November 16th, 2025
Recap: Sunday November 16th, 2025
Story 10: God’s Tricky, Hairy, Blessed People (Genesis 25;27)
*Continue the conversation at home reading through Genesis 25 & 27 and going through The Biggest Story Family Devotional that corresponds with Story 10!
Big Picture: Do you remember a few weeks ago when we talked about family trees? A family tree is a picture of a tree that has names on it. On the trunk there might be the names of your great grandparents; on the first branches there might be your grandparents. Then, moving up the tree, there is your mom and dad and, above them, you and your siblings, if you have any.
The book of Genesis, as we’ve seen, has its own family tree. But by the time we get to chapter 25, it’s become quite twisted. Adam and Eve had three sons: Cain, Abel, and Seth. From Seth came Noah. Noah had three sons. From Noah’s son Shem came Abraham. (You won’t have to remember all these names for some test.) Anyway, Abraham, as you will certainly remember, married Sarah and they had a son, Isaac, who married a girl named Rebekah; and like Sarah, she had a hard time having a baby.
Isaac prayed, and the Lord heard his prayer: Rebekah became pregnant with twin boys! Imagine how big her belly was! They named their first son Esau; they named the second Jacob. Let’s learn about them next. And as we learn the strange stories about them, we will learn that God blesses his people even when they keep getting things wrong. (From The Biggest Story Curriculum)
Big Truth: God blesses his people even when they keep getting things wrong.
Memory Verse: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” (Genesis 25:23)
Extension Activities:
Each service had a paper chain that had been started with the words “Jesus is our Savior”.
Then in each group the children wrote their name on a strip of paper. They also were able to write on additional paper strips the names of friends and family who love Jesus. If they werent’t able to write, they were able to draw pictures.
The strips were formed into a paper chain using tape. When the groups finished forming their chain, they attached it to the larger chain that has been started with the red strips of paper that said “Jesus is our Savior.”
Because Jesus is our Savior, we are now part of God’s family. How wonderful and amazing is that!
Resources for Parents about Genesis:
Does your child have questions about some of the topics brought up in Genesis? Unsure how to answer those in a way that is age appropriate?
“Christians are counter-cultural: our primary goal should not be to raise intelligent, successful, competent, and upright citizens, our primary concern ought to be for the good of our children's souls - and so for God's glory.
Teaching our children the Scriptures in a compelling, relevant, and holistic manner during daily family worship is one of the chief means we can achieve this. If you need help to do that - this is the series for you! It's a comprehensive guide for the entire family and particularly children between the ages of 5-12.”
Beginning: Family Worship in Genesis By Joel R. Beeke & Nick Thompason is a great additional resource to The Biggest Story Family Devotional, diving deeper into specific questions and reflection throughout Genesis.
The Bible Project overview video on Genesis 12-50, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In Genesis, God promises to bless rebellious humanity through the family of Abraham, despite their constant failure and folly.
