Ep.180 - Jacob's Ladder

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Jacob starts out his adult life coercing his brother, Esau, out of his birthright.  He then, with the help of his mom, lies to his blind father and receives the blessing of the firstborn.  His parents send him away to get a wife from his relatives and not from the corrupt people among them in the land of Canaan.  In his journey God presents Himself to Jacob and tells him that He will be with Jacob and bring him back to the land of his father.  This is the beginning of Jacob's spiritual journey which will culminate with him lying on his deathbed in Egypt surrounded by his 12 sons whose descendants would become the nation Israel.  There are a lot of lessons he will learn that we would do well to learn by his example and not the hard way.