Today’s Passage: Genesis 27-28
Wow, what an incredible and intense story! It is important to recall the previous chapters before leading up to todays. It seems like I’m watching a movie with all the stuff that is going on with the family of Isaac, Rebekah, Esau and Jacob.
If you recall in earlier chapters, Jacob’s lies were able to get him the birthright that was to be given to the firstborn son, Esau. In this chapter, you will notice that apparently that occurrence did not mean much to Isaac because he still had full intentions of granting his son Esau the blessing. (We should recall God’s Words in a previous chapter that said the older would serve the younger c.f. 25:13) At any rate, there is a lot going on in these chapters, but I want to focus our attention on two things: 1) the preparation and time Rachel and Jacob took for their lies and 2) Isaac’s determination.
In the story we find that Rachel and Jacob had to really do a lot of work and preparation in order to pull their plan of deceit off. Jacob’s worry was that his father would easily know it was not him, due to his outward appearance. Rachel, however; did not seem to worry about that. (Makes you wonder how many times she had lied before to become so secure in herself.) Take this for example: Rachel instructed Jacob to go get goats for her to cook. However, Rachel heard Isaac tell Esau to prepare venison for him. I thought it very interesting how Rachel (apparently) knew she could prepare the goat meat in such a way as to pass it off as venison.
The second thing I wanted to mention is Isaac’s determination. Leading up to this chapter, we find that Esau had taken wives that did not please Isaac and Jacob. We saw he was tricked into handing his birthright over to Jacob. God had said the younger would serve the older. All the while, Isaac was determined to give his firstborn son the blessing (mind you that this blessing is comparable to modern day living wills or “last will and testaments.”) Isaac was deceived based on Jacob’s outward appearance and lies.
Reflect with me for a moment, and think in your own life how you have to prepare for the sins you commit. Have you become so confident in your sin that it is easy for you? Lies are especially messy, because you have to keep track of them. And for me, who has an exceptionally short memory, lies can easily and quickly get me into trouble! Sometimes our determination can be opposite of what God has in mind. However, He is in control and will work things out as He has planned. But we must keep in mind that our sin will inevitably come back on us. So, let us ask God for His forgiveness and repent of our sinful ways.
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