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Devotional for Today
Deceiver on the Lam
Isaac spoiled Esau; Rebekah spoiled Jacob. As the boys grew older, they chose different lifestyles. Esau, a rough and ready hunter, married heathen girls: Judith, Basemath, and Mahalath. Jacob, a shepherd, married two Mesopotamian cousins: Leah and Rachel.
Esau disregarded his birthright, which he sold to Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew. Later when Isaac thought he was dying, he asked Esau to hunt down and prepare venison, at which time he’d bless the older twin. But while Esau was doing his father’s bidding, Rebekah schemed to have Jacob impersonate Esau.
With Mother’s help, Jacob brought food to blind Isaac, who suspected a ruse. Jacob, however, kept misleading his father by insisting that he was indeed Esau. Isaac, still apprehensive, felt and smelled Jacob, who felt and smelled like Esau, thanks to Rebekah’s help. Isaac ate the meat and uttered a generous blessing over Jacob, assuming that Jacob was Esau.
Hardly had Jacob left Isaac’s presence, having received the lavish blessing, than Esau arrived. Both Isaac and Esau felt deeply upset over the hoax that Jacob had perpetrated, but there was no retracting the blessing. Seventy-seven-year-old Esau bawled like a baby, and Isaac managed to concoct a lame blessing for him.
Esau vowed to murder Jacob, so Rebekah and Isaac came up with the charade that Jacob must flee to Haran so that he could find a wife there among his kinfolk. Just before Jacob started his long trek, Isaac blessed him a second time. Just how many blessings did Jacob need? He’d wangled the birthright from Esau, and now he’d received two blessings from Father.
More than 50 miles from home Jacob settled down for the night at Bethel. He dreamed of a ramp (or staircase) that connected earth to heaven, upon which angels were gliding up and down. YHWH stood at the top and promised Jacob that he was the recipient of the blessings previously given to Abraham.
God chooses the most unlikely heroes! Jacob, who had grown up in a dysfunctional family, had taken advantage of his twin brother, and had deceived Isaac, would carry on the covenant God had made with Abraham.
With that in mind, surely there’s hope for you and me!
Richard W. Coffen focuses on details in Scripture that provide
important glimpses into who God is and what He is really like. By
examining these “snapshots” of God’s interaction with humanity, we
discover nuances of His character that help us form a true picture of
our Creator. Some details may be pleasant and familiar; others may be
surprising.
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Isaac spoiled Esau; Rebekah spoiled Jacob. As the boys grew older, they chose different lifestyles. Esau, a rough and ready hunter, married heathen girls: Judith, Basemath, and Mahalath. Jacob, a shepherd, married two Mesopotamian cousins: Leah and Rachel.
Esau disregarded his birthright, which he sold to Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew. Later when Isaac thought he was dying, he asked Esau to hunt down and prepare venison, at which time he’d bless the older twin. But while Esau was doing his father’s bidding, Rebekah schemed to have Jacob impersonate Esau.
With Mother’s help, Jacob brought food to blind Isaac, who suspected a ruse. Jacob, however, kept misleading his father by insisting that he was indeed Esau. Isaac, still apprehensive, felt and smelled Jacob, who felt and smelled like Esau, thanks to Rebekah’s help. Isaac ate the meat and uttered a generous blessing over Jacob, assuming that Jacob was Esau.
Hardly had Jacob left Isaac’s presence, having received the lavish blessing, than Esau arrived. Both Isaac and Esau felt deeply upset over the hoax that Jacob had perpetrated, but there was no retracting the blessing. Seventy-seven-year-old Esau bawled like a baby, and Isaac managed to concoct a lame blessing for him.
Esau vowed to murder Jacob, so Rebekah and Isaac came up with the charade that Jacob must flee to Haran so that he could find a wife there among his kinfolk. Just before Jacob started his long trek, Isaac blessed him a second time. Just how many blessings did Jacob need? He’d wangled the birthright from Esau, and now he’d received two blessings from Father.
More than 50 miles from home Jacob settled down for the night at Bethel. He dreamed of a ramp (or staircase) that connected earth to heaven, upon which angels were gliding up and down. YHWH stood at the top and promised Jacob that he was the recipient of the blessings previously given to Abraham.
God chooses the most unlikely heroes! Jacob, who had grown up in a dysfunctional family, had taken advantage of his twin brother, and had deceived Isaac, would carry on the covenant God had made with Abraham.
With that in mind, surely there’s hope for you and me!
From the Devotional: Snapshots of God
Richard W. Coffen focuses on details in Scripture that provide
important glimpses into who God is and what He is really like. By
examining these “snapshots” of God’s interaction with humanity, we
discover nuances of His character that help us form a true picture of
our Creator. Some details may be pleasant and familiar; others may be
surprising.
More Information
