Genesis 32 & 33

Why did Jacob split his people and livestock into 2 groups?

• So that they could travel faster

• He was afraid Esau would attack him

• So that he could give half of them to Esau

• To show that he had twice as much wealth as Esau

How did Jacob attempt to pacify Esau?

• He told Esau that the trickery had been their mother's idea

• He asked God to apologise to Esau on his behalf

• He sent many gifts to Esau

• He offered to give Esau back his birthright

What does Jacob's wrestling with God represent?

• Jacob is as strong as God

• Jacob was unwilling to stop fighting with God

• Jacob had struggled with God and overcome

• Jacob was a good wrestler

What did God rename Jacob to after their struggle?

• Issac

• Daniel

• Matthew

• Israel

Jacob renamed the place he wrestled with God to "Peniel". What does this mean?

• The face of God

• Victory over God

• Victory with God

• The mercy of God

How do we know that Jacob had indeed changed and now trusted God fully?

• He was not afraid to meet Esau

• He insisted on getting God's blessing

• He was able to fight on even terms with God

• He was confident that Esau would forgive him

How did Esau react to seeing Jacob again?

• He sent his 400 men to attack Jacob

• He scolded Jacob

• He knelt down and forgave Jacob

• He hugged and kissed Jacob

Why did Esau accept Jacobs gifts?

• Because he felt the gifts are necessary to atone for Jacob's sins

• Because God instructed him to

• Because Jacob insisted

• Because he was greedy for more wealth

What promise do we see fulfilled in this passage?

• God's promise that Jacob will be able to return home

• God's promise of Jacob having many descendants

• God's promise to make Jacob wealthy

• God's promise to help Jacob overcome Esau

Which 2 are NOT lessons that we learn from today's passage?

• God is able to mend our relationships no matter how bad things may seem

• God is able to save us even from our worst mistakes

• God will give us what we want so long as we ask for it

• God is faithful to his promises

• We must fight with God in order to get his blessings