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By trusting, Yitz'chak in his blessings over Ya‘akov and Esav made reference to events yet to come.

By trusting, Ya‘akov, when he was dying, blessed each of Yosef's sons, leaning on his walking-stick as he bowed in prayer .

By trusting, Yosef, near the end of his life, remembered about the Exodus of the people of Isra'el and gave instructions about what to do with his bones.

He had come to regard abuse suffered on behalf of the Messiah as greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes fixed on the reward.

Regard your endurance as discipline ; God is dealing with you as sons . For what son goes undisciplined by his father?

For they disciplined us only for a short time and only as best they could; but he disciplines us in a way that provides genuine benefit to us and enables us to share in his holiness.

and that no one is sexually immoral, or godless like Esav, who in exchange for a single meal gave up his rights as the firstborn.

For you know that afterwards, when he wanted to obtain his father's blessing, he was rejected; indeed, even though he sought it with tears, his change of heart was to no avail.

Even then, his voice shook the earth; but now, he has made this promise: "One more time I will shake not only the earth, but heaven too!"

So too Yeshua suffered death outside the gate, in order to make the people holy through his own blood.

Therefore, let us go out to him who is outside the camp and share his disgrace.

Through him, therefore, let us offer God a sacrifice of praise continually. For this is the natural product of lips that acknowledge his name.

May that God equip you with every good thing you need to do his will; and may he do in us whatever pleases him, through Yeshua the Messiah. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

because he is double-minded, unstable in all his ways.

Let the brother in humble circumstances boast about his high position.

But let the rich brother boast about his being humbled; since, like a wildflower, he will pass away.

For just as the sun rises with the sharav and dries up the plant, so that its flower falls off and its beauty is destroyed, so too the rich person going about his business will wither away.

How blessed is the man who perseveres through temptation! For after he has passed the test, he will receive as his crown the Life which God has promised to those who love him.

Rather, each person is being tempted whenever he is being dragged off and enticed by the bait of his own desire.

Having made his decision, he gave birth to us through a Word that can be relied upon, in order that we should be a kind of firstfruits of all that he created.