Genesis 27:41
Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Tag: Bitterness will consume you
To say Esau was bitter would be an understatement. For a mere bowl of soup he gave up his birthright to his brother Jacob. By trickery Jacob, following his mother's lead, he also stolen the blessing from his father, Isaac. This all could have been voided if mom and dad would have communicated and trusted in God's plan. It is assumed, or imagined, that Rebekah did not tell Issac about God's Word that was spoken to her when she was carrying Esau and Jacob in her womb.
Genesis 25:23
And the Lord said to her,
“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you shall be divided;
the one shall be stronger than the other,
the older shall serve the younger.”
God has ordained this to happen. Yet, instead of teaching their boys this truth and promise from God mom and dad turned it into a war. Esau's bitterness was birthed by Rebekah and Issac's failure to communicate and teach their sons the glory of God. Esau becomes a bitter man because he had his flesh in mind. Jacob is sent off to another country because Rebecca had her flesh in mind. Bitterness is a result of flesh thinking not faith thinking. The suffering in this family was because they failed to see the glory of God in His plans.
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