Jacob’s Position Accosted

Let us muse this day from Genesis 27:1-4, 15-23, and 27-29 and Jacob’s position accosted. Both Issac and Rebecca were aware of God’s word for Jacob to have all the rights of the first-born, but yet they struggle for it to be their way. In verse 1-4 we find the work of doing. Issac seeks to bless Esau by requesting a dinner of venison. All five of his senses are without discernment for God. He says he is dying, but  he dies 30 years later. When your sense of God is messed up life seems like it is forever. Dying will be a long process. Rebecca sought to teach Jacob the art of deception, instead of letting life flow without human direction. In verses 15-29 we find the weakness of deception. Issac’s part leads to lying on a death-bed for thirty years. Rebecca’s part leads to a life of bitterness and shortly after seeing her son Jacob for the last time, when he runs for his life from Esau. It is costly to try and direct our lives and the lives of the ones around us. Oh, by the way, did you know life does not have a steering  wheel?