QT: Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing

Genesis 27:1-38  

Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing

Insights: 

• The stealing of blessing was originally planned by Rebekah (Isaac's wife) and she just forced Jacob to do it. She even instructed Jacob what to do.
• The prophesy in Genesis 25:23 was fulfilled.

The Lord said to her,

"Two nations are in your womb,

and two peoples from within you will be separated;

one people will be stronger than the other,

and the older will serve the younger." (Genesis 25:23 NIV)

If the Bible says it, it will happen. So hold on to God's Word. :-)

• It was very unfair for Esau :( to the point that he got really really mad and wanted to kill his brother Jacob.

Sometimes when we are expecting something especially if it's a promise from other people, we hold on to it and we resent when we don't get it. It was really unfair for Esau's part because it was a blessing that can only be given once. 

Resentful starts when we're too hurt.. Too much anger makes us curse and even kill. So, guard your feelings, don't live by it. Remember, everything we do vibrates in eternity.

• Rebekah instructed Jacob to flee to Laban (her brother) to escape and hide from Esau.

Rebekah though ancient is still a modern figure of motherhood today. Some of the mothers today have favoritism when it comes to their kids. They do everything for their favorite ones even of doing it in a wrong way.

• Isaac once again blessed Jacob and even commanded him to marry a Canaanite woman. Esau learned about this and went to Ishmael and marry his daughter.

Not getting the blessings that we are expecting leads to rebellion. So, do not look at the blessing, always look at the Blesser.

• Jacob was a deceiver! He deceived Esau twice and so was Isaac his father. However, that didn't unqualify him to be used by God. In fact, he saw God in his dream and spoke to him. Aft that dream, he started his relationship witn God.

There above it stood the Lord, and he said: "I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." (Genesis 28:13-15 NIV)

When we fall short to God, disobey or sin against Him, we sometimes hide our faces to Him instead of repenting. We feel that we don't deserve anything from Him anymore or He will never use us as an instrument of His greatness. But look at Jacob, God spoke to him in his dream and God sounded like He was blessing a righteousness man. The thing is, God can use you no matter what or who you are in the past as long as we repent and ask for His grace to turn away from sin. God has the power to bless you despite and inspite of you.