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Genesis 27:1-45
Chapter 27
Jacob's Deception
1 Now it came about, when Isaac was old and (C1)his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his (C2)older son Esau and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I am."2 Then (F1)(C1)Isaac said, "Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death.3 "Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and (C1)hunt game for me;4 and prepare a delicious meal for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that (C1)my soul may bless you before I die."
5 Now Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring home,6 (C1)Rebekah said to her son Jacob, "Behold, I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, saying,7 'Bring me some game and prepare a delicious meal for me, so that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the LORD before my death.'8 "So now, my son, (C1)listen to (F1)me (F2)as I command you.9 "Go now to the flock and (F1)bring me two choice (F2)young goats from there, so that I may prepare them as a delicious meal for your father, such as he loves.10 "Then you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death."11 But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "Behold, my brother Esau is a (C1)hairy man and I am a smooth man.12 "(C1)Perhaps my father will touch me, then I will be like a (F1)deceiver in his sight, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing."13 But his mother said to him, "Your curse be on me, my son; only (C1)obey my voice, and go, get the goats for me."14 So he went and got them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made a delicious meal such as his father loved.15 Then Rebekah took the (F1)best (C1)garments of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.16 And she put the skins of the (F1)young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.17 She also gave the delicious meal and the bread which she had made (F1)to her son Jacob.
18 Then he came to his father and said, "My father." And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"19 Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me. (C1)Come now, sit and eat of my game, so that (F1)(C2)you may bless me."20 Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have it so quickly, my son?" And he said, "(C1)Because the LORD your God made it (F1)come to me."21 Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come close, so that (C1)I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not."22 So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, and he touched him and said, "The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau."23 And he did not recognize him, because his hands were (C1)hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.24 And he said, "Are you really my son Esau?" And he said, "I am."25 So he said, "Bring it to me, and I will eat of my son's game, that (F1)(C1)I may bless you." And he brought it to him, and he ate; he also brought him wine and he drank.26 Then his father Isaac said to him, "Please come close and kiss me, my son."27 So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he (C1)blessed him and said, "See, (C2)the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field (C3)which the LORD has blessed;
28 Now may (C1)God give you of the dew of heaven,
And of the (C2)fatness of the earth,
And an abundance of grain and new wine;
29 (C1)May peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you;
(C2)Be master of your brothers,
(C3)And may your mother's sons bow down to you.
(C4)Cursed be those who curse you,
And blessed be those who bless you."
The Stolen Blessing
30 Now it came about, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had hardly gone out from the presence of his father Isaac, that his brother Esau came in from his hunting.31 Then he also made a delicious meal, and brought it to his father; and he said to his father, "(C1)Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that (F1)(C2)you may bless me."32 His father Isaac said to him, "(C1)Who are you?" And he said, "I am your son, (C2)your firstborn, Esau."33 Then Isaac (F1)trembled violently, and said, "(C1)Who then was he who hunted game and brought it to me, so that I ate from all of it before you came, and blessed him? (C2)Yes, and he shall be blessed."34 When Esau heard the words of his father, (C1)he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, me as well, my father!"35 And he said, "(C1)Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing."36 Then Esau said, "(F1)Is he not rightly named (F2)(C1)Jacob, for he has betrayed me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing." And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"37 But Isaac replied to Esau, "Behold, I have made him (C1)your master, and I have given to him all his relatives (F1)as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?"38 Esau said to his father, "Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me, me as well, my father." So Esau raised his voice and (C1)wept.
39 Then (C1)his father Isaac answered and said to him, "Behold, (F1)(C2)away from the (F2)fertility of the earth shall be your dwelling,
And (F1)away from the dew of heaven from above.
40 "And by your sword you shall live,
And (C1)you shall serve your brother;
But it shall come about (C2)when you become restless,
That you will (F1)break his yoke from your neck."
41 So Esau (C1)held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said (F1)to himself, "(C2)The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob."42 Now when the words of her elder son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she sent word and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, "Behold your brother Esau is consoling himself concerning you by planning to kill you.43 "Now then, my son, (C1)obey my voice, and arise, (F1)flee to (C2)Haran, to my brother (C3)Laban!44 "Stay with him (C1)a few days, until your brother's fury (F1)subsides,45 until your brother's anger (F1)against you subsides and he forgets (C1)what you did to him. Then I will send word and get you from there. Why should I lose you both in one day?"<
Psalms 20
Chapter 20
Prayer for Victory over Enemies.
1 May the LORD answer you (C1)on a day of trouble!
May the (C2)name of the (C3)God of Jacob (F1)protect you!
2 May He send you help (C1)from the sanctuary,
And (C2)support you from Zion!
3 May He (C1)remember all your meal offerings
And (F1)(C2)accept your burnt offering! Selah
4 May He grant you your (C1)heart's desire
And (C2)fulfill your whole plan!
5 (F1)We will (C1)sing for joy over your (F2)victory,
And in the name of our God we will (C2)set up our banners.
May the LORD (C3)fulfill all your desires.
6 Now (C1)I know that the LORD saves His anointed;
He will (C2)answer him from His holy heaven
With the (F1)(C3)saving strength of His right hand.
7 Some praise their chariots and some their (C1)horses,
But (C2)we will praise the name of the LORD, our God.
8 They have (C1)bowed down and fallen,
But we have (C2)risen and stood upright.
9 (F1)(C1)Save, LORD;
May the (C2)King answer us on the day we call.
Luke 15
Chapter 15
The Lost Sheep
1 Now all the (C1)tax collectors and (F1)sinners were coming near (F2)Jesus to listen to Him.2 And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, "This Man receives sinners and (C1)eats with them."
3 And so He told them this parable, saying,4 "(C1)What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the (F1)open pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?5 "And when he has found it, he puts it on his shoulders, rejoicing.6 "And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!'7 "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
The Lost Coin
8 "Or what woman, if she has ten (F1)silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?9 "And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin which I had lost!'10 "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy (C1)in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
The Prodigal Son
11 And He said, "A man had two sons.12 "The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me (C1)the share of the estate that (F1)is coming to me.' And so he divided his (F2)(C2)wealth between them.13 "And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his estate in (F1)wild living.14 "Now when he had (F1)spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began doing without.15 "So he went and (F1)hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.16 "And he longed to have his fill of the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything.17 "But when he came to (F1)his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here (F2)from hunger!18 'I will set out and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and (F1)in your sight;19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired laborers."'20 "So he set out and came to (F1)his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and (F2)(C1)embraced him and kissed him.21 "And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and (F1)in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'22 "But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out (C1)the best robe and put it on him, and (F1)(C2)put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet;23 and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let's eat and celebrate;24 for this son of mine was (C1)dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate.
25 "Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.26 "And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be.27 "And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.'28 "But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him.29 "But he answered and said to his father, 'Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never (F1)neglected a command of yours; and yet you never gave me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;30 but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your (F1)(C1)wealth with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.'31 "And he said to him, 'Son, you (F1)have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.32 'But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was (C1)dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.'"
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