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One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he
called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.”
“Yes, Father?” Esau replied.
2 “I am an old man now,” Isaac said, “and I
don’t know when I may die. 3 Take your bow and
a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open
country to hunt some wild game for me. 4Prepare
my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat.
Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs
to you, my firstborn son, before I die.”
5 But Rebekah overheard what Isaac had said
to his son Esau. So when Esau left to hunt for
the wild game, 6 she said to her son Jacob, “Listen. I overheard your father say to Esau, 7 ‘Bring
me some wild game and prepare me a delicious
meal. Then I will bless you in the Lord’s presence before I die.’ 8 Now, my son, listen to me. Do
exactly as I tell you. 9 Go out to the flocks, and
bring me two fine young goats. I’ll use them to
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BEGINNING
Jacob Steals Esau’s Blessing • GENESIS 27:1-40
MISSIONS
One day King Abimelech came from Gerar
with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his
army commander. 27 “Why have you come here?”
Isaac asked. “You obviously hate me, since you
kicked me off your land.”
28 They replied, “We can plainly see that the
Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a
sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant.
29 Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have
never troubled you. We have always treated you
well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And
now look how the Lord has blessed you!”
30 So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together.
31 Early the next morning, they each took a solemn oath not to interfere with each other. Then
Isaac sent them home again, and they left him in
peace.
32 That very day Isaac’s servants came and
told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve
found water!” they exclaimed. 33 So Isaac named
the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to
this day the town that grew up there is called
Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”).
34At the age of forty, Esau married two Hittite
wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon. 35 But Esau’s wives
made life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah.
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CHURCH
A Treaty with Abimelech • GENESIS 26:26-35
JANUARY 9
prepare your father’s favorite dish. 10 Then take
the food to your father so he can eat it and bless
you before he dies.”
11 “But look,” Jacob replied to Rebekah, “my
brother, Esau, is a hairy man, and my skin is
smooth. 12 What if my father touches me? He’ll
see that I’m trying to trick him, and then he’ll
curse me instead of blessing me.”
13 But his mother replied, “Then let the curse
fall on me, my son! Just do what I tell you. Go out
and get the goats for me!”
14 So Jacob went out and got the young goats
for his mother. Rebekah took them and prepared a delicious meal, just the way Isaac liked
it. 15 Then she took Esau’s favorite clothes, which
were there in the house, and gave them to her
younger son, Jacob. 16 She covered his arms and
the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the
young goats. 17 Then she gave Jacob the delicious
meal, including freshly baked bread.
18 So Jacob took the food to his father. “My father?” he said.
“Yes, my son,” Isaac answered. “Who are
you—Esau or Jacob?”
19 Jacob replied, “It’s Esau, your firstborn son.
I’ve done as you told me. Here is the wild game.
Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your
blessing.”
20 Isaac asked, “How did you find it so quickly,
my son?”
“The Lord your God put it in my path!” Jacob
replied.
21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so
I can touch you and make sure that you really
are Esau.” 22 So Jacob went closer to his father,
and Isaac touched him. “The voice is Jacob’s,
but the hands are Esau’s,” Isaac said. 23 But he
did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob’s hands
felt hairy just like Esau’s. So Isaac prepared to
bless Jacob. 24 “But are you really my son Esau?”
he asked.
“Yes, I am,” Jacob replied.
25 Then Isaac said, “Now, my son, bring me the
wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you
my blessing.” So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that
Jacob served him. 26 Then Isaac said to Jacob,
“Please come a little closer and kiss me, my son.”
27 So Jacob went over and kissed him. And
when Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he
was finally convinced, and he blessed his son.
He said, “Ah! The smell of my son is like the smell
of the outdoors, which the Lord has blessed!
GOSPEL
there and worshiped the Lord. He set up his
camp at that place, and his servants dug another
well.
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