Aug 12, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall...
Aug 11, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright (Genesis 25:33-34) One...
Aug 10, 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 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...
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