Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-11-03
LESSON NOTES.
The Twins Described (Gcn. -: 20.


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I'm answer tO lsaac's ferycnt prayer
his union with Rebekah was blessed
afte- q time with offspring Twin
boys were born the elder called
Esau, the younger Jacob meaning
supplanier as his hand grasped his
brothers heel and the iniantile ac-
ton was held prophetic Rebekah
herself had been forewarned OF God
that the elder shogld serve the
younger De prophecies came true
but unhappily not without fault ON
both Rehekah's and Jacobs part.
The twins grew 90 manhood. Dc
velopiEg striking differences in char
aCter aud disposition Esau became
q man of the field fond of ont
door l.fe and especially skilled Do
hunting Jacob. ON the other hand
was devoted 10 the domestic lite
fingered with his mother iu the
tents, knew how 10 prepare food. and
was OF mild and religi0usly inclin-
ed disposition ln familiar speech VIZ
might s3 What Esau was "wild
boy aud Jacob q good hoy with
ont meaning that the one was wholly
bad or the other entirely fauluess
Naturally enough Rebekah felt
thd showed Partially for Jacob. /
whose disposition and pursuits were
more cungerial 90 the feminine land /
motherlyl taste his preference may /
have been heightened by the divine
uiimation she had received before .
the birth OF the twins that "the elder /
should serve the younger Isaac /
partially Tor Esau doubtless grew On f.
part out o.. the psychological law 0i T.
like for opposites Being of quiet !
and shrinking disposition and eyi- !
IDENTIFY fond OF his ease he admired /
The da'hng nature of his eldNr son .
rather than the homely traits which /
tho younger twin had inherited from
himself But this general explanation F.
SIS only suggested. the naive spccIti. .
gr0uud %. Isaac love for Esau O. /
thai hc d.l eat of his vonisou
Lasy-going persons 8re apt to Doe self /
iudulgyuf also. and ~ appears that
even iu the case of yrncrated /
patriarch like lsaac the saying holds 7
true that ihe way 90 a mans heart /
.s through the stomach
Jacobs Craft C3g-3D.
One day while Jacob true 10 his /
domestic habits was boiling SAVIOR,
broth of red lcrtils la kind of pee
OF beam Esau came home hot. tired .
hungry from the chase The smell /
and sight OF the appeuz.ue aud SAT- /
isiyiur dish 8ssailed his senses with 7
force and Pee eagerly begged 90 boz .
Ted 40 once. for De was faint with the .
reaction from his eNer.i0ns iu hunt. ,
ing and needed food The crafty I
Jacob Was ready with his answer T
sell nae today ton the spOt thy .
h.rihr.rht While th.s ecms "a ud F.
den proposal The quick setting of o. I.
chance. % IS not easy tO resist tha F
Impression that Dr. was calculated o. F
may hc That Jacob bad possibly. with /.
the counyancc and help of hi. moth
or planned how Doc could take adyau
taee I'll. The weaknesses Of bis brother
and secure the b'rthright and is..
an tbc privileges of the frstboru .
whether premeditafed or not. he saw .
DIS chance and took o. u was sharp ,
practice and wholly udefcnsihle
E>au's Sin (32-3D
Jacobs fault cannot excuse Esdu .
siu That sim. as our analysis shows. .
had three stacs. ill II involved q /
false estimate of values Esau doclar-
ed De was about 90 die This was a /
hasty utteraucc He was impulsivc. /
and ielt that physical craving wa .
The main thing to bc satisfied %, 1
knew he was not really Ia danger 0t +
death. The remark was ilIppaut To /
man as near dead as he foollshly said /
h. was. the things involved Iu the /
privileges OF the tirstborn had u0 /
value
CD So this cheap estimate OF yal. .
ucs led 90 cheap transfer OF rcll /
privilege Esau was entitled as the /
iirstborn Co o. double portion of tho /
pairimOny and t0 the moral and spIr- /
itual leadership of the family These /
he sold for a dish Of beans aud con
tirmed the shameful trade by oath /
the transfer was duly made. tho con- /
sideratIon. offered and accepted was /
"a disgrace 20 both parties Co the .
transaction
90 Esau.s sin further and finally /
appears IN the frivolous way iu which .
De regarded the transaction after % /
was done he satisfied his appetite /
and went about his ordinary pur- .
suits as % be had done no wrong u /
was NOT tIll later that Dee awoke with 4
hitter realization 90 his loss. and .
then De- put the blame on Jacob aud .
not ON himself ss a. least equally 80 /
fault