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Malachi 1:2

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

"I have loved you," says the LORD. But you're like, "How have you loved us?" Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother? Yet I chose to love Jacob.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's like 'I've been loving you this whole time' and we're really out here asking for receipts.

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As the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter who loved the outdoors, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed close to home with the tents.

And we told you, my lord, 'We have a father who is an old man, and a young child who was born when our father was already old. This boy's older brother is dead, so he's the only one left from his mother, and his father loves him deeply.'

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