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Day 14: Isaac Blesses Jacob (2023)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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The Story of the Jews and of the Gentile Christians

LZ Granderson: The story of Abraham and Isaac is our story. He says we are not a separate people; Christianity is the fruit of Judaism. LZ: As Christians, as Gentile Christians, we've been grafted onto that tree. And here we have the story of the deceiver, the Grasper, the rebel,. Jacob, who earlier he manipulated his brother out of the birthright. Now he deceives his father out of the blessing. But at the same time, it was a real blessing. You can't undo this blessing in similar way that we can't undo our baptism.

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