Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

The Bible records the words of Isaac’s blessing on Jacob: Therefore may God give youof the dew of heaven, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine. Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, and let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be those who bless you! —Genesis 27:28–29 Esau became angry, and a death threat was upon Jacob. He fled from home heading to Syria to live with his mother’s brother, Laban. He entered Syria with nothing, but twenty years later he returned to the Promised Land with abundant wealth, especially flocks and herds of livestock. God blessed Jacob in all he did, and he told Laban: “For what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; the LORD has blessed you since my coming” (Gen. 30:30). Laban even admitted that God had blessed his farm because a special blessing followed Jacob (v. 27). After twenty years of hard work, Jacob had two wives, twelve children, and massive flocks of animals when he returned to the Promised Land to meet Esau. Jacob was uncertain if his reception would be peaceful or end in the death of his family. For security purposes, Jacob divided his family into two groups and crossed the Jordan River, coming face-to-face with his twin (Gen. 33).