“And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.”
Jacob said to his father: I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing. The three lies are direct and explicit: I am Esau; I have done as you told me; my game. Each statement is false. The formal covenant blessing is being obtained through explicit falsehood. Proverbs 12:19 states that truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. The application: the blessing obtained through lying is a blessing that comes with the fracture of every relationship it touches.
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