E-Mail Bible Study of
The Life of Jacob

Spring 1998

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Free Sermon on the Mount Bible Study

This e-mail Bible study will be conducted around the world Spring 1998 out of the book of Genesis. Since 1995 we've conducted a number of Bible studies over the Internet. You may be surprised at the impact of a Bible study on your personal life and growth.

• Getting Ready, April 15, 1998. Guidelines and mechanics.
• A Few Comments on Netiquette, April 25, 1998

#	Week of	Genesis	Lesson Title and Topic Links to weekly lessons	Weekly Summary
1.	April 20	25:19-34 27:1-40	Cheating Studying Jacob's natural character, with thoughts about predestination and personal responsibility.	Exposition
2.	April 27	27:41 - 28:22	Meeting Jacob flees his brother, encounters God in a dream, hears God's blessing, and makes a commitment to serve God.	Exposition
3.	May 4	chs. 29-31	Cheated Jacob falls in love, marries a cousin or two, begins a family, and is cheated by his father-in-law for 20 years, and flees.	Exposition
4.	May 11	chs 32-33	Meeting Jacob meets God and his brother Esau, and is changed in the process.	Exposition
5.	May 18	ch 34-35	Blessed Jacob commits his family to serve God, and returns to receive Him in Bethel.	Exposition
6.	May 25	chs 37-47	Bereavement and Depression, Fear and Hope While Jacob's sons struggle and triumph, Jacob is depressed and afraid, and then is encouraged by God.	Exposition
7.	June 1	chs 48-50	Blessing Jacob passes on a blessing to his grandsons and his sons before he dies.	Exposition

This Bible study consists of a set of structured questions to help us discuss each lesson via e-mail during the week. Pastor Ralph summarizes the lesson at the end of the week with an exposition of the passage to help pull the week's lesson together. We invite you to consider being a part of the group, but make sure you read and agree to our approach and guidelines.

• What is an inductive Bible study?
• How does an e-mail discussion work?
• Using Questions to Help Us Understand the Bible Passage
• Guidelines You Must Agree to Abide By
• Information about the Leader
• Is There a Charge for Participation?
• Commentaries on Genesis

I encourage you to begin reading these passages in Genesis for your own private devotions. Read it all through in a sitting. Then read it chapter by chapter as you begin to absorb what God is saying to us here.

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If you agree to abide by the above guidelines, we invite you to become a participant. You also need to print out the most recent Bible study questions linked at the top of this page.

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