Content (not
sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line):
1.Isaac called Jacob blessed cmdd: not marry Canaanite;go
Paddan Aram take wife dtrs Laban(28:1-2)
2.May God Almighty bless make fruitful increase
numbers;give you/desc blessing/land gvn A(28:3-4)
3.Isaac sent Jacob Paddan Aram; Esau learned Isaac
blessed Jacob, cmdd not marry Canaanite(28:5-6)
4.Jacob obeyed;Esau realized how displeasing Canaanite
women were to Isaac(28:7-8)
5.went Ishmael married Mahalath sister of Nabaioth and
daughter of Ishmael(28:9)
6.Jacob set out Harran;certain place stopped for night,taking
one stones put under head sleep(28:10-11)
7.dream stairway resting earth top reaching heaven angels
ascending/descending on it(28:12)
8.above stood Lord: I Lord God Abraham Isaac, I give you
/descndants land on which you lying(28:13)
9.descendants like dust, you will spread W/E/N/S, all
peoples earth blessed thru you/offspring(28:14)
10.I with you watch over you will bring you back, not
leave you until done what promised(28:15)
11.When Jacob awoke, thought Lord in this place, I not
aware(28:16)
12.afraid, how awesome this place, house of God, gate of
heaven(28:17)
13.Early next morning Jacob took stone set as pillar
poured oil(28:18)
14.called place Bethel;Jacob made vow:if God with me
watch over me give me food clothes(28:19-20)
14.so I return safely then Lord be my God;this stone be
God’s house I give you tenth(28:21-22)
Divisions (run-on
sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture/Principles are Aims for each
Division – a truth about God, a truth about man, a truth about God’s
relationship to man):
1.Jacob is sent to Paddam Aram to get a wife and Esau
marries a daughter of Ishmael (28:1-9)
Principle:
2.Jacob dreams of a stairway and the Lord promises land,
descendants and blessing (28:10-15)
Principle:
3.Jacob calls the place Bethel and makes a vow that the
Lord will be his God and to give a tenth (28:16-22)
Principle:
Subject Sentence (10-word
sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):
Jacob is sent to Laban, Esau marries, Jacob dreams, vows.
Aim (“To Cause My
Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):
TCMATK God’s promises depend on God, not people.
Application (not
yes or no question. Meant to bring about
heart change):
1.Where am I tempted to follow my own plans rather than
God’s?
2.What promise of God am I clinging to right now and how
is that growing my faith?
Where do I see God’s grace around me?
3.How is my thinking changing as a result of God’s
graciousness to me?
How do my thoughts worship God for his graciousness to
me?
The Big Idea (author’s
main purpose in writing; the one thing all the other things in the passage is
about; if you couldn’t talk about it, you would still understand the passage is
trying to convey this):
God graciously promises good things to His people.
God is gracious.
God’s promises are gracious.
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