Table of Contents
- 1 Why did Rebekah favor Jacob over Esau?
- 2 How did Jacob get the blessing from his father?
- 3 How did Rebekah deceive her husband?
- 4 Why is Rebekah important?
- 5 Did Jacob and Esau reconcile?
- 6 Did Esau trick Jacob?
- 7 How did God fulfill his promise to Rebekah and Jacob?
- 8 What is Rebekah’s plan for diverting the blessing from Esau?
- 9 How did Rebekah convince Isaac to send Jacob to find a wife?
Why did Rebekah favor Jacob over Esau?
According to Bible, the God has predicted that the old will serve the young, and Rebekah may be a faithful servant and believer of God and believed Jacob will be more successful, so gave Jacob extra care. Rebeccah had no choice in the manner. God told her before Jacob was born that he would be favored over Esau.
How did Jacob get the blessing from his father?
Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. Then he said, “My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.” Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.
How did Rebekah deceive her husband?
Rebekah remembered that God had told her that the elder would serve the younger. So, instead of praying for God’s intervention, she devised a plan to deceive her husband so that Jacob would receive his father’s blessing. Her pregnancy was an answer to prayer and the lives of her sons fulfilled God’s prophecy.
What prophecy did Rebecca receive?
Thinking that she was carrying one baby who was displaying conflicting propensities, Rebecca sought enlightenment at the yeshiva of Shem and Eber. There she received the prophecy that twins were fighting in her womb and would continue to fight all their lives.
Why did Rebekah want Jacob a blessing?
The Lord had revealed to Rebekah that Jacob was to receive the birthright, but Rebekah knew how much Isaac loved his oldest son and wanted to give these blessings to Esau. Because Esau had not always made right choices, Rebekah knew he was not worthy. Then Isaac would give Jacob the blessing instead of Esau.
Why is Rebekah important?
Indeed, Jewish tradition in general elevates her, considering her a righteous woman and even a prophet. As a resourceful trickster, Rebekah serves God and preserves the ancestral lineage.
Did Jacob and Esau reconcile?
Fearing that Esau will “kill us all, the mothers with the children” (Gen. 32:11), Jacob places his trust in God and decides to reconcile with his brother. After deciding to reconcile with and pay restitution to Esau, “Jacob,” the supplanter, becomes “Israel,” the victorious, blessed, god-wrestler.
Did Esau trick Jacob?
The narrative of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob, in Genesis 25, states that Esau despised his birthright. However, it also alludes to Jacob being deceitful. In Esau’s mother and father’s eyes, the deception may have been deserved. Rebecca later abets Jacob in receiving his father’s blessing disguised as Esau.
What did Rebekah want Jacob?
Rebekah found out what Esau had threatened to do and called Jacob to her. She knew that the Lord had a special mission for Jacob, and she wanted to protect him so he could live to perform that mission. “Behold,” said she to Jacob, “thy brother Esau is planning to kill thee. Jacob worked hard for Laban.
How did Jacob deceive Esau?
He dressed himself in Esau’s best clothes and disguised himself by covering his arms in lamb skin so that if his blind father touched him, he would think Jacob his more hirsute brother.
How did God fulfill his promise to Rebekah and Jacob?
. Describe how God fulfilled his promises to Jacob and Rebecca. God fulfilled his promises to Jacob and Rebecca because Jacob, Abraham, Noah, and Isaac had all honored the covenant by being faithful to God. Then Jacob would have 12 sons and the children would become the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
What is Rebekah’s plan for diverting the blessing from Esau?
Rebekah forms a plan for diverting the blessing from Esau to Jacob. She was within hearing when the infirm Isaac gave his orders, and communicates the news to Jacob. Rebekah has no scruples about primogeniture.
How did Rebekah convince Isaac to send Jacob to find a wife?
Rebekah thinks of a clever way of making Isaac think he should send Jacob away to find a wife from among her relatives who believed in the LORD. She does so by complaining about Esau’s two Canaanite wives. Isaac gave his blessing in faith (Gen 27:28, 29 and 28:3, 4); so the blessing for each son found certain fulfilment.
Why did Isaac give Esau a blessing?
Isaac, who has become blind in his old age, prepares to give Esau a final blessing over a meal. While Esau is out hunting, Rebekah has Jacob trick his father so that Jacob receives Esau’s blessing of agricultural sustenance and power over his brothers. When Esau returns, Isaac blesses him to be a nomad who will break free of his enslavement.
Why did Jacob flee Esau and dwelt with Laban?
In the end, both Rebekah and Jacob tricked Isaac into giving Jacob his blessing and as a result Jacob fled Esau and dwelt with Laban, who was a far greater trickster! Laban tricked Jacob’s into marring his eldest daughter first! One could say that this whole story was Divine Providence in motion. God truly works in mysterious ways.