Genesis 24:28-26:35

Esau is as dumb as a stump. A birthright was no small thing. As a firstborn son, you received special privilege. You receive a larger inheritance, you took over your father’s household, and there was respect and honor for the one who held the position, as well as a special blessing (we will see tomorrow). But even though Esau is lacking some brain power, his brother Jacob is taking advantage of him and is not squeaky clean.

Jacob is doing the “finders keepers, losers weepers” type of thing. This is an example of the text not telling us it’s wrong, but we are expected to understand this as we filter this story through our moral compass. The selling of a birthright and another deception of Abimelech, Jacob is not off to a great start.


-Pastor Doug