Remember…

…how Abrahamgot into

Jesus?

How did Abraham get

his name

into the Lord’s name?

• Left …

• Believed …

• Was a father …

• Willing to …

Continuing…

• Abraham…

• Isaac…

• Jacob…• Joseph…

How did Isaac…

…get into

Jesus?

Isaac Jesus

Promise become a Person

Sacrificed Son

How did Jacob…

…get into

Jesus?

How did Jacob get his name into the Lord’s name?

What does “supplanter”

mean?

1. To take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.

2. To replace (one thing) by something else.

Jacob would take his brother’s place as the firstborn.

Jacob wanted God’s best (blessing for the firstborn) but he tried to get

it his own way.

How did Jacob get his name into the Lord’s name?

• Jacob wrestled with God and man and overcame.

How did Jacob get his name into the Lord’s name?

• God changed Jacob’s name to Israel.

“Israel” means “he who strives with God (in prayer)” and

overcomes.

Who else struggled with God in prayer and overcame?

Who did Jesus supplant?

How did Jacob… …get

into Jesus?

• Both supplanted!

• Both struggled with God and overcame!