Jacob and Esau (pronounced “eesaw”) depict a story of rivalry, favouritism, deceit and faith. In order to understand God’s promise to Jacob, it is essential to understand key moments in the story of Jacob and Esau. God works through each generation when each person is at a point of readiness to respond, and God’s presence never leaves any generation or individual. God does not necessarily choose people who have lived justice or forgiveness. God can choose anyone ready to respond. Jacob tries to trick God, and then he tries to bargain with God. However, in the story of the Jewish people, Jacob becomes the father of the Twelve tribes of Israel.
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The birth of Jacob and Esau - Genesis 25:19-28
Esau sells his birthright - Genesis 25:29-34 God’s Promise to Jacob - Genesis 28:10-22 Song of the Angels (Gloria) - Luke 2:1-14 Our Father - Matthew 6:9-15; Luke 11:2-4 "I will never forget you" - Isaiah 49:15-16 God as potter - Isaiah 64:8 God speaks to Moses on the mountain – Exodus 19:16-19 |
The Gospel authors convey Jesus as a person whose life was driven by his vision for how God wants the world to be and how God wants people to live. Jesus’ life and teaching was about justice, prayer, authentic love and forgiveness. Jesus challenged people about how they lived their life and this challenge continues today. This learning focus provides students with an opportunity to synthesise what they have learnt about Jesus in the early years, to develop a more comprehensive understanding of ‘the’ story of Jesus as told by four different Gospel authors.
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Scripture that Jesus would have known and reflected on - Isaiah 61:1-2
Jesus’ Mission - Luke 4:16-21 A letter from Paul about a key event in Jesus’ life - 1 Cor 11:23-26 Promise of the Messiah - Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 6:1-2; Isaiah 35:4-6 The birth of Jesus the Messiah - Matthew 1:17 - 2:12 The purpose of John's Gospel John 20:30-31 |
STCW4: Saints
CHPG4: Diocese CHCH2: Parish |
The New Testament texts draw on multiple Old Testament texts in which God is depicted as one who will never abandon the poor and needy. Multiple New Testament references refer to many people being materially poor but rich in faith. These texts present imagery about what is authentic and important in God’s eyes about the way that people live. Jesus draws on his Jewish understandings of how to live a moral life, and he restates the Commandments for his time. Differences between the Gospel accounts highlight differences between the authors and their own contexts. The Beatitudes are a proclamation of the coming of the Reign of God (which invests the values of the current reality).
The Baptism of Gentiles in Acts 10:44-48 (An introduction to Peter and Cornelius). In this text we find a distinction between believers of Jewish origin and believers who are Gentiles. Clearly, one of the questions that followers of Jesus had to answer was whether baptism was available for all believers? This text presents answers for a community who believed that one did not need to be Jewish to be a follower of Jesus. |
The Beatitudes - Matthew 5:3-11; Luke 6:20-26
The Lord’s Supper 1 Cor 11:23-26 The Baptism of Gentiles - Acts 10:44-48 |