A Ladder of Grace

"It is appointed unto men once to die," the author of the epistle to the Hebrews rightly declares. Arid this truth was known by the saints in the Old Testament dispensation as well as in the days when the epistle to the Hebrews was written. Isaac knew this and said to Esau, "Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death." And these were introductory words to his command that Esau get venison for a delicious meal that would precede giving him the blessing of God's covenant. "It is...