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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: Genesis 25:19-34: The Hairy Man and the Heel-Grabber
Description: Rebekah’s barrenness proved to be as small an obstacle to the power of God’s promise as Sarah’s barrenness had been. The LORD answered Isaac’s prayer and granted twins. When Rebekah inquired of the LORD as to their struggle inside her womb, the LORD revealed that the two brothers and their descendants would struggle against each other throughout their lives, with the older serving the younger. Their names, Esau and Jacob, reveal something about their character. When they were older, Esau’s despising of his birthright led him to sell it for nothing more than a pot of stew.Â
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