Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
To give your son or daughter a brand- new car might be a good thing, but if they are not mature enough to handle it, the parents can wind up with more problems than they had catered for, especially if it’s a BMW or a Mercedes. Thus, as we observe what was done by Rebekah and Jacob, with the consequences and results that were to follow, there are at least four critically important points to extract from the narrative:
[1] They actually succeeded in their ploy. Matthew 7: [2] It backfired to some degree, as it most often will. [3] In most cases, there will be unforeseen negative and adverse effects, with some level of collateral damage, some more, some less. [4] God’s will ultimately gets done, whether it is the right way, or the wrong way.
Just for the record, Jacob had to run for his life, he was conned on numerous occasions by Laban, and Rebekah never ever saw the face of her favorite son again. In fact, she died without ever seeing Jacob, and he himself could not even attend her funeral to pay his last respects, but they did get the birthright.
Genesis 27:46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!