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JANUARY 14
In v.36 it adds that Jesus was “moved”with compassion when He saw the multitudes.Here the
humanity of Christ allowed expression of His attitude toward sinners in terms of human passion.
Whereas God, who is immutable, is not subject to the rise and fall and change of emotions (Num.
23:19),Christ,who was fully human with all the faculties of humanity,was on occasion moved to lit-
eral tears over the plight of sinners (Luke 19:41). God Himself expressed similar compassion
through the prophets (Ex. 33:19; Ps. 86:15; Jer. 9:1; 13:17; 14:17). He saw these people as weary and
scattered.Their spiritual needs were even more desperate than the need for physical healing.
Meeting those needs requires laborers (v. 37), which is where we come in. The Lord spoke of
the spiritual harvest of souls for salvation;but apart from being “moved”with the same compassion,
our service will be in vain.

January 14 elder son Esau, which were with her in the
house, and put them on Jacob her younger
son. And she put the skins of the kids of the
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goats on his hands and on the smooth part of
Genesis 27:1–28:22
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his neck. Then she gave the savory food and
Now it came to pass, when Isaac was the bread, which she had prepared, into the
27 old and his eyes were so dim that he hand of her son Jacob.
could not see, that he called Esau his older 18 So he went to his father and said, “My
son and said to him, “My son.” father.”
And he answered him, “Here I am.” And he said, “Here I am. Who are you, my
2 Then he said, “Behold now, I am old. I do son?”
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not know the day of my death. Now therefore, 19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your
please take your weapons, your quiver and firstborn; I have done just as you told me;
your bow, and go out to the field and hunt please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your
game for me. And make me savory food, such soul may bless me.”
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as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that 20 But Isaac said to his son, “How is it that
my soul may bless you before I die.” you have found it so quickly, my son?”
5 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac And he said, “Because the LORD your God
spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the brought it to me.”
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field to hunt game and to bring it. So Rebekah 21 Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come near, that
spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Indeed I I may feel you, my son, whether you are real-
heard your father speak to Esau your brother, ly my son Esau or not.” So Jacob went near to
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saying, ‘Bring me game and make savory Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, “The
food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the
the presence of the LORD before my death.’ hands of Esau.” And he did not recognize
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8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice him, because his hands were hairy like his
according to what I command you. Go now to brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him.
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the flock and bring me from there two choice 24 Then he said, “Are you really my son Esau?”
kids of the goats, and I will make savory food He said, “I am.”
from them for your father, such as he loves. 25 He said, “Bring it near to me, and I will eat
10 Then you shall take it to your father, that he of my son’s game, so that my soul may bless
may eat it, and that he may bless you before you.” So he brought it near to him, and he ate;
his death.” and he brought him wine, and he drank.
11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, 26 Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come
“Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I near now and kiss me, my son.” And he came
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am a smooth-skinned man. Perhaps my near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell
father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a of his clothing, and blessed him and said:
deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on
myself and not a blessing.” “Surely, the smell of my son
13 But his mother said to him, “Let your curse Is like the smell of a field
be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, Which the LORD has blessed.
get them for me.” And he went and got them 28 Therefore may God give you
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and brought them to his mother, and his moth- Of the dew of heaven,
er made savory food, such as his father loved. Of the fatness of the earth,
15 Then Rebekah took the choice clothes of her And plenty of grain and wine.
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