Today's Favorite Verse: Genesis 27:22-24

Today's Favorite Verse: Genesis 27:22-24

"And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am."

Under the guidance of Rebekah, Jacob received the blessing from Isaac that was intended for Esau. Isaac was a prophet and he was deceived. You can see he thinks something is off, but after checking as much as he can, he goes ahead and gives Jacob the first blessing. This makes me think of this counsel the Lord gave Joseph Smith.

"But as you cannot always judge the righteous, or as you cannot always tell the wicked from the righteous, therefore I say unto you, hold your peace until I shall see fit to make all things known unto the world concerning the matter."

(Doctrine and Covenants 10:37)

It would not shake my faith to find a prophet was deceived. In such matters I know the Lord will make things right or direct the course after such an event. Just like he prepared ahead of time a second set of records in the Book of Mormon to replace the lost 116 pages. In this case Rebekah had inquired from God before the birth of her children and was given which one should receive the first blessing.

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