Old Testament Bible Lessons

 

Jacob the Deceiver

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It is amazing that we read the name of Jacob in Hebrews 11- “By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.” (Heb. 11.21) Why is it an amazing thing? It is amazing, because when we look back at the life of Jacob, we do not find a man who walks perfectly according to the law. What we find in Genesis 27? We find a man who went to great lengths to deceive his father, Isaac, to obtain the blessing.