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Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Devotional: February 11th

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Genesis 25:19-34

The faith of Isaac and Rebekah is put to the test in the same way as that of Abraham and Sarah: by childlessness. It is an opportunity for Isaac to pray earnestly and the LORD listens (v. 21; compare 1 Chronicles 5:20). Twin boys are born, as different in their appearance as in the condition of their hearts. The action which takes place between the two brothers demonstrates this condition. Jacob, in spite of the grievous manner in which he sets about it, shows that he appreciates the place of honour in the family, the share of the inheritance which goes with it and especially the divine promises made to Abraham and to his seed after him. None of this has any value for Esau. He strikes his bargain, eats, drinks, gets up and goes out, unconscious of the incalculable loss which he has sustained in a moment. Not only is his conduct senseless: to sacrifice his whole future "for a morsel of meat". But it is over and above that an insult to God; it is to say to Him: Your most precious gifts are not as good as these lentils for appeasing my hunger.

The birthright is a figure of your privilege, young friends who are brought up in a Christian family. God does not want any of you to despise your heavenly inheritance.

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