[[-SOAP HUB]] [[-Genesis Overview]] | [[Genesis 35]] ## Title: Set the Tone ## Scripture: (Genesis 35:2-3) So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes. Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went.” (NET) ## Observation: Jacob set the tone for his family by saying they were to remove all the idols from their houses. They were going to serve the Lord as one family. This is sad in a way, because it seems to indicate that this had not already happened. Likely, there were those in his family who either did not worship the LORD or were polytheistic. However, Jacob set the tone by saying all that was over. They were going to worship the LORD and he was going to go first and make sure it happened. In our family and friend groups, someone has to go first and set the tone. Everyone around you needs someone who is willing to go first and set the tone for following Jesus. This does not mean we become militant or try to force people to follow Jesus. However, we should live our faith out in such a way that inspires others to follow the LORD, too. ## Application: Does everyone around you know that you follow Jesus? Do you follow Jesus in such a way that it is encouraging to others? ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being worth following.