Nothing much has changed.
“‘Then say, “Shibboleth”!’ And he would say, ‘Sibboleth,’ for he could not pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites.”
– Judges 12:6 NKJV
“There are far, far better things ahead…” “He that is dead is freed from sin.” – Romans 6:7
It was their darkest hour. “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.” – Acts 16:25 (KJV)
[Genesis 25:34] Thus Esau despised his birthright.
What a reunion! “And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother.” – Luke 7:15
You don’t want to stay stuck. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” – 1 John 1:7 NKJV
[Luke 1:15], Phillips. He will be one of God’s great men; he will touch neither wine nor strong drink and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment of his birth.