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The Book of Genesis

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Lesson XVII

GOD

IS

(Genesis

Surely the Lord

XXVIII,

all

in

this

XXVIII, place;

10-22)

and

I

knew

it

not.

(Genesis

16.)

The Lord

To

is

WITH US

is

nigh unto

that call

upon

all

Him

them

upon Him, (Psalm CXLV,

that call

in truth.

18.)

Read Psahr. XXIII. So, because of his sin against his old, blind father

and

twin brother, Jacob had to leave home and dear ones, even his beloved mother. She had sinned that he might gain his

would find her But happiness and pleasure which come through sinning are never real nor lasting. The pleasure of a moment must be succeeded by long hours of sorrow, suffering and endless regret. It is a part of God's punishment the blessing; in his happiness and success she

own

of

greatest joy.

sin.

Jacob had gained his father's blessing as Rebekah had But to both it brought only suffering and separa-

wished.

She had expected that he would be gone but a few But neither was to see the other again. It was a hard punishment indeed. Perhaps it was harder upon Rebekah, because of her great, unselfish mother love. We can picture her sitting at the door of her tent almost every day toward evening, looking out steadily in the direction in which Jacob had gone, and from which he must come again looking out day by day with ever-growing hopelessness in her eyes, wondering if he would ever come back, that once

tion.

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