob was furious but agreed to work for Laban for another 7 
• years.

moving, moving, moving

• A little while after Jacob was married to Rachel Jacob decided to move
• back home with his family. one night on the journey when Jacob was alone
• he wrestled with a stranger. The stranger wrenched his hip socket but did
• not over power him. it was almost dawn when the stranger asked to be let
• go. Jacob wouldn't let go until he blessed him so the stranger asked what 

Moving, Moving, Moving PART 2

• his name was and Jacob told him his name.
• The Stranger's response was "Now your name will be Israel"
• After he had said this Jacob released him.
• The stranger was really  a messenger of God
• Later he named that spot Peniel for that was where he met God face to face.