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Blessing of Jacob - Gerrit Horst Williamsz Google Art Project - Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 1/10/2019 Day 10 Genesis 25:19 - 28:9 Reflection This reading deals with the birth right is to be given to the eldest but is not. Jacob’s mother conspires to take the birthright or the estate, lands, property, etc. from Esau to get Isaac to give it to Jacob. Jacob acquires this right from a starving Esau one night from Jacobs good dinner; then when Isaac is going blind and near death - Mom and Jacob get the birthright. Esau is mad being disinherited and Jacob flees for his life. Jacob has still won but is now in exile. Esau gets married. God still uses the line of Abe-Isaac-Jacob to create a new nation despite how it came to pass.  We don’t always see God’s ways in what happens to us. I am sure Esau didn’t at the time. (I have never understood the repeat of the Abe and...

Read | Genesis 25:27– 28:5 Dates | 1991 BC | 1825 BC Reading | Esau gives away his legacy to Jacob, Issac deceives Abimelek (Philistines) wife who is sister who is wife incident (again), water dispute, treaty, Jacob steals Esau's birthright from Issac, Jacob runs away Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 |  Click here  for a place to purchase| pp. 31-35 Next |  1/10/15 | Day 10 | Genesis 28:6 – 30:24 +++ Collect of the Day: The Epiphany O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the Peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. For Mission Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in you...