There are no accidental events. Everything was foreseen by the Godhead in their virtual time run before the creation was started. We know that everything happens for a purpose, so why did God give Rebecca twins? We don’t know. The Bible doesn’t say.

While both Esau and Jacob made poor choices in life, Jacob never surrendered his belief in God. In this message we will examine how these twins grew up in a home with no idolatry, but they couldn’t have been more different.

Once Jacob had swindled Esau out of his birthright, Esau began to hate his younger brother and was ready to kill him. Rebecca did not want to end up in the same position as Eve when Cain murdered Abel, so she sent Jacob to her brother outside the land of Canaan.

Jacob ended up marrying two sisters and having two slave women on the side. He wore out his welcome with Laban and fled to Canaan with four wives and 13 children. There was just one little problem. He had forgotten about his feud with Esau, who was still looking to kill him.

Jesus started a series of interactions with Jacob, and also moved upon Esau, so that the two brothers were able to reconcile. Esau moved away from Canaan and lived in the land of Edom, leaving Canaan solely to Jacob.

There are some powerful lessons we can learn from this sermon when the Godhead designed events on earth during their virtual time run.

Print out the sermon outline and let's examine the Scriptures together Sunday morning at 9:00 AM PST.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell