Lesson 15 – Jacob Steals the Blessing (Genesis 27-28)
OPEN IT
- What was the most outrageous trick you played on your parents when you were growing up?
EXPLORE IT
1. What did Isaac ask Esau to do? (Gen.27:1–4)
Parallel Verses: John 3:16, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:1
2. What title would you give to this passage? Why? (Gen.27:1–28:9)
Parallel Verses: John 3:16, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:1
3. What did Rebekah do after she heard Isaac talking to Esau? (Gen.27:5–10)
Parallel Verses: John 3:16, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:1
4. What was Jacob’s initial concern with Rebekah’s plan? (Gen.27:11–12)
Parallel Verses: John 3:16, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:1
5. What did Jacob do to make Isaac think he was Esau? (Gen.27:14–17)
Parallel Verses: John 3:16, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:1
6. What lies did Jacob tell to convince Isaac that he was Esau? (Gen.27:19–25)
Parallel Verses: John 3:16, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:1
7. What blessing did Isaac give Jacob? (Gen.27:27–29)
Parallel Verses: John 3:16, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:1
8. What happened when Esau came back with the food he had prepared for Isaac?
(Gen.27:30– 38)
Parallel Verses: John 3:16, Romans 8:28, Hebrews 11:1
9. How did Isaac answer Esau’s request for a blessing? (Gen.27:39–40)
Parallel Verses: John 1:51, Romans 9:10-13, Hebrews 11:21
10. What did Esau plan to do? (Gen. 27:41)
Parallel Verses: John 1:51, Romans 9:10-13, Hebrews 11:21
11. What did Rebekah tell Jacob to do? (Gen.27:42–45)
Parallel Verses: John 1:51, Romans 9:10-13, Hebrews 11:21
12. What did Rebekah say to Isaac? (Gen. 27:46)
Parallel Verses: John 1:51, Romans 9:10-13, Hebrews 11:21
13. What did Isaac tell Jacob to do, and what blessing did he give him? (Gen.28:1–4)
Parallel Verses: John 1:51, Romans 9:10-13, Hebrews 11:21
14. What did Esau do when he learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob? (Gen.28:6–9)
Parallel Verses: John 1:51, Romans 9:10-13, Hebrews 11:21
GET IT
15. Why would a person do something wrong in order to accomplish something right?APPLY IT
17. Who can you ask to hold you accountable when you’re tempted to rationalize?| Memory Verse | Mnemonic Keyword(s) |
|---|---|
| Genesis 27:35 | 🧠 “BLESSING STOLEN” |
This passage in Genesis 27-28 highlights divine justice and mercy and clarifies how God calls His people to trust His word. A doctrinal focus for this lesson is that God remains faithful to His promise even when human understanding is limited, and He calls for a believing response grounded in His character.
In Jacob Steals the Blessing, the flow of the passage shows promise and blessing in the middle of real human weakness and delay. A pastoral takeaway is that God works patiently through flawed people, and the lesson invites readers to respond with obedience, humility, and confidence in the Lord’s timing.
Within the larger story of Scripture, Genesis 27-28 advances the theme of undefined. This lesson fits into the broader biblical narrative by showing how God’s promises move history forward and prepare the way for the covenant story that unfolds across the rest of Genesis and beyond.
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