Power Guaranteed As a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Genesis 32:28. Had not Jacob previously repented of his sin in obtaining the birthright by fraud, God could not have heard his prayer and
A Life and Death Matter
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Genesis 32:26. Jacob, in the great crisis of his life, turned aside to pray. He was filled
Twisted Values
Thus Esau despised his birthright. Genesis 25:34. Esau had no love for devotion, no inclination to a religious life. The requirements that accompanied the spiritual birthright were an unwelcome and even hateful restraint to him. The law of God, which
Nonidentical Twins
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. Genesis 25:27. Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac, present a striking contrast, both in
Nothing Too Precious
By faith Abraham when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, … accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead. Hebrews 11:17-19. God
A Home God can Bless
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment. Genesis 18:19. In God’s sight, a man is just what he
No Questions Asked
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Hebrews 11:8 Abraham had grown up in the midst