As is typical in Hebrew narrative, there is no explicit moral commentary on their act, but there are hints that God was not pleased with the way in which the patriarchal blessing was obtained.
First, Rebekah makes no attempt to convince Isaac to change his mind about Esau — Unlike the other patriarchal wives, she is given no memorial or record of burial, probably because of the way she seized the blessing ordained for Jacob. His protest in —12 reflects worry that he might get caught, not that he might dishonor Isaac, and he blasphemes in his lie that the Lord gave him success in his hunt v.
Moreover, the deceptive theft of the blessing causes strife with Esau, causing Jacob to flee vv. Though Jacob grasped at spiritual benefits through unspiritual means, thereby getting himself into trouble, the Lord was pleased to allow it in His plan of redemption.
We must never use this truth as a license to sin, but let us never erroneously assume God cannot use our mistakes to contribute to His glory, and therefore our good, in the end. Look at Jacob taking advantage of Esau at his most vulnerable. Perhaps neither man was prepared to trust the other. Rebekah and Isaac did a poor job of modeling or teaching support, unity, and affection.
They used their children as pawns and established teams, winners, and losers. One cannot blame Rebekah for the choices her children made or lay all parental blame on her. Obviously, Isaac engaged in underhanded operations as well. Each person must own and repent of his or her sin individually. If Isaac and Esau had been permitted to bring their plan to fruition, a different set of consequences would have been unleashed.
While Jacob received the blessing, he found himself stuck in the cycle of deceit which had followed him and would continue within his household, but which started with fleeing for his life from an enraged brother, Jacob would never see his parents again. Neither brother would see the other for many years. The events which followed were only partially her responsibility, but Rebekah was the brains behind the scheme.
Her son did as he was told Genesis Rebekah unlike Esau understood what the blessing was worth. Spurgeon suggests that the reader not be too hard on Rebekah for her misguided actions. A good mother wants her children to obey God and seeks to raise morally upright children who rely on God first. He will have victory because, through His Son Jesus, He has already conquered every sinful scheme of man.
Candice Lucey is a freelance writer from British Columbia, Canada, where she lives with her family. Find out more about her here. Isaac favors the elder son ; , but the whole patriarchal line suggests that God does not always choose the elder son ; , and paternal favoritism produces problems ; Jacob himself finally learns and practices this in his old age The clearest clue the text itself provides is in she had sought God, and God had told her that the younger would prevail.
In contrast to Isaac, Rebekah acts on the basis of a word from God. Elsewhere in Genesis someone other than the patriarch makes a choice, nevertheless leaving the right land to the patriarch ; His mother promised to send for him when it proved safe to return , but apparently she died in the meantime hence could not send for him, so when he is returning he expects that Esau still desires to kill him
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