Episode notes
Welcome to One in Christ Church, where the radiant story of Jesus comes to life.
Today we turn to Genesis 33—a powerful story of family reunion between Jacob and Esau. After twenty years of separation, deception, and fear, Jacob now faces the brother he once cheated. This moment, filled with tension and vulnerability, becomes one of unexpected grace and restoration.
Jacob had spent the night before wrestling with God (Gen. 32), and now he limps forward, changed in both name and character. The man once known as the grabber now walks humbly. He arranges his family carefully and bows before Esau seven times, uncertain of the reception.
But Esau runs to meet him, embraces him, and weeps. In a stunning reversal, the feared enemy becomes a reconciler. Jacob, overwhelmed, says to Esau: “Seeing your face is like seeing ...