Though God was guiding and blessing Jacob in his new surroundings, the patriarch was already beginning to reap the bitter fruit of his deception.

As Jacob awakes from his dream, he prioritizes worship.

With Jacob on the run for his life, the LORD appears to him in a spectacular vision that would give him encouragement for the hard days ahead.

In the fallout from his deception of Isaac, Jacob must flee for his life to Haran as the most difficult part of his story begins. But even in his flight, he will have a special encounter with God.

Pastor Paul discusses some of the aspects of the story of Jacob's deception that may not be apparent without some knowledge of the language and culture of the times.

When Isaac realized that he had been fooled into blessing Jacob rather than Esau, he trembled because he knew that God had intervened - even if Jacob had done the wrong thing by tricking him.

Pastor Paul shows us that Jacob's motivation for seeking the blessing was good, even if his decisions were not.

Continuing with our discussion from Genesis 27, we consider the long-term damage to their family that Rebecca and her son Jacob unleashed on the family with their deception.

When Rebecca heard Isaac's plan to bless Esau, she plots with Jacob to "help" God out and get His plan back on track.

Isaac reopens the wells that his father Abraham had dug and confronts conflict.