Twins of Promise: Jacob & Esau

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 16 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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# 30 - Twins of Promise: Jacob & Esau - In this episode of The Chosen People, Rebekah gives birth to Jacob and Esau, two brothers whose rivalry will shape the future of nations. This episode explores the themes of divine prophecy, struggle, and how God’s plans unfold through both conflict and promise.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upEpisode 30 of The Chosen People is inspired by the Book of Genesis.Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 135:4, “For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure.”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.
1:07.5	Can you count the stars, Abram?
1:10.8	Abram shook his head, uncertain.
1:12.6	You cannot, for there are too many.
1:16.6	It is impossible.
1:18.6	It is to be the same with your offspring.
1:21.6	The great nation I shall make through your air
1:24.6	would be as innumerable as the stars in the night sky.
1:30.3	I would have you seek out a wife for Isaac from the land of my family in Haran.
1:36.3	He is ready, master. He will make a fine husband, just as he will bear his inheritance well.
1:43.3	For two weeks, Eliezer had pondered how to fulfil his task.
1:48.0	Now, standing at Harren's well, he devised a test.
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