The Bible God Has Important Characters Influence And...

Joshua Heidel Mrs. Hunter Bible 9-1 29 September 2015 Jacob s Journey In the Bible God has had important characters influence and handle important events that have happen. God guides these people and uses them to do his work and sometimes to point people towards Him. Genesis 32:28 Your name is no longer to become Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed (Jacob 21). Jacob means who supplants, supplants means to take place through force or scheming. God uses Jacob as a little part to tell stories about his life in deception of others and himself, acceptance and accepting people and God throughout his life, and love and toil of God and men; for a bigger plan that includes God s only Son†¦show more content†¦Next Rebekah told Jacob to get two young goats to cook and Rebecca got the fur garments of animals so that Jacob may feel like Esau. The deceptive plan worked and when Esau came back to Isaac, Isaac was confused at this point Esau grew very angry at Jacob and Jacob fled. Another part in Jacob s life is when he was deceived by Laban, the father of Leah and Rachel. The deal with Laban was to for Jacob to work for Laban so he could Marry Rachel. Instead of this Laban deceived Jacob and after seven years gave Jacob Leah when Jacob found out Laban said he would have to work for seven more years to marry Rachel. Nevertheless Jacob throughout his life deceived people he loved and was deceived by people he trusted. God is accepted Jacob and that his descendants would rule the land of Canaan through Isaac s blessing. Esau also accepted Jacob into love and was kind to him when they met further in both of their lives . When Jacob saw Esau coming he had four hundred men with him, Jacob was fearful of his brother so he guarded his family and prayed to God that his brother would spare his life and spare the lives of his family. When Esau came to Jacob he didn t kill him, but embraced him and helped him. Jacob also did not accept Leah, Rachel s sister for whom he loved more. This favor towards Rachel also followed through when she was barren, but finally gave birth to Joseph. Jacob loved Joseph more than all his children Chronicles 5:1 the