Unit 3: Isaac and Jacob OT3.5 Jacob's Dream Lesson€¦ · This is the fifth lesson in Unit 3: Isaac and Jacob In this lesson we will learn how Jacob too was blessed by God when he

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OT3.5 Jacob's Dream ©Beverly Wilson 2017

Unit 3: Isaac and Jacob OT3.5 Jacob's Dream Lesson

Scripture: Genesis 28: 10-22

Lesson Goal: Jacob was the grandson of Abraham and the son of Isaac. God had promised that

this family would be the one in whom Jesus the Savior of the world would be born. Abraham and Isaac both had great faith in God. In this lesson we will learn how Jacob too was blessed by God when he placed his personal trust in Him.

Introduction: This is the fifth lesson in Unit 3: Isaac and Jacob In this lesson we will learn how Jacob too was blessed by God when he placed his personal trust in Him. The lesson is found in the first book of the Bible called Genesis. Genesis is the first book of Law. The books of the Law are the first five books in the Old Testament. Let's say the books of Law together. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Attention Getter: "Dreams" When you sleep do you ever dream? Sometimes we have good dreams and sometimes we have scary dreams. Some girls might dream about being a princess and having a magic wand. Boys might dream about being a great hunter or fighting evil giants! When we think about a story or some activity in our sleep and pretend that we are doing it, it is called a dream. In the Old Testament God sometimes spoke to people through their dreams. Today He speaks through His Word, the Bible. In this lesson we are going to learn about Jacob’s beautiful dream and the special meaning it had for him. This dream came when Jacob trusted God and worshipped Him. Optional: Have students share about a dream they have had. Be sure to reassure students who have scary dreams that Jesus is always with them and they do not need to be afraid.

Opening Prayer: "Dear Father in heaven, thank you for showing Jacob the way to heaven through the ladder of your Son Jesus. Help us to trust in you and believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Forgive us our sin and give to us the gift of salvation. Thank you for being the door to heaven and promising that someday we will be in heaven with You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen."

Memory Verse: John 10:9 “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”

Lesson Video: https://youtu.be/4wGDygLrBg0

Isaac was the special son of Abraham but what confusion sin had brought to Isaac's family! Just as He had promised God had given Isaac and Rebekah children in their old age. He gave them the double blessing of twin boys! But these twins were very different from each other. They fought each other even before they were born. God told Rebekah that the older one would serve the younger.

One of the twins was named Jacob. He was a quiet peaceful man who loved God like his father Isaac and his grandfather Abram. He was his mother Rebekah's favorite son. The other twin Esau, however, did not love the things of God. He loved to hunt wild animals and roam the countryside. He was his father Isaac's favorite son.

One day Esau carelessly sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of soup. Because Esau despised his

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blessing as the firstborn he would have much heartache throughout his entire life.

When Isaac became an old man he decided to give his favorite son Esau the blessing. He chose to do this even though God had already said it should go to Jacob. When Isaac's wife Rebekah found out that Isaac was intending to give the blessing to Esau, she decided to "help God out" by getting Jacob to deceive his father. That was a very wrong thing to do.

Jacob listened to his mother's deceptive plan and lied to his father Isaac. He put goat's hair on his arms and neck and pretended to be Esau. Even though Jacob wanted a good thing. He went about getting it the wrong way and that always causes problems. Because Isaac was nearly blind he was tricked by Jacob's lies and gave the blessing of the firstborn to Jacob. This meant that God would bless Jacob's family with many children and much wealth. But more important Jesus the Savior would someday be born into Jacob's family and through Him all the people of the world would be blessed with the gift of salvation.

And what happened as a result of all these deceitful deeds? Esau was so enraged against his brother Jacob that he planned to kill him! When Rebekah saw how angry Esau was at not getting the blessing, she

began to think of a new plan to help Jacob.

Rebekah called Jacob and said, "Your brother is so mad he's threatening to kill you! You must flee to your Uncle Laban in Haran. Stay with him a while until Esau cools down, and then I will send for you and you can come back home." Little did either of them realize that Jacob would be gone twenty years and would never see his mother again!

Rebekah went into her husband Isaac's tent and said, "You know how much grief and sadness Esau has caused us by marrying these heathen, idol-worshiping wives. If Jacob marries one of these godless girls from Canaan, I think I'll die!" Her real reason for speaking to Isaac was to get Isaac to send Jacob away—thus preventing Esau from killing Jacob.

Isaac agreed that something must be done so that Jacob would marry a believing, God-fearing wife. So he called for Jacob to come to his tent and said to him, "Jacob, don't marry one of these Canaanite girls who don't believe in the true Jehovah God. Instead, go at once to Haran, and take a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother."

Then the elderly, blind father gave to Jacob the covenant blessing—the promises made first to Jacob's grandfather Abraham, then to Isaac, and now to Jacob. "God Almighty bless you, and give you many descendants until you become a great nation. May God pass on to you and your children the mighty blessings promised to Abraham, and may you possess this land which God gave to Abraham."

So Jacob was sent away. As he left, his mother wept, his father was worried, and he, Jacob, was miserable and sick at heart. Jacob left his home in Beersheba and started traveling north toward the city of Haran, many miles away. He didn't have a large caravan of camels, flocks, herds, or servants. He was just a young man going in search of a wife and running to get away from an angry brother. Jacob walked along all day, alone and afraid.

By the time night came, he was at Bethel, "the House of God," where Grandfather Abraham had pitched his tent and built an altar to God many years before. Jacob was so tired and footsore that he flung himself down on the ground, found a rock for a pillow, and hoped that he would sleep and forget. He must have felt all alone and scared. No doubt as he thought back over the past few years, he realized he had been very selfish and deceitful with his brother and with his father.

Probably as Jacob looked up at the night sky and began to talk to God, he confessed his sin and asked God to forgive him. He thought of the great distance between himself and God, and how much he longed for the comfort of God's presence.

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As Jacob fell into sleep, he had a dream. It was not just a plain, ordinary dream, but one in which God showed Jacob Himself and His plan. God wanted to encourage Jacob and assure him he was forgiven no matter how bad he had been.

In his dream, Jacob saw a ladder that reached from earth to heaven. It was the tallest ladder he had ever seen. Beautiful, shining angels were going up and down this ladder. And at the top of the ladder that reached all the way into heaven was God Himself!

The Lord said, "I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham and of you father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out in every direction. Everyone on the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you where ever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised."

When Jacob awoke, he looked around. The ladder was not there. The angels were gone. Jacob exclaimed, "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it!" He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven!"

Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. Jacob was showing that he really had a reverence and respect of God. This became a turning point for Jacob. All his life he had known about God but now he really knew God personally.

He called that place Bethel which means "House of God." Jacob was full of thanksgiving to the Lord for giving him all the wonderful promises of His presence and blessing.

Then Jacob made a vow or promise to God saying, "If God will be with me, protect me and provide food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father's household, then the Lord will be my God." Jacob was pledging to follow God all his life!

Jacob declared, "This stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth." The tenth was a tithe or gift of all that he had which would be given to God in worship. Someday he would return to this very same spot after his visit to Haran and build an altar of sacrifice. This would show everyone that Jehovah is the only true God and Savior.

So Jacob called the place Bethel, which means "House of God." Jacob then set off again on his journey to Haran to stay with his mother's brother, his Uncle Laban. But this time Jacob was a changed man because God was with him!

In this Bible lesson God is teaching us several important things. First Jacob had to learn that God had a plan for his life just like we need to learn that God has a purpose for each of us. We need to ask the Lord to help us know His plan, and then we need to joyfully do it. God's plan is always best, for God sees the end from the beginning, and fitting into His plan is the way to real happiness and satisfaction.

The ladder of angels showed Jacob that there was indeed a way from earth to heaven. Through His forgiveness God was making a way for Jacob to enter the gates of heaven. God was also trying to tell Jacob that there is a way back to Him when one has sinned and gone far from Him. He is a God Who forgives when we acknowledge and confess our sin.

In the same way God in His great mercy and love to us has made a way for us to go to heaven. It is not a wooden ladder that we build but the ladder of His own Son Jesus Christ. Jesus died on the cross to provide the way of salvation. He is the only way to heaven, the only gate, the only door.

Jacob thought again and again about those bright, shining, majestic angels! How beautiful they were! One of the duties of the angels of the Lord is to care for God's children. And Jacob certainly knew that God was caring for him. He knew that the angels were watching over him.

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As God took care of Jacob, so He can take care of you. Like Jacob we must ask him to be our Savior. Jesus had made a way that we can go to heaven by dying on the cross. He loves us so much that He wants us to be with Him forever. Have you ask Jesus to be your Savior? You can do that today! He is the Way to Heaven! Let's pray.

"Dear Father in heaven, thank you for showing Jacob the way to heaven through the ladder of your Son Jesus. Help us to trust in you and believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Forgive us our sin and give to us the gift of salvation. Thank you for being the door to heaven and promising that someday we will be in heaven with You. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen."

Remember Jesus is the ladder or door to heaven!

Review Questions: "Pillow Toss" (Grades K-5) Say: "In our lesson today Jacob was tired when he arrived at Bethel. He used as stone as a pillow. Today we are going to use a real pillow to answer our review questions." Have the children join hands in a circle. Have a volunteer child stand in the center of the circle. The child in the center of the circle is to try to surprise someone by tossing a pillow to them. If the child catches the pillow he or she is given an opportunity to answer one of the review questions. If the child does not catch the pillow then that child has to change places with the child in the center of the circle. Play until every child in the class is given an opportunity to answer one of the following questions.

1. Who was the father of the nation of Israel? (Abraham was the father of all the Jews.) 2. What promise did God make to Abraham? (God promised Abraham that his descendants

would be a great nation and through his family the birth of Jesus all the world would be blessed with salvation.)

3. Who was the son of Abraham and Sarah that received the promise of being the nation of Israel and the promise of the birth of the coming Messiah? (Isaac was the promised son who would be the family in whom the Messiah would be born.)

4. Who were Isaac's descendants or sons? (Isaac's sons were Esau and Jacob.) 5. Which one of the twin boys did the blessing of the nation of Israel go to? (Jacob) 6. What did Esau do to show how he felt about the birthright and the worship of God? (He

despised the birthright and traded it for a bowl of soup. He disobeyed his parents and God's law against marrying Canaanite women who did not worship God.)

7. How did Rebekah Isaac's wife think she was helping her favorite son Jacob? (She had the idea to deceive her husband Isaac by dressing up Jacob like Esau so Isaac would be tricked into giving the firstborn blessing to Jacob.)

8. What wrong did Jacob do in getting the firstborn blessing? (He lied to his father Isaac and said he was Esau when he really wasn't. He did not wait on God's timing to work out the giving of the promise.)

9. Why did Jacob have to flee from home? (His brother Esau wanted to kill him when Esau discovered that Jacob had deceived his father Isaac.)

10. When Jacob was traveling to Haran where did he stop for the night? Why was this place special? (Jacob stopped at a place called Bethel where his grandfather Abraham had pitched his tent and built an altar to worship God.)

11. What did Jacob use for a pillow that night? (He used a stone.) 12. What did Jacob dream that night? (God gave him a dream of a ladder that was set up on

earth and reached to heaven. Angels were going up and down the ladder.) 13. Who was at the top of the ladder that Jacob saw in his dream and what did he say? (God was

at the top of the ladder and He blessed Jacob with the same promise that He had given Abraham and Isaac.)

14. How did Jacob feel when he awoke from the dream? (He felt loved and forgiven by God. He felt like a new person inside because God had told him that he was not alone.)

15. What did Jacob do to show his respects and love for God? (He made a vow or pledge to follow God all his life.)

16. What did Jacob do with the stone that was his pillow? (He set the stone upright and poured oil on the stone and dedicated the place as a house of worship to God. He called the place "Bethel" which means house of God.)

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17. What did Jacob promised to do as a result of this encounter with God? (He promised God that he would give Him the tithe as an act of worship all of his life.)

18. What did the ladder to heaven show to us and to Jacob? (The ladder was picture of Jesus and how He is the way to heaven. Jacob put his trust in God and we must put our trust in Jesus as the door to heaven.)

19. What meaning did the angels have in ascending and descending up and down the ladder? (The angels are given the job of protecting those who believe in Him. They are an example of God's protection for those who trust in Him.)

20. How did God speak to Jacob and how does He speak to us today? (God spoke to Jacob through a dream. Now God speaks to us through His Word.)

Bible Memory Verse Activity: "Stair Climbing" (Grades K-4) Our memory verse is John 10:9 “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.” Have students look up the verse in scripture and read aloud in unison several times.

Say: "In this verse Jesus is saying that He is the gate or the only access to God. The only way to heaven is by believing in Him as our Savior."

Procedure: If there are stairs available in building where your class meets, have children meet at the bottom of the steps. In preparation for this activity, tape words or phrases from the memory verse to each step. Have the students climb the steps saying each word or phrases of the verse. Children can climb the stairs several times repeating the memory verse. Be sure each child gets an opportunity to climb the steps either individually or with a partner.

After repeating the verse and climbing the steps have the children remove the slips of paper and bring them back to the classroom. Have the students tape the slips of paper to a poster board with a drawing of a ladder to heaven. Display the poster in your classroom.

Group Learning Activity: "Climbing Jacob's Ladder" (Grades K-3) Purpose: To help children recall Jacob's dream and its meaning. Procedure: Divide the children into several groups. Give each group a name from this lesson such as "stairs", "ladders" , "stones" ,etc. As the teacher calls each team's name the players of that team will pretend to climb until the teacher calls another team's name and then they begin to climb. Encourage the children to take big steps with their legs and use their arms to pretend to pull up on the ladder as well. Say: "In our lesson today who was climbing up and down the ladder? Yes, God's angels were ascending and descending. What job does God give to the angels? (Angels are to protect the believers.) In the dream who does the ladder represent? (Jesus is the ladder or gate to heaven and He is the only way to heaven.) What did God do for Jacob? (He promised to make Him a great nation and to protect him and his family?) What promise does God make for you and I if we believe in Jesus? (He promised to give us salvation or a way to heaven.) Optional: Sing the African spiritual "We are Climbing Jacob's Ladder" as students perform the climbing motions.

Group Learning Activity: "Human Ladder" (Grades 2-5) Preparation: This game is best played outside against a tall tree or wall. Be sure to have several adult volunteers to act as spotters for this activity. You will also need some chalk. Procedure: Play in teams or as an entire group. Have children work together to form a human ladder using their bodies. The goal is to see how high their human ladder can reach. Once they’ve reached as high as they possibly can, have the top child make a chalk mark on the tree. After children make

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their first mark, have them sit down and plan together before their second try. Give them several chances to keep going higher. (Provide adult volunteers as spotters for the ladders.) Alternative Option: Use 6 durable dowel rods that are approximately 36" long and 1 1/4" in diameter. Have up to twelve students hold the dowel rods like rungs to create a "horizontal ladder." Have one student move across the top of the ladder horizontally. Once a rung is crossed you can move the rung to the end of the ladder to extend the climbing distance. Excellent team building activity and also develops upper arm strength.

Craft Learning Activity: "Jacob's Dream" Picture (Grades K-3) Supplies: Reproduce the picture below for each child in your class; glue; scissors; construction paper; craft sticks Procedure: Give each child the pictures of Jacob; the ladder; and the cloud and have them color the illustrations. Have children cut out the pictures and glue them to the large piece of blue construction paper. Help the children create a ladder by gluing down two craft sticks as the sides of the ladder and three craft sticks as the rungs. The ladder should reach from Jacob to the clouds. Children can draw angels to the ladder. Allow students to take home their picture of the Bible story of Jacob's Dream.

Craft Learning Activity: "Stone Painting" (Grades K-5) Supplies: One large smooth stone for each child (Craft supply stores have decorative stones which work well for this activity); acrylic paints; brushes; large shirts or paint aprons Procedure: Have children choose a stone of their choice. The collected or purchased stones should be washed clean and dried them before painting. Have students put on a large shirt or paint apron to protect clothing. Provide students with a variety of colored acrylic paints to paint the rock. Encourage students to paint their stone to represent words or ideas from the story. Examples: "Jesus" ; "ladder"; "heaven"; etc. Say: "In our lesson Jacob used a stone as a pillow. We are going to decorate stones to remind us of how God gave Jacob reassurance of His presence and protection by showing him a dream of a ladder that reached heaven."

Craft Learning Activity: Building a Pillar (Grades K-3) Say: "After Jacob woke up, he responded to God by thanking him. One of the ways that he thanked God was by building a pillar to honor God. Let’s build our own pillar to help us remember to thank God for his faithfulness." Procedure: Crinkle up pieces of newspaper fill brown paper sacks to make stones. (Or use a roll of brown wrapping paper to cover the large crumbled newspaper balls.) Staple the sacks or brown paper covering shut for form the "stones." Say: "Where did Jacob lay down to rest? He laid on the group with a stone as a pillar. What did he dream of? He dreamed that there was a ladder stretching from the Earth to the Heavens with angels on it and God at the top of the ladder speaking to him. God made 3 promises to Jacob as he was sleeping. What three promises did God make to Jacob? God promised Jacob that he would return to the land where he slept, that his descendants would be as numerous as the dust of the Earth, and that he would stay with Jacob wherever he went. How did Jacob respond to God’s faithfulness? Jacob showed that he was thankful by building a pillar to the Lord and pouring oil over it

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and promising to give a tenth of everything he was given to the Lord." Have students name something that they are thankful to God for.

Craft Learning Activity: "Pillow Puffs" (Grades K-5) Supplies: 2 pieces of colored felt squares. (generally come in 10" or 12" squares at the craft store; colorful yarn to sew edges; hole puncher; fiberfill stuffing Say: "Today we are going to make a pillow to remind us of the stone that Jacob used as a pillow when he had his dream about a ladder to heaven." Procedure: Distribute two squares of colored felt to each child. Have older students use hole puncher to punch holes around the edge of the squares. Be sure to hold the squares of felt with the edges aligned before punching the holes. Make sure the holes will be placed in the correct spots to be stitched together--at least 1/2 " from the edge and approximately 1/2" apart. The teacher may need to prepare the felt with the holes pre-punched for younger children. Use the colored yarn to "sew" around three edges of the square. Wrap a piece of tape on the end of the yarn to make it easier to thread the yarn through the holes. Leave one side open to stuff with fiberfill stuffing. After filling with the fiberfill then have students sew the final edge together. Optional: Students can use darning needles with large holes that will accommodate the yarn if desired. Younger children should not use needles as they pose a danger. Be sure to careful monitor children during this activity.

Craft Learning Activity: "String Games--Jacob's Ladder" (Grades 3-5) Preparation: Teacher should cut lengths of string or yarn approximately 36-40" long--one for each child; Tie the ends of the string or yarn together so that it forms a circle. Use a square knot to tie the ends so it will be more secure. (see directions below) Make copies of the steps in this game so each child has the directions. (Included in templates below.) The red print or drawing indicates the next piece of string that you will pick up.) Be sure to practice this game yourself because it is tricky and it is important that you have it down before you attempt to teach the students. Procedure: Demonstrate the process by doing it yourself as the students watch. Group the class into pairs in which one child will follow the step by step instructions while the other can get help getting strings on or off his/her fingers, if needed. Have the second child in the pair now have a turn to try with the first child. How to make a square knot to form the circle of string: (Following steps match the pictures to the right.) 1. Lay the right end of the string across the left.

2. Put this right end under the left string to tie the first part of the knot.

3. Lay the new left end across the right end.

4. Put this new left end under the new right string and tighten the knot.

5. Trim the ends to make the knot neat.

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Craft Learning Activity: "Reminder Bracelets" (Grades K-4) Preparation: Two pieces of colored yarn about 36" long for each child. Procedure: Give each student two different colored pieces of yarn about 36” each. Tell them that one piece represents God and the other them. Tie the two pieces together at one end. Have one child hold the knotted end while another child twists the pieces together. The pieces should start to curl up and begin to get tangled. This means you are ready for the next step. Have the “holder” and the “twister” gently pull to straighten out the yarn. As they do, you (teacher) hold the center between your thumb and index finger. Let them put the two ends together but do not let go. Let the twister take both the knotted end and the unknotted end and hold them together tightly. Then the teacher lets go and zip! You have a beautiful bracelet to remind you that the Lord will never leave His children. Tie the ends together around one of the child’s wrists and explain that this bracelet is a reminder that the Lord will never leave His children. Craft Learning Activity: Jacob's Ladder Toy (Grades K-5) Purpose: The Jacob's ladder is one of the most ancient and famous of folk toys. This is fun toy for children to make or have when teaching this lesson. This toy can be made ahead by an adult and given to children to play with during the class session. Older students may be able to complete this activity as a craft. Preparation: 6, 7, or 8 blocks of 3 1/2-in. x 1¾-in. x 3/8-in. hardwood or plywood; 10-ft. length of medium-weight binding tape; 1/2-in.-long headed brads Procedure: 1. Cut out six, seven, or eight rectangles measuring 3 1/2 in. by 1 3/4 in. from 3/8-in.-thick hardwood or plywood. (The number of rectangles depends on the height of the child, or, more specifically, on the distance from the child's hand to the floor.)\ 2. If you're using plywood, fill any voids in the laminate with fast-drying wood putty, sand well with 180- or 220-grit sandpaper, and paint the blocks contrasting colors. If you're using fine-grained hardwood blocks, leave them unpainted or finish with varnish or oil before attaching the tapes. 3. Stand the blocks on end and, using a sharp pencil, mark a centerline for one tape that will go over, under, over, under all the blocks. Turn the blocks over and draw the same centering line on the opposite end. 4. Place the first block on a table. Attach a length of binding tape (available from any sewing shop) to one end of the block with two brads. The tape should be centered over the centerline. Then tack the two side tapes to the opposite end of the first block; set in each side tape 1/16 in. from the block's edges. Lay the tapes across the face of the block so the two side tapes go in the opposite direction to the center tape, as shown in the top drawing at right. 5. Place a second block on top of the first and wrap the tapes around the block (see the second drawing at right). Pull the tapes snug, but not too tight, making sure no tape is twisted. (If the tapes are too tight, the blocks won't flow when you operate the toy.) Tip the block on end and nail each tape with two brads. 6. Continue adding blocks and attaching yapes with two brads to the alternating ends of each block until you reach the top of the stack (see the bottom drawing at right). Trim the excess tape from the ends when the last block is in place. If everything is done right, when you look at the ends of the blocks, you should see a pattern of single tape, double tape, single tape, and so on. Since there's no glue to dry, try the toy out right away.

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To operate the toy, simply hold the top block by its edges and let the rest of the identical blocks swing downward until the "ladder" is fully open. Then, holding the top block by its edges, turn it 180° in a left rotation, until the top and second blocks are parallel and touching. When the held block hits the hanging block, a series of blocks will begin cascading down. Then repeat the motion 180° to the right. Each time you move the block 180°, a cascade of apparently moving blocks will flip to the bottom.

Craft Learning Snack: "Jacob's Ladder" (Grades K-3) Ingredients: 1 piece wax paper per child; 1 bag small stick pretzels; 1 bag small marshmallows 1 jar marshmallow cream Directions: Give each child a hand full of pretzels, marshmallows, and a big spoonful of marshmallow cream. Dip the end of the pretzel in the marshmallow cream, then stick on a marshmallow. Dip a second pretzel and push onto the first marshmallow. Lay that on the wax paper and continue doing the sides. When about 4/5 are done for each side, dip pretzel in cream on both ends and connect to the existing marshmallows. You now have Jacob's ladder. Have students retell the story of Jacob. Have fun and eat the art.

Life Application Challenge: "Pantomime Version of Jacob's Ladder" Purpose: This pantomime version of the Bible story helps children remember the lesson. Procedure: With each phrase the teacher says the phrase and acts it out with hand motions and then repeats the same phrase and motions with the children.

Jacob was traveling as the sun began to set. (Walk in place.) With a stone as his pillow, he lay down his head. (Rest check on fist.) The Lord was with Jacob who fell fast asleep. (Open eyes; point to heaven.) Angels moved up and down on each ladder stair. (Pretend to climb a ladder.) And at the top, he saw God standing there. (Point to heaven.) "I am the God of your father," He said. (pointing to self.) "Through you and your children all the world will be blessed." (Stretch arms wide.) "I am with you, watching over you wherever you go." (Point to others.) He said, "I will keep My promise." Then Jacob awoke. (Nod head in agreement.) He thought, "Surely this is heaven's gate." (Point to heaven.) And surely the Lord is in this place!" (Point to ground.)

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Jacob's Dream

John 10:9 “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will

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Instructions for Jacob's Ladder String Game

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Unit 3: Isaac and Jacob OT3.5 Jacob's Dream Lesson€¦ · This is the fifth lesson in Unit 3: Isaac and Jacob In this lesson we will learn how Jacob too was blessed by God when he