Genesis 28-31 Bible study questions
Genesis 28-31 Bible study questions
Student Name: 1. Why do you suppose Isaac and Rebekah did not want Jacob to marry a woman
of the Canaanites? Genesis 28:11, 2; Deuteronomy 7:3, 4.
2. To whom did Jacob go in Paddan Aram? Genesis 28:5.
3. Why did Esau marry the daughter of Ishmael? Genesis 28:6-9.
4. When Jacob camped at night on his journey, what did he use for a pillow? Genesis 28:10, 11.
5. What did he see in his dream? Genesis 28:12.
6. Did God repeat to Jacob all the promises he had made to Abraham? Genesis 28:13-15; 12:1-3, 7.
7. Jacob named that place "Bethel." Using your marginal reference or a Bible dictionary, give the meaning of the name. Genesis 28:17-19.
8. What portion of his income did Jacob promise to give back to God? Genesis 28:2-22; 14:16-20; Leviticus 27:30, 32.
9. What does this tell us about the portion of our income which will properly honor God? 1 Corinthians 10:11.
10. When Jacob came to Paddan Aram in the East, what girl did he meet at a well? Genesis 29:1-12; compare Genesis 24:11-15; Exodus 2:15-21.
11. How did Jacob feel toward this girl? Genesis 29:18.
13. At the time of the wedding, in what matter did Laban deceive Jacob? Genesis 29:21-26.
14. Name Jacob's first wife. Genesis 29:21-23.
15. How long did Jacob have to wait after his first marriage before he also married his other wife? Genesis 29:26-28.
16. Did God originally intend for a man to have more than one wife? Genesis 2:22-24.
17. Why do you suppose God tolerated polygamy and divorce and remarriage during the Old Testament period before Christ restored God's ideal? Matthew 19:5-9; compare Acts 17:30.
18. Is God especially on the side of the less fortunate and the unloved? Genesis 29:31.
19. How did God help Leah when she was unloved? Genesis 29:31-35.
20. Name two more women who became wives of Jacob. Genesis 30:1-4, 9.
21. Name the children who were born to Jacob while he was in Paddan Aram. Genesis 29:32-33; 30:4-13, 17-24.
22. What episode illustrates the jealousy that always curses polygamous marriages? Genesis 30:14-16.
23. What did Jacob want to do after Joseph was born? Genesis 30:25.
24. Why did Laban want Jacob to continue working for him? Genesis 30:27, 28.
25. Did Jacob and Laban come to an agreement about work? Genesis 30:31-34.
26. Did Jacob's selection of strong animals and animals with desired markings as breeding stock agree with modern breeding methods? Genesis 30:35-42.
27. What happened to Jacob in his stock business? Genesis 30:43.
28. Who gives riches to the righteous? Genesis 31:12; Deuteronomy 8:18; Proverbs 10:22.
29. Is it wrong in itself to be rich?
30. How did Laban's attitude toward Jacob change? Genesis 31:1, 2, 5.
31. When a child of God faces a problem, is God's guidance near and available? Genesis 31:3,12,13; compare Genesis 46:1-4; Acts 18:9-11; James 1:5.
32. What shows Jacob's respect and love for his wives? Genesis 31:4-16.
33. Why did Jacob leave for Canaan secretly without telling Laban? Genesis 31:17-20, 31.
34. When Laban pursued Jacob, how did God help Jacob? Genesis 31:23, 24, 29.
35. When Rachel stole her father's household idols and lied about it, did she do well? Genesis 31:30, 34, 35; Exodus 20:3, 4; Ephesians 4:25.
36. Later, when Jacob and his family wanted to approach the Lord, what did they do with the idols? Genesis 35:2-4.
37. What sign did Jacob and Laban make to remember their covenant of friendship? Genesis 31:44-49.
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