1. I am a follower of Christ, and the Holy Spirit is a witness to my conscience. So I tell the truth and I am not lying when I say
2. my heart is broken and I am in great sorrow.
3. I would gladly be placed under God's curse and be separated from Christ for the good of my own people.
11-12. Even before they were born or had done anything good or bad, the Lord told Rebekah that her elder son would serve the younger one. The Lord said this to show that he makes his own choices and that it wasn't because of anything either of them had done.