Transcript of Midweek Meditations podcast episode aired on Wednesday, 15th July 2020. We read at the end of Genesis 25 a story about Jacob and Esau, the sons of Isaac. On a particular day, we find Jacob cooking food and Esau returning from the hunt hungry. The famished Esau pleads…
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