God does not expect parents to show favoritism By Rev. Mike Ruffin Jul 14, 2019 Jul 14, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Now Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.” (Genesis 25:28)kAmx 2> 2 AC@5F4E @7 2 3=6?565 72>:=J] x? @E96C H@C5D[ 2D 2 49:=5 x =:G65 F?56C E96 D2>6 C@@7 H:E9 2 A2C6?E 2?5 2 DE6AA2C6?E[ 3@E9 @7 H9@> H6C6 C62C:?8 49:=5C6? @7 E96:C @H?] k^AmkAm}@H[ x 2> E96 9625 @7 2 3=6?565 72>:=J] x 5:5?’E 6?;@J 36:?8 2 >6>36C @7 2 3=6?565 72>:=J 2D 2 49:=5 2?5 x 7:?5 :E =6DD 6?;@J23=6 2D 2? 25F=E] w2C>@?J :? 2?J 72>:=J :D 5:77:4F=E E@ >2:?E2:?[ 3FE :? 2 3=6?565 72>:=J[ :E D@>6E:>6D D66>D 9@A6=6DD]k^Am kAm(96? x >2CC:65 >J H:76 :? `hha[ x E@=5 96C E92E D96 D9@F=5?’E 6IA64E >6 E@ =@G6 96C 49:=5C6? 2D >F49 2D x =@G65 >J @H?] x 6G6? =6E 96C <?@H E92E x 5:5?’E 6IA64E 96C E@ D9@H E96 D2>6 >62DFC6 @7 =@G6 7@C >J 49:=5C6? 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