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Day 12 – When Deceit Doesn’t Derail God’s Plan
Today’s reading takes us deep into one of the most frustrating stories so far—where Jacob lies, Rebekah schemes, and somehow… the blessing stands. Why didn’t God stop it? Why couldn’t Isaac just take it back? And how does Esau trading his birthright for soup play into all of this?
We also hit a powerful moment in Matthew where Jesus is asked about fasting—and His answer rewrites the entire purpose behind it. So… is fasting still necessary? Is it different now? And if we wanted to try it today, what would that even look like?
Plus: Isaac names his wells like a man who’s done with everybody’s drama, and honestly? I respect it.
Music Credit:
“Fly” by All Good Folks
Sources:
The One Year Bible (NLT)
BibleGateway.com
BlueLetterBible.org
EnduringWord.com (David Guzik)
GotQuestions.org
BibleRef.com
Hebrews 12:16, Leviticus 16:29–31, Matthew 6:16–18, Matthew 9:14–17
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By A Year in the WordToday’s reading takes us deep into one of the most frustrating stories so far—where Jacob lies, Rebekah schemes, and somehow… the blessing stands. Why didn’t God stop it? Why couldn’t Isaac just take it back? And how does Esau trading his birthright for soup play into all of this?
We also hit a powerful moment in Matthew where Jesus is asked about fasting—and His answer rewrites the entire purpose behind it. So… is fasting still necessary? Is it different now? And if we wanted to try it today, what would that even look like?
Plus: Isaac names his wells like a man who’s done with everybody’s drama, and honestly? I respect it.
Music Credit:
“Fly” by All Good Folks
Sources:
The One Year Bible (NLT)
BibleGateway.com
BlueLetterBible.org
EnduringWord.com (David Guzik)
GotQuestions.org
BibleRef.com
Hebrews 12:16, Leviticus 16:29–31, Matthew 6:16–18, Matthew 9:14–17