08 Vayishlach

Means, “And he sent”

HafTorah: Hosea 11:7-12:12 (A); Obadiah 1:1 -21 (S)

Brit Hadashah: I Corinthians 5:1-13; Revelation 7:1-12

Outline of the Parsha:

Genesis 32:4-6          - Jacob’s desired reconciliation w/Esau
Genesis 32:7-12        - Jacob’s Prayer of Distress
Genesis 32:13-23      - Jacob prepares a Present for Esau
Genesis 32:24-32      - Jacob wrestles with the Angel
Genesis 33:1-16        - The Mending of a Relationship
Genesis 33:17-20      - Jacob settles in the Land
Genesis 34:1-5          - The Rape of Dinah
Genesis 34:6-23        - The proposed union
Genesis 34:25-31      - The Vengeance of Simeon and Levi
Genesis 35:1-20        - The Death of Deborah and Rachel
Genesis 35:21-26      - The Sin of Reuben
Genesis 35:27-29      - The death of Isaac
Genesis 36:1-43        - The Genealogy of Esau

It covers the following:

It covers the God given “Broken before Blessed” Principle.

It continues with the understanding of wrestling and the Ultimate Smackdown that God gave to Jacob.

It continues by answering the question: “Who did Jacob say the man was?”

It then deals with the power of a name change form Jacob to Israel

It follows through with the three things Jacob did to prepare to meet his brother Esau.

It then explains the “Litmus Test” of prayer and gives you “the hook” for the process of prayer.

After this groundwork is laid, it proceeds to explain the four parts to the Lord’s Prayer.

It closes with the restricted understanding of the Lord’s Prayer.