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Date Posted: 10:18:32 11/25/10 Thu
Genesis 27:30-38 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 34And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
The scene is almost as if it was choreographed. for a movie or Broadway play. Jacob has no sooner finished with his deception and left when up shows Esau with his savory venison for his father. Expecting his promised blessing he is crushed by what his father tells him. No less disturbed is Isaac who intended to place his oldest son above God's chosen. Regardless of what we might think of the deviousness of Jacob in the matter we must remember that God's election (Romans 9:11-12) is in view here. God had set aside the elder Esau for the younger Jacob. He did so before the twins were born and His purpose was for the line through whom the Royal Seed would one day come. Jacob's sin would no more stop this election of God than Rahab's business profession would stop Him from using her to be in the direct line to the Royal Seed.(Josh 2:1, 6:25, Matt:1:5) We try to look at things from our own moral standards and decide this one is worthy or that one is not. God looks on the inward man and sees the character that can be developed. No vessel of God's choosing is worthy of the honor God bestows on it for His own personal use. Moses was a murderer. David was a murderer, adulterer and stubborn king who caused the death of thousands of his subjects yet God said of him "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. " (Acts 13:22) Look at the life of Samson who was willing to sell his soul for the charms of beautiful women. All these fulfilled the words of the Lord in Gen. 8:21 where He said "for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth;" and again when He said in Romans 3:10-12 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one." All have sinned and there is none good so how is it that God can take an unrighteous, filthy sinner and make a vessel of honor out of that lump of dishonorable clay? Job asked the question this way: "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?" (Job 14:4) The answer of course is only God can.
The lesson of the potter illustrates what God would have us learn in this matter. Jeremiah 18:2-6 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
So God can take a marred vessel and throw it back on the potter's wheel again and again until the vessel is fit for His use. This is what will happen to Jacob over and over in his soon to begin journey. When you sow the wind you reap the whirlwind and there were storms ahead in Jacob's life.
With Esau we have a person, who because of the thoughts and intents of his heart, was rejected. While Jacob was a scoundrel in his actions toward his brother he sought the birthright and blessing that could only be given by God. Abraham could pronounce it to Isaac and Isaac could pronounce it to Jacob but it was God and only God who could fulfill it. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Esau thought so little of his birthright that he sold it to Jacob for a mess of pottage. All it was worth to him at the time was a bowl of soup!
When Esau realizes what Jacob had done to him it was "crying time": "And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept." All the crying in the world could not get the birthright and blessing back for Esau. A bullet fired does not return to the barrel. A word said cannot be unsaid. The die was cast and God honored the blessing of Jacob as was His intention before he was born and while he was still struggling with his brother in the womb.
Sometimes our actions have future consequences that no amount of weeping over can change. Thus it is with the case of Esau. Hebrews 12:15-17 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; 16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. 17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
The contention between Isaac and Jacob did not begin when they were growing up but it began in Rebekah's womb. (Gen. 25:22) From than point until this time in both lives the contention grew and jealousies played out. Esau, the proud hunter and master of his own destiny now is made a servant to his youger brother and his offspring will always be under that of Jacob's. Jacob receives what he sought for and Esau is left crying bitter tears.
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