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Notes
The blessing seemed to be at risk. In the second scene, Rebekah and Jacob tried to gain God’s blessing through deception, rather than through faith and love. Rebekah made a plan to trick Isaac, who was old, into thinking he was blessing Esau when he was actually blessing Jacob.
Jacob got his father Isaac’s blessing through deception. In this story, an entire family tries to carry out their responsibilities by physical means rather than by faith. Faith would have provided Rebekah and Jacob a more honorable solution to the crisis.
Esau Isaac Jacob Leah Rebekah Blessing Symbolic Numbers The Priestly Blessing
Parallels
People
Esau: Isaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Rebekah: Wife of Isaac; mother of Jacob and Esau
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Birthright Ebla Tablets Esau Food and Food Preparation Genealogy Genesis, Book of Idumea, Idumeans Isaac Jacob Jacob’s Ladder Leah Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Primogeniture Rebecca, Rebekah
Topics
Children: Partiality of Parents Among: Rebekah for Jacob Covetousness in Defrauding Esau of His, Father's Blessing Craftiness: Obtaining Isaac's Blessing Deception: Jacob and Rebekah, in Imposing Jacob on his Father, and Jacob's Impersonating Esau Dishonesty: Jacob Steals his Father's Blessing Dishonesty: Rebekah's Craftiness in Jacob's Behalf Falsehood: Rebekah and Isaac, in the Conspiracy Against Esau Family: Infelicity In of Isaac, on Account of the Disagreement Between Jacob and Esau Favoritism: Rebekah, for Jacob Jacob: Fradulently Obtains his Father's Blessing Parents: Partiality of Rebekah for Jacob Rebekah (Rebecca): Prompts Jacob to Deceive Isaac Temptation: Yielding to Jacob, to Defraud Esau