Genesis 27:1-28:9

Rival: One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor

Round 1 Genesis 25:19-26
Rivalry can cause division
Rivalry can reveal strengths & weaknesses
Rivalry can produce feelings of superiority & inferiority

Round 2 Genesis 25:27-28
Rivalry often produces opposites
Rivalry can result from favoritism

Round 3 Genesis 25:29-34
Rivalry can result from not serving one another
Rivalry can result from selfishness
Rivalry can result when we only live for the moment

Round 4 Genesis 27:1-45
Rivalry can worsen when we act ‘behind the back’
Rivalry can involves a lot of deception
Rivalry can cause intense agony

Round 5 Genesis 26:34-35, 27:46-28:9
Rivalry can worsen when we make bad choices
Rivalry can worsen when we make good choices
Rivalry can cause us to do right for the wrong reasons

Round 6 Genesis 32:3-21, 33:1-17
Rivalry can create walls between family members
Rivalry can put us on the defensive
Rivalry can be defeated by love and forgiveness
Rivalry is hard to kill completely

Round 7 Genesis 35:27-29
Rivalry can be defeated at funerals

Round 8 Numbers 20:14-21, Deut. 23:7, 1 Samuel 14:47, 2 Kings 8:20-22
Rivalry is often remembered even when the reasons are forgotten
Rivalry often produces a lack of compassion
Rivalry can involve extremely destructive behavior

Round 9 Obadiah 1:10-15
Rivalry can turn brothers into enemies

Solution:
1. Attempt to grade yourself by Christ, not by comparison to others
2. Be willing to take the 1st step on the road to recovery
3. Consistently apply the Golden Rule