Genesis 27:18-46
May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine. May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.”Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came and I blessed him—and indeed he will be blessed!”
Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: He took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!” Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”
His father Isaac answered Esau, Your dwelling will be away from the earth’s richness, away from the dew of heaven above. You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”
Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Harran. Stay with him for a while until your brother’s fury subsides. When your brother is no longer angry with you and forgets what you did to him, I’ll send word for you to come back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”
Why?
Jacob got the blessing from his father Isaac by cheating and helped by his mother. For his mother loves Jacob. So she cried why should I lose both of you in one day. She urged Jacob to go away to live with his uncle Laban in Harran a while until his brother's fury subsides.
Issac's blessing became true for his two sons Jacob and Esau. their inheritances became two nations and fight each other.
This war continue many years and disaster always existing in the world until Jesus comes again to the world.
Blessing is the power to blesses one who faces his life way. Something we do not know that is under the authority of the Lord.
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以撒知道神檢選了雅各,難道他不知道嗎?這不是靠人的方法可改變。應該是知道的。以撒愛以掃,因為常吃他的野味。所以想將祝福給以掃。似乎已被野味控制了。且以掃本來就是長子。為他祝福是沒有問題的。以撒因著自己的喜好,社會風俗,壓力而忽略了神的話。基督徒的作法常不和社會的期待的。
就算人不知不覺忽略神的話。以撒一直以為按照自己的期待而行。直到以掃出現。我們一直以為按照自己的計畫進行中,其實我們不知不覺中已經成就神的旨意,卻不是我所喜好的。最難的是我在4己的想法,跨越過去
利百加喜愛雅各因為常在帳篷,但是為了愛雅各卻去害以掃得不6到的祝福。那本來就是我的,為什麽要去強?那本來就是我的,神本來就要給我們的東西。我很在意別人對我們的看法。人想盡辦法要得到,結果反而得罪神。神的祝福有其時間。撒拉與亞伯拉罕也是如此與人的方法想得應許。以掃後來知道是媽媽媽的計謀,證明他不愛以掃,所以失去了以掃。雅各得到祝福,卻失去家庭,失去父母,流浪在外,後來的子女也相爭。利百加這4個家庭很聰明,各個拉班也是最後也是吃虧,嚐苦果。
How?
Jesus Chris is the fountain of the blessing to everyone in the world if we turn to the Lord and accept Jesus Christ as my savior. God gives us the right to choose our way.
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