Between A Rock and A Hard Place. Part [8] 07/09/2024 (Morning thought)

Genesis 27:31 And he also had made savory meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

Now let us take a look at the flipside of the coin, in a situation where Rebekah and Jacob decide to wait it out no matter what. In other words, instead of them employing clandestine strategy, they bite the bullet, and decide that come what may, they are going to let God handle the matter, in His own time and way. If they decide to go the route of open-ended waiting it is quite possible that God might allow Isaac to give Esau the birthright, much to their dismay.

Here is where many Christians become frustrated with God, in that he may actually permit time to expire, before doing as He promised. But if Isaac insisted on blessing Esau, and he actually went through with his plan, that doesn’t necessarily mean that Jacob would not receive it. It just means that he would receive it in another way, at another time.

In fact, when you look at the bigger picture, you will see that by employing stratagem to procure it, Jacob received it prematurely, at a time when he was not ready to receive it. Thus, by taking matters into their own hands, Rebekah and Jacob got something good, before the right time to get it. God however, gives good gifts at the right time, for if He were to bless prematurely some folks wouldn’t be able to handle or manage the blessing prudently, and in some instances, something good can end up doing more harm than good.

Genesis 27:33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou came, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

May he Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Between A Rock and A Hard Place. Part [7] 07/09/2024 (Evening thought)

Genesis 27:20 And Isaac said unto his son, how is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.

Genesis 27:21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, the voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands, so he blessed him.

Genesis 27:24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 25 And he said, bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine and he drank. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:

Genesis 27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curses thee, and blessed be he that blesses thee.

Genesis 27:30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!