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Make sure that no one commits sexual sin or is as concerned about earthly things as Esau was. He sold his rights as the firstborn son for a single meal.
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You know that afterwards, when he wanted to receive the blessing that the firstborn son was to receive, he was rejected. Even though he begged and cried for the blessing, he couldn't do anything to change what had happened.
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You have not come to something that you can feel, to a blazing fire, to darkness, to gloom, to a storm,
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to a trumpet's blast, and to a voice. When your ancestors heard that voice, they begged not to hear it say another word.
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They couldn't obey the command that was given, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death."