Jacob and Esau both made wrong choices, but God planned for Esau to serve Jacob.

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1 The Stolen Blessing Bible Passage: Genesis 25:27-34; 27:1-45 Main Point: Jacob stole Esau s blessing. Unit Key Passage: Genesis 26:24 4pm Sat: 1 st 4 th Grade Classroom Schedule 3:45 4:00 CHECK IN / SNACKS / GAMES: One teacher take control of sign-in: Place the Check-In Sticker on Clipboard. If manually sign-in, give the parent a nametag containing their phone number and their child s name. They will use this for checkout. One teacher lead orderly free play. 4:00 4:10 ACTIVITY SHEET / ARRIVING ACTIVITY: Activity Sheet: Distribute activity pages and instruct the kids to complete the challenge. Say: Today we ll learn about a time that Jacob pretended to be Esau. Jacob went to his father and stole something that was supposed to be Esau s. Today, we ll see what Jacob stole from Esau and learn more about what happened. Arriving ACTIVITY: Feel and see Items Need: Classroom Items or Toys Instructions: Choose a volunteer to come to the front of the room and stand, facing the group. Hold up an object so the rest of the kids can see it, and then instruct the volunteer to place her hands behind her back. Put the object in the volunteer s hands. Encourage her to feel the object s shape, size, weight, and texture. Can she guess what the object is? Choose a new volunteer and give him another object. Say: In today s Bible story, someone who couldn t see well used his hands to try to identify another person. 4:10 4:15 CLEAN UP / GO OVER RULES & CONSEQUENCES: Rules are on the wall by the door 4:15 4:50 KIDS LIVE: Have the kids sit together. Keep an eye on them and the door for more kids. 4:50 5:00 CRAFT: Craft: Jacob and Esau Characteristics Items Needed: People Cut outs, Characteristic Cutouts, Construction Paper, Glue, and Scissors Instructions: (1) Fold the Construction paper in half. (2) Have the children glue 1 person cutout onto each side of the construction paper and then color them as Jacob and Esau. (3) Cut out the characteristics and match them up with Jacob and Esau by gluing them onto the correct side of the paper. Say: Esau gave up his birthright for a bowl of stew, and then Jacob stole Esau s blessing. (Have them repeat the Main Point) Jacob and Esau both made wrong choices, but God planned for Esau to serve Jacob. 5:00 5:10 BIBLE STORY REVIEW: Story: Read pages in The Action Bible Say: After Jacob had Esau s birthright, he tricked his father Isaac. He lied to Isaac so that Isaac would bless him. Jacob stole Esau s blessing. (Have the kids repeat the Main Point) The Bible says that Jesus is the firstborn over all creation. He came to earth to take the punishment we deserve for our sin. Believers share with Jesus the wonderful blessing an inheritance and glory that only He deserves. Gospel Project Unit 3.1

2 4pm Sat: 1 st 4 th Grade Classroom Schedule 5:10 5:20 REVIEW & APPLICATION QUESTIONS: Review Questions: Family Feud Style Game (Items Needed: Buzzer) Divide group into two teams and have 1 person from each team come to Check-In Desk with Buzzer on it. Tell them to put hands behind their back until you ask the question. The first person to hit the buzzer gets to answer question. Award team 10 points if person answers correctly, if incorrect then the other team can steal the points. Pick new people each question. 1. He was a hunter and his father s favorite son. (Esau, Genesis 25:27-28) 2. He was the older son who should receive the birthright and his father s blessing. (Esau, Genesis 25:25) 3. He dressed like his brother and tricked his father into giving him the blessing. (Jacob, Genesis 27:15-19) 4. He traded his birthright for some stew. (Esau, Genesis 25:29-33) 5. He stole his brother s blessing and needed to go live with his uncle until his brother calmed down. (Jacob, Genesis 27:43-45) Say: Remember the Main Point: Jacob stole Esau s blessing. Discussion Questions: Small Group Time The Goal is to get them talking about the lesson. Split the room up into 2 groups and each leader ask the questions giving time for a few kids to answer. 1. What did you learn about God from today s story? (Example: Nothing can stop God s plan) 2. What did you learn about people/yourself? (Example: We lie and trick like Jacob but we should trust God instead or we are jealous of what others have like Esau but we should trust God instead ) 3. What is one thing you learned from this lesson that you can apply this week? (Example: We can trust that nothing can stop God s plan. We can learn more about his plans by praying and reading the Bible) Say: Remember the Main Point: Jacob stole Esau s blessing. 5:20 5:25 UNIT MEMORY VERSE: Review with the entire group. Genesis 26:24 Have them repeat after you or play a game to break verse up. *Use the Memory Verse teacher aid. 5:25 ENDING ACTIVITY / PARENT ARRIVAL: As the parents arrive Ending Activity: Steal the blessing Form two teams. Guide teams to sit on the floor, forming a large circle. Players from team 1 will form half of the circle, and players from team 2 will form the other half. Number the players on each team. For example, team 1 s players are numbered 1 to 8, and team 2 s players are numbered 1 to 8. If you have an odd number of players, assign one player two numbers so each player has an assigned opponent. Position two Bibles in the center of the circle. Designate one Bible per team. Call out a number at random. The two players assigned to that number will race to the center of the circle, grab their team s assigned Bible, and race back to their seats. Challenge the kids with basic Bible skills. Call out Five! Book of Galatians! The first player assigned the number 5 to turn to the Book of Galatians in the Bible earns a point for her team. Say: In our Bible story today, someone stole something. Who can tell me what happened? Yes, Jacob stole Esau s blessing. (Have the kids repeat the Main Point) Nothing can stop God s perfect plan. Before Jacob and Esau were born, God planned to bless Jacob s family. God kept His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to make their descendants as numerous as the stars. From their family would come the promised One God s Son, Jesus. Gospel Project Unit 3.1

3 The Gospel Project: 3.1 Elementary MC Guide The Stolen Blessing Bible Passage: Genesis 25:27-34; 27:1-45 Main Point: Jacob stole Esau s blessing. Unit Key Passage: Genesis 26:24 Lesson: Play the Intro-Video Timeline View: Do you remember who we have been learning about? Let s start with Abraham. God made a covenant with Abraham. God promised to bless all the world through Abraham. God gave Abraham a son, but then God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son! Abraham trusted God even when he didn t understand God s plan. Abraham was about to do what God asked, when the Angel of the Lord stopped him. God provided a ram as a sacrifice instead. God confirmed His covenant with Isaac and with Isaac s son, Jacob. God reminded Abraham s family that He always keeps His promises. Today, we ll learn more about Jacob and his twin brother Esau. Main Point: Jacob and Esau didn t have a great relationship between them. Jacob even took something that was very important to Esau. It might seem that Jacob s many mistakes would mean he wouldn t be used by God, but God s plan was still in effect. That brings us to our Main Point: Show the MainPoint The Main Point is Jacob stole Esau s Blessing Everyone say that with me (Have them repeat the MAIN Point) Very interesting! Let s take a look at how he did this! Bible Story: Play the Bible Story Video: Nothing can stop God s perfect plan. Even when Jacob sinned and stole Esau s blessing, God s perfect plan continued. Jacob reminds us why we need a Savior. Jacob lied and tricked Isaac so that he could get Esau s blessing that he didn t deserve. Show MainPoint Jacob Stole Esau s Blessing (Have them repeat the MAIN Point!) God has given us a blessing through Jesus that we don t deserve, but we don t have to trick anyone to get it. God gives us this blessing through grace. It is something we do not deserve, but is a free gift from God. God sent Jesus to pay for sin by dying on the cross and rising again three days later. Jesus came from Abraham s family, and God did bless the entire world through Jesus. All who trust Jesus as Savior receive God s blessing of salvation and eternal life. 1/16-17/16

4 Application: Let s watch our discussion starter video and see what it might have to do with our story. Play the Discussion Starter Video: What just happened? Will created a contraption to take Nell s sandwich. What would you have done in this situation if you were Nell? If you were Will, how would you feel if someone else got a better meal, or in Jacob and Esau s case, a better blessing than you? What are some things that we can be jealous of? Even when Jacob stole the blessing that was rightfully Esau s, God continued His perfect plan and kept His promise to Abraham s family. Unit Memory Verse: God was faithful to Abraham and Abraham s family. God s faithfulness was not affected by the way that Abraham s family acted or when they made mistakes. God made a promise, and He would keep it no matter what happened. Our key passage reminds us of this truth, that God would keep His covenant because He is a faithful God. Show U2_MemoryVerse Repeat after me Show MainPoint Let s review our Main Point one more time. Jacob stole Esau s blessing. (Have them repeat the MAIN Point!) Dismiss kids to class: 1/16-17/16

5 Bible Story: Video Jacob and Esau were brothers. Esau was a hunter while Jacob worked at home. Their father Isaac favored Esau. Their mother Rebekah favored Jacob. One day, Jacob was cooking lentil stew when his brother came home from the field. I am exhausted! Esau said. Let me eat some of that red stuff. Jacob answered, First sell me your birthright. The birthright usually belonged to the oldest child. Whoever had the birthright got more of his family s belongings when his parents died. I m so hungry, I m about to die, so what good is a birthright to me? Esau replied. So he agreed to give Jacob his birthright for stew and bread. Now their father Isaac was getting old and losing his eyesight. Isaac called for Esau. I want to bless you before I die, Isaac said. Isaac asked Esau to bring back food from a hunt and cook it for him. Rebekah heard Isaac and Esau talking, and she came up with her own plan. Go to the flock and bring me two of the best young goats, Rebecca told Jacob. I will make your father s favorite meal. Then take the food to your father to eat so that he may bless you before he dies. Rebecca made her husband s favorite meal. Jacob was worried that his father would know he was not Esau. Jacob had smooth skin, and Esau was hairy. Rebecca put Esau s clothes on Jacob and covered his hands and neck with goat hair so that Isaac would think Jacob was Esau. Then Jacob took the meal to his father. Who are you, my son? Isaac asked. I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game so that you may bless me, Jacob said. Isaac asked Jacob to come closer. He felt Jacob s hands. The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau, Isaac said. It s me, Esau, Jacob said. So Isaac answered, Serve me, and let me eat some of my son s game so that I can bless you. Then Jacob brought his father food and drink, and he ate. After the meal, Isaac told Jacob to come closer. He kissed him and, after smelling his clothes Esau s clothes Isaac offered him the blessing. The blessing included land, riches, and power. Then Jacob left. About this time, Esau came home from his hunt and cooked a meal for his father. When he offered the food to Isaac, his father told him that he had been tricked and Jacob had been given the blessing. Esau cried and begged his father to bless him, too. But Isaac had nothing left to offer his son Esau. Esau was angry at his brother Jacob, and he made a plan to kill him. But Rebekah sent Jacob away to her brother s house, where he would be safe until Esau calmed down. Christ Connection: Jesus is the firstborn over all creation. (Colossians 1:15) When Jesus hung on the cross, He gave up His blessing for us. Jesus took the punishment we deserve so that the Father would give us the blessing He deserves. 1/16-17/16

6 Activity Sheet (In Class) What s Different? INSTRUCTIONS: Find the ten differences in the two pictures below. DOWNLOAD THE TGP FAMILY APP KEY PASSAGE: Genesis 26:24 BIG PICTURE QUESTION: What can stop God s plan? Nothing can stop God s perfect plan. BIBLE STORY: THE STOLEN BLESSING Jacob and Esau were brothers. Esau was older, which meant he was to receive a greater birthright and blessing. Esau traded his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew. Jacob tricked his father into giving him Esau s blessing. FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS: Jacob and Esau both wanted the wrong thing or tried to get good things the wrong way. Have you ever done the same? How did God make His plan happen? (Esau gave his birthright to Jacob.) FAMILY ACTIVITY: Talk about a time when it was hard to trust that God was working out His perfect plan. Go further: Make a card of the big picture question and answer. Tape it to your mirror as a daily reminder. Younger Kids Activity Pages Unit 3, Session 1 19

7 Activity Sheet (In Class) MAIN POINT: JACOB STOLE ESAU S BLESSING. The Stolen Blessing Genesis 25:27-34; 27:

8 Take Home Sheet List plans you have for the upcoming week or plans you have for the future. Remember, nothing can stop God's perfect plan. The Stolen Blessing Genesis 25:27-34; 27:1-45 FOLD MAIN POINT: JACOB STOLE ESAU S BLESSING. FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS Which son did God say would serve the other? (See Genesis 25:23.) How did God make His plan happen? (Esau gave his birthright to Jacob.) Is it ever OK to lie or to trick someone? (No, sin is never OK.) Jacob and Esau were brothers. Esau was a hunter while Jacob worked at home. One day, Jacob was cooking lentil stew when his brother came home from the field. I am exhausted! he said. Let me eat some of that red stuff. Jacob answered, First sell me your birthright. Whoever had the birthright got more of his family s belongings when his parents died. I m so hungry, I m about to die! Esau replied. He agreed to give Jacob his birthright for stew and bread. Now their father Isaac was getting old and losing his eyesight. Isaac called for Esau. I want to bless you before I die, Isaac said. Isaac asked Esau to bring back food from a hunt and cook it for him. Rebekah heard Isaac and Esau talking. She told her son Jacob what was happening and came up with her own plan. Rebecca made Isaac s favorite meal. She put Esau s clothes on Jacob and covered his skin with goat hair so that Isaac would think Jacob was Esau. Then Jacob took the meal to his father. Who are you, my son? Isaac asked. I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me, Jacob said. After the meal, Isaac offered him the blessing. The blessing included land, riches, and power. Then Jacob left. About this time, Esau came home and cooked a meal for his father. When he offered the food to Isaac, his father told him that he had been tricked. Esau cried and begged his father to bless him, too. But Isaac had nothing left to offer Esau. Esau was angry at his brother Jacob, and he made a plan to kill him. But Rebekah sent Jacob away. Christ Connection: Jesus is the firstborn over all creation. (Colossians 1:15) When Jesus hung on the cross, He gave up His blessing for us. Jesus took the punishment we deserve so that the Father would give us the blessing He deserves _Old_ActivtyPgs_FALL15_CC.indd 19 3/17/15 6:35 PM

9 Take Home Sheet Use the code to figure out the name below. Then try using the code to write your own name! Do you remember the facts about these brothers? Circle the letter beneath the person described by each statement. Then write the circled letters in the blanks. C L E T M I J G B H O S S E N A 20