Genesis 27
“Here I am. Who are you, my son?”
Jacob like, and Isaac suspected it at first till he smelled Esau’s clothes, and believed Jacob that he was Esau and prayed the prayer of blessings over Jacob.
God worked even within lies and sins, and showed mercy and grace towards both Rebekah and Jacob, knowing that both of them lied, in order to obtain and get the prayer blessing from Esau.
God works in mysterious ways, and this is one of them, why couldn’t it be Esau? Why does it need to be Jacob? Esau, is probably strong by judging on the text describing him as a hunter, on the other hand, Jacob, said it with his own word, that he is more of a quiet person. Not really the one that hunts animal around with spears or arrow.
When we just read the text, yea, it makes sense that Esau should’ve been the one that got his inheritance, and I do feel bad from Esau. But we need to know that Esau is the one that placed himself in that position at first. He forfeit his birthright because he was hungry. He treated his own inheritance, his identity as something light. He believes that with his God-given talent, he is the one that deserves his father’s blessings. And because of pride and ego, he can see but yet blind.
Jacob, was quiet and may seem weak, but yet he is ready. He is ready to receive the inheritance, and also he was ready to even go to extremes for God’s promises in his own life.
We are both Esau and Jacob. We are sinners but yet carrying God’s promises in our daily lives. We all are like Esau, knowing that yes we deserve His blessings, His promises because of our skills, our gifts, our talents and etc. But yet, other side of us desire to be like Jacob, knowing that we are weak and we can’t get it unless we listen and follow on God’s voice because indeed, we don’t deserve His promises at the first place.
I pray, that I will not let myself be like Esau, treating God’s words and promises as something light, but also know that He is my good good father that desires me to see and believe that He is leading me to my promise land.
Amen
