Jacob & The Pot of Stew

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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# 32 - Jacob & The Pot of Stew - In this episode of The Chosen People, Esau faces a fateful decision, trading his birthright for a simple meal. This episode, inspired by Genesis 25:29-34, explores themes of instant gratification versus long-term blessing, and how our choices today shape our future.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upEpisode 32 of The Chosen People is inspired by the Book of Genesis.Today's opening prayer is inspired by Matthew 10:16, “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.4	Previously on the chosen people.
1:07.7	Tell me how you learned you were pregnant, my lady.
1:11.1	I was thought to be barren for so long.
1:15.0	For over two decades, I wondered if I would ever know what it would be like to bear children.
1:21.5	I finally asked Isaac to advocate for me and to go to his god,
1:25.2	as we would have done with the old gods from back home.
1:28.1	But this one answered, didn't he, my lady?
1:31.7	He did. And he became my god that day.
1:36.1	Two nations are in your womb. Two people will come from you and be separated.
1:43.7	One people will be stronger than the other, and the
1:47.0	older shall serve the younger."
1:51.0	Deborah brought the first infant to her and placed him on her chest.
1:55.0	Delirious with exhaustion, Rebecca frowned at the tiny babe.
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