Jacob the Deceiver

A message from the series “Family of Abraham: Blessed to be a blessing”, given by Pastor Scott Austin on Nov. 9, 2014.

Jacob, Abraham’s grandson, was given a name that means “he who deceives”, and he came to earn it, stealing his older brother’s birthright as well as his paternal blessing. And yet God carried on the story of his people through this deceiver, even renaming Jacob as “Israel”, he who struggles with God.