Holding the Past Grabbing the Future Sermon
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Why does Rachel steal the family idol?  It is not because she wants to save her father from the sin of idolatry.  It is instead because she wants to hold on to the past.  Why is Jacob always running?  It is not because he is fleeing from Laban or Esau.  It is instead because he is impatient to write a new future.
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