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Genesis 25:22&23
"22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger."

Rebekah has captivating beauty and a super smart mind. Issac, her husband, is the heir to GOD'S promises. The events of their lives captures the attention and peak the curiosity of everyone! And, they are having a baby!! Not, just a baby, but TWINS!! Two boys who will be the Patriarchs of two nations!! Rival nations that will fight all their lives. And, it starts in Rebekah's womb. 

In today's verses, she goes to GOD in prayer and He gives her the answer and a bit of prophecy; "And the children STRUGGLED together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, TWO NATIONS are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the ELDER shall SERVE the YOUNGER."

This is the opposite of the way things are supposed to be. The younger should serve the elder and brothers should get along. This DISRUPTION begins early and continues for generations. GOD exists where all time is present and we exist in between times. The anticipated birth and the fulfilled life. We feel the need to move on to the next stage, or the next goal. We have to live through the pregnancy. Or, journey through the desert. Or, make the pilgrimage to Bethlehem to find no room in the inn. GOD is there every step of the way; when it's terrifying and frightening and when it's boring and mundane. God is with you through it all. In the DISRUPTION and everything else. 
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