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So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father, Esau went to Ishmael and took as his wife, besides the wives he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son. Genesis 28:8 Twenty-some years ago, we bought a house and were in the process of moving in when we discovered…
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Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran . . . Genesis 27:43 A buddy and I went to a movie last night in which one of the main characters, in pursuit of wealth, gradually got himself deeper and deeper into a life of crime. As his misdeeds…
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Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you. Genesis 27:42 When my son was young, he wanted to try hockey, so, we got all the gear on, and headed to the practice arena. As he was timidly waiting to go out on the ice for the first time, I was…
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I will kill my brother Jacob. Genesis 27:41 Over the years of working in the ER and Urgent Care, I’ve had many moments when I wanted to ask – What did you think would happen? People do dumb things, not thinking through the consequences. I’ve had similar moments myself though. Several years ago, our boat…
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Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” Genesis 27:41 Yesterday, while driving, I heard a radio commercial for some herbal supplement that is marketed to promote…
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Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?” He answered, “Because the LORD your…
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So he went in to his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?” Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn.” Genesis 27:18-19 With just a little twisted logic, I can start with a premise that sounds spiritual and then justify almost any evil,…
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But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.” Genesis 27:11-12 How much food would I consume if I…
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Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves. And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies. Genesis 27:9-10 When I was in residency, I discovered…
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When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.” Genesis 27:1 When we first got married, my wife and I decided that we wanted our kids to grow up without alcohol…
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