Aug 24, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” (Genesis 27:41) Like Cain before him, Esau was motivated to...
Aug 23, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Then Isaac his father answered and said to him: “Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above. By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass, when you become...
Aug 22, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept. (Genesis 27:38) Remember how Esau responded to the invitation to sell Jacob the birthright? Esau said, “Look,...
Aug 21, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And Esau said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!” (Genesis 27:36) Do you notice what is wrong in the statement? Do you notice what Esau did...
Aug 20, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. “Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, and let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be those who bless you!” (Genesis 27:29) Whether Isaac thought he was blessing...
Aug 19, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.” And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him. (Genesis...
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