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In which there is Poetic Justice, for God is a Poet, but there is also Mercy

Anita Mathias — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 08:29:15 +0000

Even while Esau was out hunting his father’s favourite wild game, Jacob and Rebecca slaughtered and cooked two choice young goats. Jacob served these to Isaac, pretending to be Esau, stealing Esau’s blessing. A cruel deception. And, uncannily, years later, in his own old age, Jacob’s sons sold his favourite son into slavery, dipping Joseph’s precious robe in […]

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In which Manipulation Backfires (in the long run). Not so seeking God’s Blessing!

Anita Mathias — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:40:49 +0000

I am reading the story of Jacob in Genesis. God tells Rebecca who was pregnant with twins, “The older will serve the younger.” When we meet the twins in Genesis 26, Esau, “a skilful hunter,” comes in famished, and wants Jacob’s red stew. Jacob, “a quiet man, staying among the tents,” driving an exploitative […]

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“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it:” How the Best Thing can Spring out of the Worst Thing

Anita Mathias — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:07:34 +0000

So Jacob, running from murderous Esau whom he has cruelly and unscrupulously deceived, rests at Bethel. And in his dream, he sees a stairway between heaven and earth, with the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And at the top, stood the Lord, who speaks blessing and encouragement. And Jacob says, […]

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