6.4.23 - The Blessing

June 04, 2023

Jay Vanderbur

Children long for the blessing of their fathers. That reality makes these words from Genesis 25:28 so haunting. “Isaac loved Esau... but Rebekah loved Jacob.” Esau grows up with the blessing and approval of his father while Jacob does not. Jacob goes to great lengths to fraudulently gain a positive declaration from his father. The aftermath is a mess... but somehow God transforms the mess into a message.