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Arrow Class: Genesis 34:13-14 Dinah’s brothers knew that Shechem had mistreated Dinah and were not speaking truthful to Shechem and his father. They said that whoever married Dinah had to be circumcised like them! God had told Abraham that everyone in his house and family had to be circumcised! Today let’s read Genesis 34:13-14 and Genesis 17:9-14 and learn about what God said to Abraham about being circumcised! Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor. They said to him, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.” Genesis 34:13-14 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:11-12 Shechem wanted to marry Dinah! He was at Jacob’s house asking her father for permission to marry her! Shechem was willing to give or pay them whatever they asked so that he could marry her! Today let’s read Genesis 34:11-12 and grab something your Tiny Arrow wants, maybe a cookie, or small toy. Then tell them Shechem was willing to give a lot in order to marry Dinah, and what would they be willing to give in order to get the cookie or toy? Would they give a penny? Would they do a chore? Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask. Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.” Genesis 34:11-12 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:10 Shechem and his father wanted Jacob and his family to be apart of the community! Not only with Dinah marrying someone from the city, but with Jacob and his family owning more land and trading with the people! Today let’s read Genesis 34:10 and pretend play! Have your Tiny Arrow grab some objects that they can “trade” and have them move to a different room of the house, like the living room. Be in the living room and have a few things you can “trade” too! Then have them introduce themselves as a newcomer in town and ask you if they want to trade! Just like Shechem and his father wanted Jacob to trade! “You can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it.” Genesis 34:10 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:9 Shechem and his father were talking with Jacob about allowing Dinah to marry Shechem! They told Jacob that the people who lived in the city of Shechem could marry the women in Jacob’s family and the men in Jacob’s family could marry the women in there’s! Today let’s read Genesis 34:9 and talk with your Tiny Arrows about you, someone they know or someone in the Bible! Talk about if you married someone from where you grew up, or someone from a different town, state or country! Just like they wanted Dinah to marry someone from a city she just moved too! “Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.” Genesis 34:9 Arrowclass.com

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:8 Hamor, Shechem’s father was at Jacob’s house and asked Jacob if Dinah could marry his son Shechem! Today let’s read Genesis 34:8 and talk to your Tiny Arrow about your proposal or of the proposal of someone they know! But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem had set his heart on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.” Genesis 34:8

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:7 Jacob had been waiting to do anything about Dinah until his sons had come home. But his sons heard what had happened to their sister and were mad! They ran home to talk to their dad about it! Today let’s read Genesis 34:7 and have a race! Have your child stand somewhere outside, near the house, then time they as they run home as fast as they can! Just like Jacob’s sons had come home quickly! Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious because Shechem and done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done. Genesis 34:7

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:6 We learned that Dinah had been taken by a man named Shechem, and then he wanted to marry her! So his father went to talk to Jacob about letting Dinah marry his son! Today let’s read Genesis 34:6 and color the coloring page! Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob. Genesis 34:6 Coloring page link: http://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jacob-and-Shechem.pdf

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:5 Jacob was at home when Dinah had gone out to see the women of Shechem, but when he heard that Dinah had been taken and mistreated he waited to do anything until his sons came inside from taking care of the animals. Jacob was being slow to anger and to act on that anger. Today let’s read Genesis 34:5 and James 1:19 and encourage your Tiny Arrow to follow this verse and remind them of it throughout the day! When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home. Genesis 34:5 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak; and slow to become angry. James 1:19

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:3-4 The son of the important man who saw Dinah was named Shechem, the same name as the city! Shechem saw Dinah and loved her! He loved her so much he told his father he wanted to marry her! Today let’s read Genesis 34:3-4 and make a valentine! Cut out a heart using red paper and write Shechem loves Dinah on it! His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.” Genesis 34:3-4

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:2 While Dinah was visiting the women, the son of an important man in the city saw her. He took her and did things to her like they were married! Things he was not supposed to do! Today let’s read Genesis 34:2 and color the coloring page! When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her. Genesis 34:2 Coloring page link: http://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Dinah-and-Women.pdf

Arrow Class: Genesis 34:1 Leah had 6 sons and 1 daughter named Dinah! Dinah’s name means judged or vindicated! While she was in Shechem she went out to visit some of the women who lived nearby! Like she was going to a friends house! Today let’s read Genesis 34:1 and ask your Tiny Arrow, if they could visit any friend nearby, who would it be? Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. Genesis 34:1

Arrow Class: Genesis 34 We finished Genesis 33, and now we are starting Genesis 34! In preparation for the lessons to come, let’s read all of Genesis 34 to your Tiny Arrows!

Arrow Class: Genesis 33 Recap

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:20 Jacob was now in Shechem with his family! They bought some land and set up their tents! After they were all settled in, Jacob built an alter and called it El Elohe Israel, which means, El is the God of Israel! Today let’s read Genesis 33:20 and tell your Tiny Arrow they can rename the room they “bought” the day before, and ask them what the new name is! There he set up an alter and called it El Elohe Israel. Genesis 33:20

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:19 Jacob and his family went to the city of Shechem! He decided to live in the area and bought land! He bought land for 100 pieces of silver! This is the second piece of land someone from his family had bought in Canaan! Abraham bought the burial site for his family in Hebron, and now Jacob bought land for his family to live in Shechem! Today let’s read Genesis 33:19 and grab some coins (real or pretend) and give them to your Tiny Arrow, then have them “buy” a room or area in your house! For a hundred pieces of silver, he bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent. Genesis 33:19

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:18 Jacob had traveled all the way from Paddan Aram to past the Jabbok, then to Sukkoth and then to Shechem in Canaan! He had finally made it back to the land that was promised to Abraham! Today let’s read Genesis 33:18 and color the coloring page! After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in Canaan and camped within sight of the city. Genesis 33:18 Coloring page link: http://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jacobs-Journey-Home.pdf

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:17 We learned that Esau went to go back home to Seir. Instead of following his brother, Jacob decided to go to Sukkoth! He made shelters for his family and for his animals! Today let’s read Genesis 33:17 and grab some blocks, craft supplies or blankets and build a shelter! Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth, where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth. Genesis 33:17

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:16 Esau was going to go back home with his 400 men and leave Jacob and his family alone. He lived in Seir, a land next to Israel! Today let’s read Genesis 33:16 and find and color Seir on the map! So that day Esau’s started in his way back to Seir. Genesis 33:16 Coloring page link: http://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Esau_Seir.pdf

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:15 Esau was not going to walk with Jacob, so he said his brother could have protection from some of his men. Jacob did not want Esau’s men to stay, he just wanted Esau to be happy with him. Today let’s read Genesis 33:15 and talk a walk! Take turns with your Tiny Arrow being Jacob or one of Esau’s men that would protect Jacob! Have fun letting the bodyguard protect Jacob as you walk, even from squirrels and falling leaves! Esau said, “Then let me leave some of my men with you.” “But why do that?” Jacob asked. “Just let me find favor in the eyes of my lord.” Genesis 33:15

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:14 Jacob did not want to go with Esau to his house. He did not want to go fast, but slow! Today let’s read Genesis 33:14 and play a game! Have your Tiny Arrow stand a little from you, then have them come to you going fast or slow, calling out to them which speed until they are next to you! “So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.” Genesis 33:14

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:13 Esau told Jacob that he would go with him to his house, but Jacob did not want to go. He wanted to make sure his children and nursing and baby animals were taken care of! Today let’s read Genesis 33:13 and color the coloring page of the animals and their babies! But Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.” Genesis 33:13 Coloring page link: http://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Animal_Facts.pdf

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:12 After Jacob and Esau met, Esau told Jacob he would go with him to his house! Today let’s read Genesis 33:12 and go for a walk! You can walk inside or outside, just designate one place to represent Esau’s home, and a starting point! Then play the role of Esau and tell your Tiny Arrow you will walk with them to your house, then go there! Then Esau said, “Let us be in our way; I’ll accompany you.” Genesis 33:12

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:11 Jacob had given Esau a gift of animals and Esau said he did not need them! But Jacob really wanted Esau to have them! So Esau kept them! Today let’s read Genesis 33:11 and draw a big bow on top of the animals and act out the scene with the puppets! This is the last day for our puppets! “Please accept the present that was brought for you, for God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it. Genesis 33:11

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:10 Jacob had given Esau the animals as a gift, and Esau said he didn’t need them, but Jacob really wanted him to have them! He had prayed so hard to God about Esau, that seeing Esau and how everything went well was like Jacob had seen God! He was so excited and thankful! Today let’s read Genesis 33:10 and talk to your Tiny Arrows about a time you prayed very hard for something and it came true, or think of a story in the Bible where a prayer came true! “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift for me. For he see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably.” Genesis 33:10

Arrow Class: Genesis 33:8-9 Esau got to see Jacob’s new family, then he asked him why Jacob had give him so many animals as presents! Esau even told Jacob to keep them since he already had some! Today let’s read Genesis 33:8-9 and color and cut out the animal puppets and act out the scene! Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?” “To find favor in your eyes, my lord,” he said. But Esau said, “I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.” Genesis 33:8-9 Coloring page link: http://arrowclass.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Genesis-33-Puppets.pdf