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from the Cornerstone NIV Ultrathin Reference Bible Many of you know the story of Jacob and Esau. Esau was the oldest and favored by his father since he was a hunter. Jacob was the “younger” twin who was favored by his mother. Jacob’s delivery into this world attached to Esau’s heel was a foreshadowing of the trouble to come. When Esau came home famished after an apparently unsuccessful hunting expedition, he encountered chef Jacob cooking up some stew. With a combination of hunger, weariness and the delicious aroma filling his nostrils, Esau’s brain wasn’t operating on all cylinders and he agreed to a terrible exchange. In one minute, Esau’s birthright was gone and a hot, steamy stew was in his hands. As Isaac, their father, got quite old, he desired to bless the boys. Before he did, he wanted Esau to go out hunting and to bring him back some savory fresh meat to enjoy. So, Esau departed. Little did he or Isaac know that Rebekah, Jacob and Esau’s mom and Isaac’s wife, ove...

  Here, she is at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 7 in California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)  "I blame my mom a lot, because I wanted a family so bad," she said. "I wanted to have my dad and my mom together. So, it was really hard. I remember just being really angry with my mom. And I still feel really bad for that." -- Selena Gomez Selena Gomez was 5 when her parents divorced. Check out her reaction and consider, "Do I want my child/children thinking of me in this way?" Please get help for your marriage and save it, especially if there are young ones to think of. Obviously, if there is abuse (not the case with Selena's family, as far as I know), you must get out of that house with your children until the abuser repents and demonstrates that the repentance is real before reconciliation. Perhaps Family Life can help: http://www.familylife.com/