Biblically-inspired

Folks everywhere are asking that question. Should we be concerned? Should we be worried? Here in America with hundreds of terrorists flooding our open border, should we be afraid? Are we headed for WW3? The answer is yes, and no. And it’s not a simple answer. A good history book can shine some light into the darkness. And since the Middle East turmoil is religious in nature, the best place to search for that history was written back when it all started; the Old Testament of the Bible. Genesis 25 shows it all began over four thousand years ago with the birth of Esau and Jacob, Issac’s sons, Abraham’s grandsons. Jacob and Esau were twins. Esau was born first, and should have received the birthright. But one day Esau was out hunting. He came back home hungry and found Jacob cooking a vegetable stew. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob in exchange for a bowl of soup. God rejected Esau for his “priorities.” He was thinking about his stomach, not God. Jacob’s mother helped trick his