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I. JACOB'S CONDUCT UNFOLDS THE STRENGTH OF EARLY PREFERENCES.

II. JACOB'S CONDUCT SHOWS PROGRESS IN A WRONG DIRECTION.

III. JACOB'S CONDUCT LETS US SEE SOME OF THE INFLUENCES WHICH IMPEL MEN TO GREATER EVIL.

1. One is that of relationship.

2. Another influence worked in the man himself. Jacob had a vehement craving for the blessing.

IV. JACOB'S CONDUCT PROVES THAT THERE MAY BE MORE RELIGION ON THE LIPS THAN IN THE LIFE (ver. 20).

(D. G. Watt, M. A.)

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KJV: And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

WEB: He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved.