WELCOME YESHUAS YELADIM We Love You Please Remember These Rules Please dont talk when others are talking. Please raise your hand if you would like to ask a question. Please keep your hands and feet to yourself. You must ask to leave the room. VAYISHLACH (AND HE SENT) Genesis/Breisheet 32:4 36:43 Yaakov Wrestles Jacobs Life He was tricky and deceitful. He tricked his older brother Esau out of his birthright. He tricked his blind father Isaac into blessing him instead of blessing Esau. He also tricked Laban, his uncle, out of his sheep. Esau is coming for a visit Esau is bringing a security detail of 400 men with him Jacob was afraid. Jacob deals with the situation the same way he has in the past. Jacobs Plan He splits his family and herds into two groups. He asks God to remember him for prosperity. Jacob arranged for a series of gifts to be sent to Esau. He arranged for his wives and herds to cross the river ahead of him He spends the night alone. Video - Jacob Wrestles Jacob Wrestles Jacob won the wrestling match! Jacob's hip was wrenched at the socket. The Morning is Coming This opponent of Jacob's is different. When defeated, he tells Jacob to let him go! Dawn was breaking and the opponent needs to leave. Jacob tells the opponent he will not release him unless he blesses him. Jacobs Blessing Name Changed to Israel The man changes his name. The opponent says his name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel. Israel means wrestles with God, because Jacob wrestled with God and man and succeeded. Peniel Jacob realizes that something very important has happened in this place He gives it the name Peniel or the face of God. He has seen the face of God and his life has been saved. A Changed Jacob The changed and humbled Jacob when seeing Esau bows before his brother seven times. Esau runs to his brother Jacob, they kiss as they meet. They also cry because they are happy. Brothers United Then Jacob tells Esau seeing his face is like seeing the face of God. Jacob asked Esau to please accept his gifts. If we love God we must love people also. Yeshuas teaching To Us Yeshua said, In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Torah and the Prophets (Mattityahu 7:12) The Golden Rule. Let's Learn Hebrew! Ve-a-hav-tah le-re-a-kha ka-moh-kha In English we say, And you shall love your neighbor as yourself. What Did We Learn Today? Jacob wrestled with an angel and won Jacobs name was changed to Israel Yeshua taught us to love others as we love ourselves Small Group Time