Genesis 46

 

ANGER OF ESAU WHO CENTERED TO FLESH

( Gen.27:30-46)

 

Introduction:

In the first half of Chapter 27 of Genesis, Isaac prepares to bless his older son Esau, Rebekah overhears Isaac's plan and plots to have her younger son

Jacob receive the blessing instead, and Jacob pretends to be his older brother to deceive his father and steal the blessing, they appeared one after another.

In the same family, the father and the eldest son are on the same side, and the mother and the younger son are on the same side, resulting in a tragedy of

being deceived and deceived over the blessing of the eldest son. When the fake Esau deceived Isaac into receiving all the blessings of the firstborn and left,

the real Esau soon returned from hunting.

Jacob steals the blessing that was meant for his older brother Esau in a way that can never be justified ethically, but through this, God fulfills the words,

‘The older will serve the younger (Genesis 25:23).’

 

1. Key point of the Book of Genesis

  1) Genesis 1:27-28 God’s image and mission

  2) Genesis 2:17 Safety device of the creation covenant

  3) Genesis 3:1-20 The first man’s rebellion and its consequences

  4) Genesis 3:15 Christ’s covenant

  5) Genesis 6:14-20 Ark covenant with Noah

  6) Genesis 12:1-10 Covenant with Abram, the source of blessings

  7) Genesis 22:1-13 The secret of the ram held with Isaac

  8) Genesis 25:21-23 Among the twins, Jacob is the covenant heir.

  9) Genesis 32:22-32 Jacob’s prayer and answer of Israel

  10) Genesis 39:1-6 Joseph, Potiphar’s slave

 

 

2. Mistake of Rebekah(Gen.25:22-24)

    v. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD.

    v. 23 The LORD said to her, "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."

    v. 25 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.

 

3. A figure of the man who centered to flesh

  1) Gen. 25:28-34

    v. 32 "Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?"

    v. 33 But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.

    v. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.

  2) Gen. 27:1-4, 27:30-35 (Faith after blessing)

    v. 34 When Esau heard his father's words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me--me too, my father!"

  3) Gen. 27:36 (Lost spiritual blessing) Esau said, "Isn't he rightly named Jacob ? He has deceived me these two times:

       He took my birthright, and now he's taken my blessing!" Then he asked, "Haven't you reserved any blessing for me?"

  4) Gen. 27:38-40 (Blessings and worship that missed the covenant)

  5) Gen. 27:41 (Faith after anger) Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself,

     "The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob."

  

 

4. The way to overcome test, tribulation and death.

  1) Advice of Rebekah (Gen. 27:42) - We must hear God’s will and God’s voice.

    v. 42 When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, "Your brother Esau is consoling                  himself with the thought of killing you.

  2) Flee from Esau’s anger.(Gen. 27:43-44)

    v. 43 Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.

    v. 44 Stay with him for a while until your brother's fury subsides.

  3) Waiting for God’s time schedule.(Gen. 27:45)      God’s plan is fulfilled absolutely.

    v. 45 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?“

 

Conclusion:

Isaac's blessing did not come true during Jacob's time. If he had gotten along well with his brother and not deceived him, he would have received half of

his father Isaac's property and could have lived an easier life. However, due to the deception, Jacob was penniless and had to flee to his uncle's house,

where he suffered all kinds of humiliation from his uncle and only obtained a few hundred sheep and cows.

Later, when Pharaoh of Egypt asked him how old he was, Jacob told his age and described his life like this. "The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred

and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers."” (Genesis 47:9)

However, in those difficult times, Jacob was able to have something amazing that Esau did not have. It was a deeper belief in God. The wealth greater

than all of Esau's wealth was God.