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Jacob tricked his brother Esau
Jacob tricked his brother Esau
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn/song/poem: Jacob tricked his brother Esau Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 25: 18-34 Jacob tricked his brother Esau, strange how God deals with this act; Jacob seems to go unpunished, discord sown by this one fact. Tasty stew had bought a birthright, hunger had the up
The Women's Bible Commentary - My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man and I Am a Smooth Man
The Women's Bible Commentary - My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man and I Am a Smooth Man
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
My Brother Esau Is a Hairy Man and I Am a Smooth Man The ancestor hero of Israel, Jacob, father of the Israelites, is smooth, whereas the founding father of the neighboring, related, Semitic-speaking people, the Edomites, is hairy. Particular cultural messages are encoded in such
FS1 - Another Cow My Lord - Jacob and Esau
FS1 - Another Cow My Lord - Jacob and Esau
by Meanwhile Theatre Company
This video of Jacob and Esau is linked to the "Another cow, my Lord" assembly in Summer Year C Assembly book. Based on: Genesis 32 and 33 An Ideal resource for use in schools and churches Seal theme: Relationships Lectionary: ordinary 18 A This Shadow Puppet video is also inclu
friends, FOES and families - Because he loved him as himself: David and Jonathon
friends, FOES and families - Because he loved him as himself: David and Jonathon
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Because he loved him as himself: David and Jonathon 1 Samuel I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete . . . Love each other as I have loved you. (John 15.11, 12)...
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - Two brothers, Jacob and Esau Assembly
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - Two brothers, Jacob and Esau Assembly
by Christian Assembly Team
Jacob and Esau - Two Brothers (2) Bible ref: Genesis 27 Story (The four children chosen to act out the roles stand at the front and mime as the story is being told.) Some people want to win, or to get something so badly, that they cheat. That’s what happened in today’s story, a
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rebekah the Trickster
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rebekah the Trickster
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Rebekah the Trickster In Genesis 27, the woman herself is the trickster who formulates the plan and succeeds, moving the men around her like chess pieces. Lest the reader think that here one finally encounters a more liberated woman, beware that again success is gained through th
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Parent’s Preferential Love for Jacob
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Parent’s Preferential Love for Jacob
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Parent’s Preferential Love for Jacob The book of Malachi opens with the words “I have loved you.” However, this love is cast as a parent’s preference for one son at the expense of another: Jacob is loved, while Esau is an object of hatred…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Watch Out For Dangers
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Watch Out For Dangers
by SPCK - N T Wright
4 THE PATH OF THE DISCIPLE WATCH OUT FOR DANGERS! Hebrews 12: 12-17 ‘It was a moment of madness.’ The politician stood shamefully before the press. He had been caught out soliciting for sexual favours in a notorious part of town. His character was in ruins, his reputation in tatt
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