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(What is in a
name? This week find the meaning of your name and a verse to theme it as we
learn to follow God’s lead with Jacob and Joseph.)
The Lord gave us the blueprint of
His Word to architect our family on Jesus Christ.
Going through the Bible with your
family…
Weekly Scripture:
Genesis 46-49
Story:
Israel
in Egypt
Application:
God will lead us into His will if we will listen.
Summary:
Jacob is now blind in his old age and preparing to die. When Joseph
brings his two sons to his father Jacob (Israel) to bless, Joseph was dismayed when his father insisted on blessing the
youngest as if he was the oldest. Jacob was listening to God’s will for
the children’s lives and their descendants. Joseph named his son Manasseh
meaning “To Forget” because God had made him to forget all his trouble
and his entire father’s household. He named his second son Ephraim which
means “Very Fruitful” because God had made him fruitful in the land of
his affliction.
Focus:
Things sometimes do not happen the way we expect, but God is in control.
God shows even the meaning of our names is significant to Him.
Finding Christ:
We see how Jesus was crucified that our sins would be remembered no more and
that we could be fruitful for Him even in the land of our affliction, just
as Manasseh and Ephraim represented to Joseph.
Live the Lesson:
Have each child make up a plaque with their name, its meaning, and a
verse on it. You can either use
this example, click on each word and then on edit text to change it to
your child’s name, their name’s meaning and the verse you choose to
represent their name and then print it out on cardstock or have them
illustrate their own names on cardstock with the meaning and verse. For name
meanings you can use http://www.babynames.com/
and for verses to represent the
name I used www.studylight.org and
put a word for the meaning of my name in the “Search the Bible” box at
the top of the page. If this does not produce enough results or one to your
liking, you could do a search in a thesaurus such as www.education.yahoo.com/reference/thesaurus/
. Put up your child’s plaque so they can see the blessing of their name
for the future.
Memory Verse:
“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches...”
Proverbs 22:1
Prayer:
Dear Lord, please help me to understand that even my name is important
to You. Help me to see and comprehend the plans You have for me and to walk
in them.
Living
the Life:
This week look into the meanings of other people’s names in your
family, friends, at church, etc. See how their names meaning may be lived
out in their life. Then praise the Lord how He works with every detail in
our lives, even our names.
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