Today we begin Chapter 28. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For King James Bible, click here. Though it may be typical in our day and age to view the blessings and curses in the bible as cute little sayings and prayers that embodied the hopes and aspirations of those pronouncing them, it is […]

Before we move on to the next chapter, just a few quick words about Esau and his descendants. First, Esau’s descendants will come to be known as the Edomites, a group of people that will be in continual conflict with God’s chosen race. The hated King Herod in the New Testament is an Edomite. He […]

When Rebecca overhears Isaac’s scheme to give Esau the blessing, she decides to intervene. She and Jacob cook up a scheme of their own that has Jacob putting on Esau’s hairy garments to fool his father into thinking that he is Esau and thus trick him into giving him the blessing. All and all, the […]

I find it interesting that Esau claims he was duped out of his birthright. He was the one who agreed to sell it for a bowl of soup in the first place (although it wasn’t his to sell). It seems like God’s decision to reverse tradition and grant the firstborn rights to Jacob and NOT […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 27 For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. This chapter is a perfect reflection of how worry and doubt control the decisions of human beings even in those areas where God has already reassured and pronounced a final decision. In this case, we […]