Birthright Blessings; Marriage in the Covenant
We often face choices between things we can easily have now or things we must work and wait for. Sometimes we choose what will bring immediate gratification (pleasure or satisfaction), even if the choice to work and wait would eventually provide a greater blessing.
We face some choices in life—such as decisions about whom and where to marry—where choosing immediate gratification could deny us glorious and lasting blessings.
Have you ever spent money or time to obtain something, only to discover that it was not worth what you had spent on it?
The same thing can happen spiritually. By making unrighteous choices, we may trade eternal blessings for things of far less value. By living righteously, however, we can receive all the blessings that Heavenly Father has prepared for us.
A study of this lesson will strengthen our desire to live worthy of our birthright blessings and of eternal marriage.
OVERVIEW:
- Abraham emphasizes the importance of marriage in the covenant (eternal marriage).
- Esau sells his birthright to Jacob.
- Jacob marries Leah and Rachel in the covenant, and through him the Abrahamic covenant continues.
Reading Assignment – study the following scriptures: Genesis 24–29.
Here is the handout for this week’s lesson: Old Testament Lesson 10.
pax vobiscum
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