INDEED HE WILL BE BLESSED
Keywords 27:33
Isaac trembled violently and
said, "Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it
just before you came and I blessed him--and indeed he will be blessed!"
1. Indeed he will be
blessed (30-40)
When Esau arrived,
Isaac trembled violently because he had already given away
the blessing. He
confessed that whoever was blessed by him would be blessed.
Isaac realized that
Jacob had deceived him in order to possess the blessing. Esau
played the victim and
begged for a blessing. But Isaac fully blessed Jacob to rule
over him. Esau wept
for any blessing, so Isaac blessed him in an unlikely way - to
dwell in a barren
place, to live by the sword, and to throw off his brother’s yoke.
2. Rebekah sends
Jacob away from Esau (41-46)
Esau developed a
murderous grudge towards Jacob. When Rebekah learned of
it, she counseled
Jacob to live with her brother Laban until Esau’s fury subsided.
To persuade Isaac to
send Jacob away, she protested that there was no suitable
wife for Jacob among
the Hittites. Her wisdom prevented violence and set a
spiritual direction.
Prayer Lord, help me to have
spiritual eyes to obtain your blessing.
One Word Value God’s blessing
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