Genesis 25: ²⁴When Rebekah gave birth, ²⁵the first baby was covered with red hair, so he was named Esau. ²⁶The second baby grabbed on to his brother's heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born. ²⁷As Jacob and Esau grew older, Esau liked the outdoors and became a good hunter, while Jacob settled down and became a shepherd. ²⁸Esau would take the meat of wild animals to his father Isaac, and so Isaac loved him more, but Jacob was his mother's favorite son. (CEV)

Proverbs 22: ⁶Teach your children right from wrong, and when they are grown they will still do right. (CEV)

Psalms 139: ¹³You are the one who put me together inside my mother's body, ¹⁴and I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous! Of this I have no doubt. (CEV)

1 Corinthians 12: ⁶and we can each do different things. Yet the same God works in all of us and helps us in everything we do. ⁷The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others. ⁸Some of us can speak with wisdom, while others can speak with knowledge, but these gifts come from the same Spirit. (CEV)

Romans 12: ⁹Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good. ¹⁰Love each other as brothers and sisters and honor others more than you do yourself. (CEV)

John 13: ³⁴But I am giving you a new command. You must love each other, just as I have loved you. ³⁵If you love each other, everyone will know that you are my disciples. (CEV)

1. Why did Esau turn out so different from Jacob, his twin brother and younger brother.
2. How does God create unique qualities in people and how can He use any and all differences?
3. What happens when we work out ways to show greater love for brothers and sisters than self?
4. How is it that real love for others can make us like Jesus and attract others to believe in Him?
5. Why do parents sometimes love one or more of their children more than the rest?
6. Explain how you experienced love in your family and also in a group of close friends.
Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
Observations                                                             Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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