Aug 9, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom. But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.” And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to...
Aug 8, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents. And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. (Genesis 25:27-28) Some would say that Esau was a man’s man; he...
Aug 7, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob. (Genesis 25:26) That Jacob means “hand on a heel” is very important when you consider that he will later be called Israel, understood to mean “prince of...
Aug 6, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob. (Genesis 25:26) If the infant Jacob wasn’t trying to supplant his brother by placing his hand on his heel, then what exactly was going on? Remember...
Aug 5, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob. (Genesis 25:26) For centuries, many have presumed that the younger brother took hold of his older brother’s heel in an effort to prevent Esau from being...
Aug 4, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. (Genesis 25:24-25) Not only was Esau ruddy, but when he was born...
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