Lesson 14 Jacob and His Family Primary 6

“Lesson 14: Jacob and His Family, ” Primary 6: Old Testament, (1996), 56

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• In this lesson we will refresh our memories of what we’ve learned so far about Jacob. • We will also learn about his family.

Jacob and His Family • Isaac instructed Jacob not to marry any of the daughters of Canaan, but to go to Laban’s home and seek a wife there. Laban was his uncle and the brother of Rebekah. • Jacob started on his way. • One night Jesus Christ came to him. He said Jacob would have many children. His family would have all of the land of Canaan, the promised land.

• Why did Jacob travel to Laban’s home? • Let’s read Genesis 28: 1– 5 – Jacob would marry in the covenant by marrying a faithful daughter of Laban. • Why is marriage in the covenant so important? • The full blessings of the covenant Abraham made with the Lord are available only to those who marry under that covenant (in the temple).

• What was the covenant the Lord made with Abraham? • This covenant continued through Jacob’s sons and their families and has been restored in our day. • All who are baptized become children of Abraham and may receive all the blessings of the priesthood, which include the gift of the Holy Ghost, patriarchal blessings, and all the temple ordinances. • How can we be worthy to receive the same blessings promised to Abraham?

• One day Jacob stopped by a well. He saw many sheep. He met a girl named Rachel. He helped her give water to her sheep. • Laban welcomed Jacob and took him to his home. He was pleased with his sister’s son. Jacob said he wanted to marry Rachel. Laban said Jacob could marry Rachel. But he must work for him for seven years.

• How was Jacob received by Laban? • Let’s read Genesis 29: 13 • Why was Jacob welcomed into Laban’s home? • Let’s read Genesis 29: 14

Abraha m Isaac Sarah Rebekah Esau Jaco b Leah Rache l • Jacob worked very hard, but Laban gave him Leah for his wife. Leah was Rachel’s older sister. • One week later, Laban let Jacob marry Rachel. But Jacob had to work for seven more years.

• Jacob worked hard for Laban. The flocks and herds had been small when Jacob came. • Under Jacob’s care the flocks and herds grew and multiplied. Jacob patiently served Laban day after day and year after year.

• When Laban offered Jacob wages for his work, what did Jacob request? • Let’s read Genesis 29: 18 • What did Laban say? • Let’s read Genesis 29: 19 • Why was Jacob willing to work seven years to marry Rachel? • Let’s read Genesis 29: 18, 20 • When the seven years were over, how did Laban break his promise? • Let’s read Genesis 29: 21, 23, 25

• What reason did Laban give for his actions? • Let’s read Genesis 29: 26 • What could Laban have done differently? • Jacob worked very hard to keep his part of the agreement with Laban, but Laban did not deal with him honestly. • How careful should we be when we make promises and how hard should we work to keep them?

What does it mean to make a promise? • To agree to do or not to do something. • When we were baptized, we made a covenant, or promise, to keep Heavenly Father’s commandments. One of the things we promised was to tell the truth and keep our word. • Why is it important to keep our promises? • It is hard to trust someone who does not keep promises. • Think promises through carefully before you make them. Some promises are better not made, such as promising not to tell the truth Enrichment Activity #2 about something that happened.

• Listen to the following list of things you might promise to do. • Raise your right hand if you think it is a good promise to make. • We’ll discuss each promise and the consequences of making or breaking that promise. • • You You told said your you mother friend mother would you you give you wouldn’t would a talkmeet help tend in be tell him who her at your broke aplay certain home Primary little athe trick sister attime neighbor’s five next onafter to o’clock. her week. walk school. brother. window. to school together. Enrichment Activity #2

• Jacob married Rachel a week after he married Leah. • How many more years did Jacob agree to work for Laban after he married Rachel? • Let’s read Genesis 29: 30 • Whom else did Jacob marry? • Let’s read Genesis 30: 4, 9

Abraha m Isaa c Sara h Rebek ah Esau Rache l Judah Levi Reub en Simeo n Jaco b • Jacob was happy, especially with his beautiful Rachel. The Lord knew that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, and to ease Leah’s sadness, He blessed her with four sons, Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah. • Rachel had none.

Abraha m Isaa c Sara h Rebek ah Esau Bilhah Napht ali Rache l Dan Judah Levi Reub en Simeo n Jaco b • Rachel seemed to be unable to have children and urged Jacob to marry her handmaid, Bilhah. • Bilhah had two sons, Dan and Naphtali, with Jacob.

Abraham Sarah Isaac Rebekah Esau Asher Zilpah Gad Bilhah Napht ali Rache l Dan Issache r Zebulu n Dinah Judah Levi Reub en Simeo n Jaco b • Leah urged Jacob to marry her handmaid, Zilpah. • Zilpah also had two sons, Gad and Asher, with Jacob. • Leah had two more sons, Issacher and Zebulun, and a daughter, Dinah, with Jacob.

Abraham Sarah Isaac Rebekah Esau Asher Zilpah Gad Bilhah Napht ali Rache l Dan Issache r Zebulu n Dinah Joseph Judah Levi Reub en Simeo n Jaco b • Rachel was unhappy because she had no children. • She prayed fervently to the Lord and eventually was blessed with a son, whom they named Joseph.

• Jacob had many children. He became rich. He had many animals. • After fourteen years of service to Laban, Jacob wanted to leave Laban and take his wives and his children to his homeland. • Laban did not want him to go. The Lord had blessed Laban in many ways since Jacob had been with him. Laban pleaded with Jacob, “Stay with me and I will give thee thy desires. ”

• When Jacob decided to take his family and return to his former home, why did Laban want Jacob to stay? • Let’s read Genesis 30: 27 • In deciding what Laban owed Jacob for wages, what did Jacob suggest? • Let’s read Genesis 30: 30– 32 • How did Laban and his sons feel about Jacob’s prosperity? • Let’s read Genesis 30: 43; 31: 1– 2 • What did the Lord tell Jacob to do? • Let’s read Genesis 31: 3

• What had Jacob done for Laban in the twenty years he worked for him? • Let’s read Genesis 31: 38– 41 • In what ways had Laban wronged Jacob through the years? • Let’s read Genesis 31: 7 • How had the Lord blessed Jacob for his patience? • Let’s read Genesis 31: 8– 9

• If we do what is right, when someone else wrongs us the Lord is aware of our situation and will bless us for our patience and righteousness. • Let’s read Genesis 31: 12 • Why is it important to be truthful at all times? • Why can’t you trust someone who doesn’t always tell the truth? • If we tell the truth only when it is convenient, others will not be able to trust us and may not believe us when we do tell the truth. • How can we earn the trust of our parents?

I Can Be An Honest Person I Can Be an Honest Person Fill in each blank with the appropriate answer. A. When I follow the rules in a game, I am being honest. An honest person doesn’t ______. B. I do not take things that do not belong to me. An honest person doesn’t ______. C. If I am asked what I know about something that happened, I tell what I know. An honest person ______. D. I could get someone I don’t like in trouble by telling a lie about them. I will not do this because an honest person does not ______. E. I borrowed a book from my friend. I really like it and am tempted to keep it, but I will return it when I am finished reading it, because an honest person ______. F. I know something bad about someone, but I will not spread it around because an honest person does not ______. G. I forgot to study for a test in school. If I look carefully, I can see the answers on the paper of the student next to me. I am not going to copy someone else’s answers though, because an honest person does not ______. H. I promised my little sister I would spend the afternoon playing with her. Then my friend invited me to go to a movie. I am going to play with my little sister because an honest person ______. • I have a copy of this worksheet for each of you to complete. Enrichment Activity #1

I Can Be An Honest Person Answers a. cheat; b. steal; • Let’s see c. tells the truth; how well d. bear false witness; e. you did! returns borrowed items; f. gossip; g. cheat; h. keeps promises Enrichment Activity #1

• Jacob patiently served Laban six more years before he took his family and animals and returned to Canaan. • On the way Jesus Christ came to Jacob asked Jesus for a blessing. Jesus blessed Jacob. Jesus said Jacob would have a new name. His name would be Israel would have the priesthood.

• Jacob had been gone from Canaan, the land of his birth, for twenty years. Jacob had left his home because his brother, Esau, wanted to kill him; and Jacob wondered if Esau still felt the same. • Jacob was greatly relieved that his brother had forgiven him. He was happy to be in his own country once more. • Jacob’s family lived in the land of Canaan. It was the promised land.

Abraham Sarah Isaac Rebekah Esau Asher Zilpah Gad Napht ali Bilhah Dan Rache l Benjam in Issache r Zebulu n Dinah Joseph Judah Levi Reub en Simeo n Jaco b • Jacob and Rachel were later blessed with another son, Benjamin, but Rachel died when the baby was born. Although Jacob suffered great sorrow at the loss of his beloved Rachel, he found comfort in her two sons, Joseph and Benjamin.

• Altogether, Jacob, whose name was later changed to Israel, had twelve sons. The family of each son was called a tribe, and they were known as the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The promises made by the Lord to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were passed down through those sons. Their descendants would bring the blessings of the gospel to many people throughout the world. • The Lord had blessed Jacob and had preserved him to become the father of a great nation, as had been revealed to his mother, Rebekah.

• These twelve sons were the beginning of the twelve tribes of Israel. • When each son married and had children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on, the families became so large that they were referred to as tribes. • What were the names of Jacob’s twelve sons? • Let’s read Genesis 35: 23– 26

Let’s pretend • Pretend you found this object on the way to church. You do not know who the owner is, and you are tempted to keep what you have found. • What could you do with it? • Where are lost and found items put in our meetinghouse? • Return valuable items you find to someone who can help find the owner. Enrichment Activity #3

In this bag. . . • I have your names on slips of paper. I will read a situation to you; then I’ll draw a name from the bag and ask that child to tell what should be done. • Your name might be on more than one slip of paper. So you may have more than one chance to answer. You areused setting outleft aofgame to father’s play whilehouse your friend goes Your friend a toy at your by You one your belongings You accidentally over abuy breakable object You forgot want some to do aknock money school toassignment. a treat and You are playing with a friend’s toy when it to get a drink of water. You realize that while she is out You can see another child’s test paper. You know You are given too much change at the mistake. It is something you would really without permission and lost it. belonging to someone else. Your friend tells you that if it of the room youto could arrange the game so you would are your tempted mother’s tell purse the teacher is on the you table. were ill. breaks. his answers are usually correct. is an accident, you need to admit you did it. store. likedon’t to have. win. Enrichment Activity #4

Let’s read! Exodus 20: 15– 16 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. • These are two of the ten commandments given by the Lord. • “To bear false witness” means to tell a lie about someone. • Why is each of these commandments important to obey? Enrichment Activity #5

I Believe in Being Honest I believe in being honest; I believe in being true, That honesty should start with me In all I say, in all I do. I’ll form good habits in my youth, To keep my word, to tell the truth, To speak up in defending right And keep my name and honor bright. I believe in being honest; I believe in being true, That honesty should start with me In all I say, in all I do. • Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927– 1999. © 1986 IRI Music: Lyall J. Gardner, b. 1926. © 1986 Enrichment Activity #6

• I bear my testimony of the value of being honest. • I encourage all of you to be careful to tell the truth and be honest in all you do. • I testify that as you do this, Heavenly Father will help and bless you. • I encourage all of you to discuss the importance of being honest with your families.

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