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THE SADDEST VERSE IN GENESIS

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This entry was posted on 03-10-2010 and is filed under STUDIES IN GENESIS.

What I am about to say is subjective but I believe the saddest verse in the book of Genesis is Chapter 27:38 NKJV: "And Esau said to his father, 'Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father!' And Esau lifted up his voice and wept." The book of Hebrews says he sought the blessing "diligently with tears" (Heb. 12:17). Oh, what weeping and wailing. You can almost hear his wails of anguish spread out across the hills and valleys. A  neighbor asks, "What is that? A wounded animal?" Another replies, "No, that is Esau. He just learned that Jacob deceived his father and stole the birthright that was his. I wouldn't want to be in Jacob's sandals!"

Isaac gave Esau a blessing but it was not the one that he thought he would get or even deserved. Therefore, the Bible says, "So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, 'The days of mourning for my father are at hand; and then I will kill my brother Jacob'" (Gen. 27:41). Esau's anguish is soon supplanted with bitter hatred and thoughts of murder. What was Jacob thinking? For now he had to leave his home and head for the hills just to save his hide.

All spiritual blessings are found in Jesus Christ (Eph. 1:3). We do not have to practice deceit like Jacob or plead with God like Esau to receive the promised blessings in Christ. "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, accourding to the riches of His grace" (Eph. 1:7). Praise His holy name!

Prayer: Gracious God, how we need Your blessing! Thank you for blessing us with every spiritual blessing in Christ, in whom we have redemption and forgiveness!

Today is my wife's birthday! What a blessing she has been to me ever since we first met in 1965. God has blessed us with 42 years of marriage!

 

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    • 03-10-2010 Laretta Mason wrote:
      HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVELYN!!! And thank you both for your presence and contribution to the well-being of our church family at Mt. Hope. My son, Lonnie Culp, loves to "sit at your feet" to learn! I hope you have a wonderful day!
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    • 03-10-2010 Jason Corder wrote:
      The grief in that passage is made all the more real when one considers that it was a consequence of a rash decision Esau had made some time before. Sin can be forgiven, however the consequences for sin are still often devastating.

      Send our best to ms Evelyn today!
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