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Old Testament LESSON 10
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OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 28-33
MARCH (week 1)
Lesson 10: February 28-March 6, 2022
“Surely the Lord is in This Place”
Discussion Topics (30 matching activities below) ⇓
PRIMARY – HOME
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• Covenants help me return to Heavenly Father.
• I should always keep my promises.
• Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ can help me love my family.
• I believe in being honest.
INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
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• I am promised the blessings of Abraham in the temple?
• The Lord remembers me in my trials.
• The Savior can help us overcome discord in our families.
• IDEAS on Marriage, Covenants, Work & Forgiveness for Family Scripture Study & Family Home Evening Genesis 28-33
SUNDAY SCHOOL / SEMINARY – TEENS
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• In the temple we make covenants with God.
• The Savior can help us overcome discord in our families.
• We are children of the covenant.
Lesson 10 Scripture Scholars
Week’s Scripture Scholars BOOKMARKS & scripture POP-UP Includes:
• BOOKMARKS with Come, Follow Me scriptures to read and discuss topics for Primary and Individuals and Families. Also, for Sunday School (teens).
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Lessons 10-13 Scripture Scholars
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. . . COVENANTS GUIDE ME TO HEAVEN . . .
Covenants help me return to Heavenly Father.
In a dream, Jacob saw a ladder leading up to heaven. The steps on the ladder can represent covenants we make with God, because these covenants help prepare us to return to His presence.
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Read Genesis 28:12–13 to the children. Explain that the steps on the ladder can represent covenants that help us return to Heavenly Father. Invite the children to pretend they are climbing a ladder as you talk about times when we promise to obey God, such as when we are baptized, take the sacrament, or go to the temple. Help the children think of ways they can prepare to make covenants when they are baptized.
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Read Genesis 28:15 to the children, emphasizing the words “I am with thee” and “I will not leave thee.” Explain that God has promised to always be with us as we try to choose the right. Help the children think of things they can do to feel closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
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OLDER Children/Youth
You can use Jacob’s dream of a ladder ascending into heaven to teach the children that keeping our covenants prepares us to enter God’s presence.
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Invite the children to read Genesis 28:10–15 and then draw a picture of Jacob’s dream. Ask them to share their pictures. Explain that the ladder represented a way for Jacob to return to God. What has God given to help us return to Him? (see this week’s activity page). Remind the children of their baptismal covenant. How does living this covenant bring us closer to God?
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Show a picture of a temple, and write on the board key phrases from Genesis 28:15–17, such as: “I am with thee,” “The Lord is in this place,” “The house of God,” or “The gate of heaven.” Invite the children to find these phrases. Tell the children about how the temple and temple covenants help you feel close to the Lord.
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. . . KEEP PROMISES, LIKE JESUS . . .
I should always keep my promises.
Jacob agreed to work for Laban for seven years so that he could marry Laban’s daughter Rachel. Jacob kept this agreement, but Laban did not. Consider using this story to teach the children about the importance of keeping our promises.
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Read Genesis 29:18, 20 to the children, and explain that Jacob kept his promise to work seven years for Laban so he could marry Rachel, even though this was a long time to work (see also “Jacob and His Family” in Old Testament Stories). Help the children think of promises they might make to other people. Why is it important to keep our promises?
Help them understand that a covenant is a sacred promise between God and each of us. Bear your testimony that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ always keep Their promises.
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Sing together and discuss a song about honesty, such as “I Believe in Being Honest” or “Stand for the Right” (Children’s Songbook, 149, 159).
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I believe in being honest.
Jacob kept his promise to serve Laban for seven years, but Laban tricked him. How can you use this story to help the children understand the importance of being honest even when others are dishonest?
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Read together Genesis 29:16–30, and help the children summarize the events in these verses. How did Jacob react to being tricked? What can we learn from this account?
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On the board write What happens when we are dishonest? and What happens when we are honest? Invite the children to find answers by reading “Honesty and Integrity” (in For the Strength of Youth [2011], 19).
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Character Be (above) Be TRUE
“Be true to your own convictions. You know what is right, and you know what is wrong. You know when you are doing the proper thing . . . . Be loyal. Be faithful. Be true.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
. . . JESUS HELPS US LOVE FAMILY . . .
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ can help me love my family.
Most children know what it’s like to be angry with a sibling. The story of how Jacob and Esau overcame their anger toward each other may be inspiring to them.
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Help the children remember why Esau was angry at Jacob (see Genesis 27:41 or “Jacob and Esau” in Old Testament Stories). Ask the children to show you what an angry face looks like. Explain that after many years, Jacob was afraid to visit Esau. Ask the children to show you what a scared face looks like. What should we do when we are afraid? Invite the children to pretend to pray while you read what Jacob said in his prayer (see Genesis 32:11). Then read in Genesis 33:4 what happened when Esau saw Jacob. Ask the children to show you how Jacob’s and Esau’s faces might have looked when they saw each other again.
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Show the picture of Jacob and Esau found in this outline. Let the children describe what they see in the picture. Tell them that there had been bad feelings between these two brothers, but they chose to forgive each other. Help the children think of how they could show more love to someone in their family, just as Jacob and Esau showed love to each other.
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Esau was mad at Jacob, and Jacob was afraid to see Esau again, even after 20 years of being apart. But Jacob prayed for help, and Esau was able to overcome his anger. How can you use this story to teach children the importance of loving our families?
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HOVER OVER or ZOOM IN (to view) Ask the children what they remember about the relationship between Jacob and Esau (see Genesis 27:41 or “Jacob and Esau” in Old Testament Stories). Explain that after being away for about 20 years, Jacob was going to meet Esau again. Read together Genesis 32:6–11. How did Jacob feel? What did he do to get help? Testify that we can ask Heavenly Father for help when our family relationships are difficult. Read together Genesis 33:1–4 to discover how the Lord answered Jacob’s prayer.
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Share a personal experience or a story from a Church magazine about how to show greater love in our families. Invite the children to share their experiences as well. What can we do when a family member is angry toward us? To learn about what the Savior has taught us to do, see Matthew 5:43–45.
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Faith, Prayer, Repentance, Forgiveness
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SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
Genesis 28-33
MARCH (week 1)
LESSON 10: February 28 – March 6, 2022
“Surely the Lord is in This Place”
