Jacob: A True Coming of Age Story

The Kingdom of God is the work of God’s sovereign grace. Over and again we see that God works in the lives of fallen people. As we have noted so far, the story of Jacob and his family is anything but neat and tidy. However, we cannot forget that the Living God is going to bring salvation to the world through this family. God overruled all the family dysfunction and personal sin to accomplish His sovereign purposes. This is true for those of us in Christ today. Just as the Kingdom of God is the work of God’s sovereign grace, so too is the life of every person in the Kingdom.