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In the last article, we learned that Rebekah's plan to protect "the birthright" had turn out to be successful.

Then we learned that after Jacob had executed his mother's plan with his notable performance, he'd left from his father's side.

This would be right before Esau had finished cooking his father's meal and had entered the room to present it to his father. It would be at this time that Esau would find out what his younger brother had done when it came to his special blessing.

Needless-to-say Esau had became very angry after he had learned that Jacob would now be the official recipient of his father's "special blessing", which was intended for him. Immediately afterwards, Esau begged and asked his father if he still had a special blessing that he could speak into his life? And although Isaac would speak a blessing into Esau's life, it was still a far cry from the "special blessing" that Jacob had received earlier.

From this point forward, Esau would hold a serious grudge against his younger brother Jacob, and because of this he'd made a vow that he would have Jacob killed, after the days of his father Isaac had ended: "The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob."

Now this would be a long wait for Esau, being that Isaac was 137 old when this ordeal between Esau and Jacob had occurred, and according to the Scriptures, Isaac would live to be 180 years of age, and he wouldn't reach this age for another forty-three years.

Now apparently Esau had shared his feelings with some of his closest confidants, being that the Scriptures informs us that word had gotten back to his mother Rebekah. After she had heard what her oldest son was planning to do, she sent for Jacob her youngest son, and the one she adored the most. When Jacob came before his mother, she spoke these words:

"Your brother Esau is consoling himself with the thought of killing you. Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran. Stay with him for awhile 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?" -- Genesis 27:42-45

But Rebekah wasn't done when it came to looking out for Jacob the son she loved the most. For she would then go to her husband Isaac and tell him about them. Now these concerns didn't deal with the drama that had taken shape between Esau and Jacob. These concerns were of a different matter, for they dealt with Jacob and his quest to find a wife: "I'm disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living." -- Genesis 27:46

Now remember that Isaac and Rebekah weren't happy with the fact, that sometime ago Esau had married two women from the land of Canaan, who were in fact Hittite women, also known as -- The Daughters of Heth: "When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah" -- (Genesis 26:34-35)

Now when it came to Jacob and who he married, this was very important being that it would not be wise for Jacob to be yoked (united) with someone who didn't have the fear of the Lord such as he. And being that the Hittites who were also descendants of the Canaanites who had also become known as an idolatrous and wicked people - simply wouldn't be an ideal fit for the future patriarch of the Israel nation.

Know that Rebekah's concerns are warranted and should be taken seriously. For we must keep in mind that these were the same concerns that Abraham had, when he sent his chief servant out to find a wife for his son Isaac: "Put your hand under my thigh. I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac." -- (Genesis 24:2-4)

After all that just had happened with Esau in which Jacob deceived them both. Will Isaac have a clear heart and mind to listen to his wife. And most importantly... will he agree with her?

The Introduction of Abraham

The Birth of Isaac

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Jacob - The Path of Uncertainty

Jacob - Wrestles with God

Joseph the Favorite Son

Joseph the Overseer of Egypt

The Unveiling of Joseph

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) Esau the Favorite Son

37) God has Checkmate

38) Rebekah's Deception

39) Jacob the Loyal Son

40) Deceitful Hearts

41) Esau the Son of War

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43) Jacob - The Path of Uncertainty