Jacob and Esau

The story of Jacob and Esau is full of twists and turns, with human trickery and deception, human triumph and forgiveness.  In the midst of these very human, very sinful characters is God who is setting up and working through the characters.  The triumph of the story is that in spite of the many human failings and schemes, in the end there is reconciliation.  It was no easy forgiveness, no cheap grace, it came, rather, out of suffering, deep discernment and hurt.  This is a story with so many layers, so many incredible events.  As with Abraham and Isaac, God works with his chosen ones, sometimes in spite of them, sometimes alongside them, and always God's purposes are ultimately fulfilled.