Cakes!
Yup, that’s what it said. “Cow Dung Patties Selling Like Hot Cakes!” The item is flying off online shelves in India: cow-dung patties.
In case you didn’t know, this commodity is cow droppings blended with straw and dried in sunlight. Reliable sources of fuel in rural areas of Africa and Asia, they are cheap, efficient, and reduce consumption of wood and thus, pollution—a sustainable and renewable energy source.
No one is sure why, but the demand for these goods
Genesis 25:19−34
Failing to recognize God’s sovereign distribution of blessing, and despising one’s own blessing, can lead to strife.
The oracle of God in Gen 25:23, announcing the future serving of the younger by the older, explains the conflict between Esau and Jacob—a conflict that begins in the womb, that continues as the twins come out of the womb, and that persists outside the womb for the next several decades. This was a battle for the superiority and eminence that came through
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.