Scheme Released
Genesis 27: 11 And Jacob said to
Rebekah his mother, “Look, Esau my brother is a hairy
man, and I am a smooth-skinned man. 12 Perhaps
my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I
shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
13 But his mother said to him, “Let your
curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for
me.” 14 And he went and got them and
brought them to his mother, and his
mother made savory food, such as his father loved. 15 Then
Rebekah took the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with
her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son. 16 And
she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part
of his neck. 17 Then she gave the savory food and
the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
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Jacob presented flaws in Rebekah’s plan as if to say “How in
the world will dad believe I am Esau? He’s covered with hair.” He was also
afraid of getting caught and losing everything in the process. Rebekah told
Jacob she would take the blame if Isaac were to find out.
My Observations:
- Jacob
agreed with the deception, but was afraid of getting caught.
- Rebekah
believed she was doing the right thing after hearing from GOD about who
would be the chosen one.
- Esau
and his wives still lived with his parents, so Rebekah heard and saw
everything they did.
After thinking of everything, the scheme was put into place.
Jacob brought the animals and Rebekah took the animals and made tasty food for
Isaac. She then went into Esau’s closet and pulled out his stinking hunting
clothes and gave them to Jacob.
She then took goat pelts and put them on Jacob’s hands and
neck because Esau was very hairy. They thought of everything, but maybe they
didn’t. Jacob was becoming better and better at getting his way through deceit.
Wow! One son who could care less about his family inheritance, and the other,
scheming to get what he could. Despite all of this, GOD would bless the family.
Challenge
- Why
would GOD tell Moses about the scheme Rebekah and Jacob put together?
- Have
you ever tried to over-spiritualize the actions of the people in the
Bible?
- Can
you see that GOD uses sinners, who mean things for evil, to do good for
HIS purpose?
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