Why jacob and not esau

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Like this: Like Loading Jacob did not steal the birthright. Esau sold it to Jacob. This is very well written and keen insight. Thank you for sharing. Pingback: Jacob and Esau — He has overcome the world.

I guess I find his situation with his wives a little humorous for lack of a better word. If God gave us free will, can he be with us while sinning, e.

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Series and Symposia. TABS Blog. Torah in the News. Stay updated with the latest scholarship I would like to receive new essays When published Before Shabbat. George Savran Did Jacob and Esau Reconcile? Edit article. George Savran ,. Categories: Vayishlach. Gen May God give you of the dew of heaven and the fat of the earth, a great deal of new grain and wine.

Gen Let us travel together — I will go before you. Even though sometimes I will go in front, I will not go far but always be close by. Let me find favor in the sight of my lord. Gen So Esau started back that day on his way to Seir. Deceit but not for Gain While it is true that Jacob is making use of his old tricks here, the circumstances are very different.

Genesis — I believe that this account is very important for many reasons. The main reason is that it shows, once again, that God alone chooses who will continue the lineage of redemption; He decides through whom His Seed of Promise will come! Two pressing questions come up, however, as to why Rebecca did not tell Isaac about the word that she received from God, and why Jacob did not simply tell Isaac that Esau sold the first born right to him.

These are important questions, which we do not fully understand. Regardless, I believe there are a few additional points of interest in this account. Is it possible that the struggle we find here was not just about the right of the first born, or the right of the blessing, but the right of the entire inheritance, which included land?

Is it possible that this was the continuation of a struggle that began with Isaac and Ishmael, which still exists today? Another interesting point is why God chose Jacob. But the main way in which God communicates with people is through His written Word….

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