If you're fearing death for yourself as a Christian, that's ridiculous.

For death for you is only to go into the presence of God.

Job even knew that.

Job knew he'd see God.

So the Christian fear death?

Of course not. Read 1st Corinthians 15, oh death, where is thy sting grave, where is thy victory?

Jesus Christ has conquered death. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

Jacob and Esau, neither of those twin brothers model a life of holiness and righteousness.

Both of them were deceitful, selfish, and they did things that were morally reprehensible.

So why does the Bible include one of them in its list of some of the greatest models of faith?

And what are the aspects of his life that each of us should emulate?

Find out today as John MacArthur continues his study titled The Power of Faith.

He'll show you the key difference between these well-known brothers, what their stories

reveal about the character of God, and what it all means for your salvation.

And with that lesson now here is John MacArthur.

Genesis 26, and you might want to turn there because we're going to stick around in that for a little while.

Keep your finger in Hebrews 11, we'll jump back and forth.

Isaac's life was kind of weakly and sickly and sinful.

Yet even through it all, he believed God, and he finally established himself in the scroll of faith because of one great

act that kind of wrapped up his life. Now let's see what this thing was that he did.

Back up to chapter 25 verse 21.

And Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife because she was barren.

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