# 22 2023 Dev. Gen.27. The Blessing! Read all of chapter twenty seven first. We invite you into God’s space, to read His Word, to think on and interact with. This is God’s story. Do you believe that this may also be part of our story, in our time? All passages are taken from the NIV.
Gen.25:23 “The Lord said to her (Rebekah): ‘Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.’”
Gen.27 is about the struggle between Esau and Jacob, There was a major flaw in Isaac and Rebekah’s family life; they each favored one of their sons, Isaac -Esau and Rebekah -Jacob. Rebekah had received the word of the Lord concerning Jacob; he would be stronger and Esau would serve him. It would seem that Isaac must have been aware of God’s words to her. Yet, he was determined to give Esau the blessing and Rebekah was determined to get a blessing for Jacob.
Vs.1-4 Isaac decided to bless Esau. The preparations were made but Rebekah overheard the arrangement.
Vs.5-29 Rebekah and Jacob colluded to get the blessing first. Jacob was reluctant, if they could not pull this off he would be cursed instead, but Rebekah took that curse upon herself. In her defense, she had the word of the Lord, but she acted to make it come true, even so, her faith wained and she was not willing to wait upon the Lord. Jacob and Rebekah were successful in their deception but at great cost. She would send Jacob away and she would not see him again nor his family.
Vs.30-41 We have to wonder if Isaac suspected the deception and went ahead anyway based on the prophecy given to Rebekah. We also wonder why there was no blessing for the other son. Here also Esau had to face his own short comings, he did after all despise his birthright. In any case, Isaac blessed him but it was a blessing that was the opposite of Jacob’s blessing, he would serve Jacob “but when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.” Esau held a grudge, and would have killed Jacob after Isaac’s death but Rebekah intervened.
Vs.42-46 Rebekah was grievously troubled with the Hittite women who Esau had married, she wanted Jacob to go back to her father’s house to find a wife. Abraham did that for Isaac and we wonder why Isaac was not more proactive in that regard. In any case, God used Rebekah to accomplish His purpose. As it is, God uses our short comings to advance His kingdom. Thanks be to God.
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