Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Come closer so I can touch you and make sure that you really are Esau.”
What if my father touches me? He’ll see that I’m trying to trick him, and then he’ll curse me instead of blessing me.”
So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him. “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s,” Isaac said.
But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” says the Lord, who heals them.
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.