In Genesis chapter 27 and 28, Moses turns his attention to the story and the line of Jacob. And just as a reminder to the setting that we're in, in chapter 25 and 26, we saw the emergence of Jacob and his older brother by a couple of minutes, Esau. And we saw in chapter 25 God's selection by promising to Rebecca that Jacob would be the chosen heir. Remember, in the book of Genesis, we are chasing the question from the very beginning of the book, who will be the one to come and crush Satan, who will be the serpent crusher that in chapter three of Genesis God promised to Eve?
Read moreFaith Submits to God (Hebrews 11:20)
The author of Hebrews longed for his readers to live by faith. As Jewish people who'd received Jesus as Messiah-Christ, they were in for ostracization and persecution. The church community was their new spiritual family, and for many of them, it was the only family who would receive them anymore. For them, Christianity was costly, and they paid the price by living as outcasts from their society. (5 Minutes/1300 Words)
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