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Page Thirty-Six





Esau

Isaac's Favorite Son

Now we find that Isaac was about one hundred and thirty-seven years old when he started thinking about how his days on this earth were coming to an end.

(Bible Study Online Article Covers : Genesis 27:1-5)



Short Recap?

In the last article we learned that Esau had went against his family wishes and married two pagan women who were from the Hittites.

We also learned that the "Hittites" which were also known as "The Children of Heth".

And as we can see by the latter, the Hittites were the descendants who came from Heth, who was one of Canaan's sons.

Needless-to-say this would make the Hittites a part of the Canaanite civilization.

And it was the Canaanites who had earned the reputation of being a very sinful and wicked people.

We also learned that Isaac's father Abraham had sent his chief servant Eliezar on a wife-finding-mission for his son Isaac. And it would at this time, that the Sacred Record reveals that Abraham had given Eliezar strict instructions, that dealt with him promising not to go and find Isaac a wife from the Canaanites.

And the same would also hold true for Isaac when it came to whom his sons would marry, and what households their future wives would belong to. However, we now find that Esau had went against his parents wishes, and he married into the Canaanite nation, which irritated his father Isaac - Esau would still hold tremendous favor with his father.



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Isaac Reflects On His Time?


Be that as it may we now move forward, for we now find that Isaac was about 137 years old when he started thinking about how his days on this earth were coming to an end. Perhaps he was thinking about his own brother Ishmael at this time, and how he had passed when he too, was 137 years of age. But this is just an assumption on my part. However, not only did Isaac fear that his time was nearing, but we are also told how his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see with them.

"My son..." Isaac called for Esau. "Here I am!" Esau answered. Now personally I like to think that Esau loved his father just as much as his father loved him. I point this out, because we should noticed that the Sacred Record didn't indicate that Esau had to be located. When his father called him in his weak and fragile voice, Esau was right there by his side and immediately answered. One can't help but to wonder that at this point within Esau's life, if he'd stayed constantly at his father's side for long hours as each day would pass by.

However, Isaac had this to say: "I am now an old man and don't know the day of my death. Now then, get your weapons -- your quiver (sword) and bow - and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me. Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die."



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God's Message to Rebekah?


Now before we move forward, I would like to point out a few more things before I close out this article. For we must keep in mind that the events that are now taking shape within Isaac's household had already been prophesied to his mother Rebekah while she was pregnant with the two boys: "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." -- (Genesis 25:23)

Now this was the response that Rebekah had received from God after she was concerned about the uneasiness that she was feeling while she was pregnant with the two boys. Notice that within the passage that God let Rebekah know that the older son (Esau) will serve the younger (Jacob).



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Isaac Tries to Out Maneuver God - Really?


So what we have going on here is that it's possible that Isaac might be trying to go around the plan that the Lord had already laid out for the boys. I make this statement based on the fact that it would seem like Isaac is planning a special blessing for his favorite son Esau, in spite of what the Lord had told Rebekah. My reasoning for this assumption is for the mere fact that Isaac loved Esau so much, that he didn't want his son to be left out when it came to the Abrahamic Covenant that had been placed on his household, being that he was a seed of Abraham.

Now we're not told if Isaac knew about the prophecy that Rebekah had received from the Lord. And we can only assume that Isaac knew about Esau's selling of his birthright to his younger brother Jacob. Here's a little peak at the special blessing that Isaac had planned for Esau: "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."

Now this is part of the special blessing (which we will go more into in the next article) that Isaac had planned for Esau. Notice how this special blessing totally goes against the prophecy that God had foretold to Rebekah when she was pregnant with the boys: "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older [Esau] will serve the younger [Jacob]." -- (Genesis 25:23)


In the next Bible Study Online Article:

Oh well, things get a little bit more interesting in my next article, being that I will try to tie most of this together. I mean after all, did Isaac know about Esau's bad decision when it came to Esau selling his birthright? Will Esau be anxious to receive Isaac's special blessing? Will he care? Will God let Isaac out maneuver him? We'll see...?


May God blessings be upon you, and thank you for your support



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The Introduction of Abraham

The Birth of Isaac

**YOUR CURRENT BIBLE STUDY ONLINE SERIES WOULD BE HERE**

Jacob - The Path of Uncertainty

Jacob - Wrestles with God

Joseph the Favorite Son

Joseph the Overseer of Egypt

The Unveiling of Joseph




Continue Reading - Current Bible Study Online Series:


28) The Twelve Rulers of Ishmael

29) The Birth of Esau & Jacob

30) Esau & Jacob - The Birthright

31) Isaac and the Canaan Famine

32) Isaac Lied About Rebekah

33) The Envious King Abimelech

34) The Battle of the Wells

35) Esau the Rebellious

36) <-CURRENT PAGE->

37) God has Checkmate

38) Rebekah's Reaction

39) Jacob - Loyalty or Deception

40) Deceitful Hearts

41) Esau the Son of War

42) Esau's Heart of Vengeance

43) Jacob - The Path of Uncertainty



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