RECONCILIATIONGENESIS 31-36

TURKEY STORY

Gordon B. Hinckley, Oct. 2005 Gen. Conf.

THE RECONCILIATION OF JACOB & ESAUCONTEXT• GENESIS 31 CHAPTER HEADING

IT’S BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE JACOB LAST SAW ESAU

THE RECONCILIATION OF JACOB & ESAU•WOULD YOU BE WORRIED?

•GENESIS 32:1-8

•JACOB’S PRAYER: GENESIS 32:9-12

•THE WRESTLING MATCH:

GENESIS 32:24-30

WRESTLING FOR A BLESSING

I remember reading that Jacob wrestled all night, "until the breaking of the day," for a blessing. I want to tell you that for eighty-five nights I have gone through that experience, wrestling for a blessing. Eighty-five times, the breaking of the day has found me on my knees praying to the Lord to help me and strengthen me and make me equal to this great responsibility that has come to me.

Spencer W. Kimball, Oct. 1943 General Conference

Genesis 32:24-30

THEY KISS AND MAKE UP

•GENESIS 33:1-11

A TIME…

•…YOU HAD TO FORGIVE SOMEONE

•…SOMEONE HAD TO FORGIVE YOU

“REQUIRED TO FORGIVE”

[10:48] Joseph Smith and W.W. Phelps story(D&C & Church History Visual Resource DVD, Disc 1)

GLOSSING OVER GENESIS 34-36

• Genesis 34 –Dinah is defiled by a Hivite named Schechem. They hivites try to intermarry with the Israelites. Simeon & Levi say they can’t intermarry unless they all get circumcised. But it’s a trick.

• Genesis 35 –The Abrahamic covenant is reiterated. Rachel dies when Benjamin is born. Isaac dies.

• Genesis 36 –The descendants of Esau are listed.

RECONCILIATIONGENESIS 31-36