Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 27:18-29
by: Cheri Appel.
Earlier we read that Esau carelessly sold his birthright to Jacob for a meal. Now, encouraged by his mother, Jacob went to his blind father and deceived him in order to steal the blessing due to Esau as the firstborn. Why was this such a big deal? Read on through Genesis and find out how this one “little” lie changed the relationships in Jacob’s family for decades—long after his parents died! How would the story have played out if Esau had received his own full birthright and blessing? Would Jacob still have become the father of Israel? Can we trust God for His outcome in our lives?
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