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Genesis 27: Ya’akov deceives Yitzkhak to receive prophesied blessing

An artistic digital illustration depicting Ya’akov (Jacob) with a humble and determined expression, reaching out to his elderly and blind father, Yitzkhak (Isaac), who has long white hair and a beard. Yitzkhak appears thoughtful as he extends his hand towards Ya’akov. The background is a warm desert scene with golden lighting, symbolizing the biblical setting. In the distance, a faint figure can be seen, representing Rivkah. The text overlay reads: **"Genesis 27 - Ya'akov deceives Yitzkhak to receive prophesied blessing"** with a logo in the upper right corner that says "hallel.info."

Why has the birthright and blessing due Esau but passed to Ya’akov (Jacob) been a persistent factor in world history, even to our day and the future Day of the Lord? Is there a connection between the delusion Ya’akov gave his father, Yitzkhak (Isaac), to gain Esau’s blessing and the “strong delusion” God has planned for the Day of the Lord?

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Lying for lentils and how to inherit the blessings of God (Genesis 25–26)

A graphic with a green background featuring a man in a thoughtful pose, wearing a straw hat and a green button-up shirt. The text on the graphic reads: "Food for Thought: Lying for Lentils" in yellow and white cursive font, with "Genesis 25-26" highlighted in yellow. A subtle watermark at the bottom right corner reads "hallel.info."

After Sarah’s death Abraham had other children as well and we learn how his estate was divided up between his heirs. We also learn how Yiskhak (Isaac) deals with his status as a wealthy patriarch in a hostile land and how his two sons start fighting over Yiskhak’s estate before they are born and continue fighting over it when they are adults. The fight appears to end with Esau “despising” his birthright. But does this really end the dispute?