1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: And Jacob said, swear to me this day, and he 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: swear unto him, and he sold his birthright unto Jacob 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: Genesis twenty five thirty three. Dear Lord, through the eyes 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: of this text, thank you for opening my eyes to 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: ways of being that could derail my future. I declare 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: that I will be mindful, to cherish and to honor 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: the inheritance you have for me as your child. I 8 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: decree that I will not settle and sell myself short 9 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: for the things in life that offer temporary pleasure and relief. 10 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: Like Esau, help me, Lord to stay mindful and sober 11 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: when it comes to the schemes of the enemy. I 12 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: will guard my future and my promise with wisdom and 13 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: wise counsel. I will not compromise my stance or my 14 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: values when opportunity is within reach. Instead, I will hold 15 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: fast to that which belongs to me, for I know 16 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: that you are my provider, Heavenly Father, Man can only 17 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: give what you allow. From this moment on, I guard 18 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: what's mine. I stay alert at all times, and I 19 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: wait for my promise to come to pass. In Jesus name, Amen, 20 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: Thanks for making prayer a priority in your life. To 21 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: hear the Bible come to life. Stay tuned for the 22 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: Bible in a Year, brought to you by Bible in 23 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: a Year dot com. 24 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: Esau's Birthright before this story, we learned about Sarah passing 25 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: away and God's faithfulness to continue his promises through Isaac. 26 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: He provided Isaac with a wife, Rebecca, and the two 27 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: loved one another deeply. Now we will learn about the 28 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: passing of Abraham and Isaac and Rebecca's sons, Jacob and Esau, 29 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 2: as inspired by the Book of Genesis. 30 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 3: We're so glad you joined us on the Bible and 31 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 3: of your podcast today. The Bible into your podcast is 32 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 3: an outreach of PowerPoint Ministries and can only come to 33 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 3: you each week through the support of listeners just like 34 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 3: you. Your support today is so important that we want to 35 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 3: thank you for your gift by giving you a copy 36 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 3: of my book called The Jesus Book. It is a 37 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: powerful guide that shows how every book of the Bible 38 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 3: points to Jesus and how his living word, the truth 39 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 3: of God's Word, will transform your life. So to get 40 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 3: a copy of The Jesus Book, simply go to Jack 41 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 3: Graham dot org slash Jesus. That's Jack Graham dot org. 42 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 3: Slash Jesus, and thank you for your support. In our 43 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 3: previous passage, we learned of Sarah's passing in Abraham's quest 44 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 3: to find a wife for Isaac, his son, a woman 45 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 3: to help him carry on the family line and fulfill 46 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: God's prophecy regarding Abraham's descendants. Today we come to the 47 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 3: end of Abraham's life. Far from being a perfect man, 48 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 3: he was full of contradictions, faith and failings, trust and trepidation. 49 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 3: God has been with him through it all, however, never 50 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 3: wavering in his promise. Now his legacy is established, Abraham 51 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 3: is ready to go to the Heavenly Father. Notice how 52 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 3: as he knows his time is nearing, Abraham continues to 53 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 3: lead his family, seeking to establish for them a future 54 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 3: and a fulfillment of God's plan. You'll hear how two brothers, 55 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 3: Isaac and Ishmael, come together for the sake of honoring 56 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 3: their father. We'll then hear about Isaac and Rebecca in 57 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 3: a story that in many ways echoes that of Isaac's 58 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 3: father and mother. The struggle to bear children, the patient 59 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: waiting on God until finally God grants their greatest desire. 60 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 3: But not just one child. God gave them twin boys, 61 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 3: and as you probably have come to expect by now, 62 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 3: when brothers are involved, strife is not far behind. Today's 63 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 3: passage is no different. But listen as the struggles start 64 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 3: before Rebecca even gives birth. This will not be a 65 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 3: harmonious relationship, but it is made even worse by the 66 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 3: parents who each choose a favorite. The seeds are being 67 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 3: sown early for a difficult relationship and a conflict that 68 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 3: divides a family. This theme of close family conflict is 69 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 3: one that keeps getting repeated, and it's one that many 70 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 3: of us know all too well from personal experience. What 71 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 3: can we learn from this story to help us in 72 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 3: our own situations with our own families. Let's listen to 73 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 3: today's passage and see. 74 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 2: In the last years of Abraham's life, he was married 75 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 2: to a woman named Keturah, a young woman who bore 76 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 2: him six sons. Abraham was blessed in his final years, 77 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 2: getting to see more of God's promises unfold before his eyes. 78 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 2: When he knew the time was near, he gathered gifts 79 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: for his wife and sons and commissioned them to the 80 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 2: east to be fruitful and start their own families. Yet 81 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: Isaac was to remain in his land with Rebeccah. Abraham, 82 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 2: the father of nations and God's chosen inheritor of the Covenant, 83 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 2: departed from the earth at age one hundred seventy five. 84 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 2: His life was filled with riches and woes, peaks and valleys, 85 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: faith and failure. His life was a beacon of hope 86 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: to all those who follow God, and proof that the 87 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 2: Lord keeps his promises despite our foolishness. After Abraham had passed, 88 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 2: Ishmael returned to his brother Isaac, and the two buried 89 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 2: him together. Besides Sarah, the God of Abraham looked to 90 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: Isaac and became the God of Isaac. The promised covenant 91 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 2: given to Abraham was passed to Isaac, and he would 92 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 2: bless Isaac and his descendants as he did with his father. 93 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 2: Twenty years of marriage had passed for Isaac and Rebeccah. 94 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 2: The two lived in the love of the Lord and 95 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 2: one another, expanding their land and influence. Yet Rebeccah, in 96 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 2: twenty years, was unable to have children. The two found 97 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 2: themselves in a similar situation as Abraham and Sarah once did. 98 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 2: Yet they waited on the Lord and trusted in him 99 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: to provide They came before God daily, waiting for him 100 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 2: to move. They knew he would, and he did. When 101 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 2: Isaac and his wife Rebecca had reached twenty years of marriage, 102 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: Isaac prayed to God that she would become pregnant because 103 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 2: she was unable to bear children. God blessed Rebecca and 104 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: answered Isaac's prayer. That is when Rebecca became pregnant with 105 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 2: twin boys. Lord, what is happening to me? She prayed. 106 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 2: The Lord responded, you have the makings of two nations 107 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 2: inside you. Two people groups will come from the children 108 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 2: in your womb. One will be stronger and the older 109 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 2: will serve the younger. As the Lord had promised, Rebecca 110 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 2: became pregnant. A few months into pregnancy, Rebecca felt a 111 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 2: wrestling in her womb. Concerned, she asked the Lord what 112 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 2: was happening to her. The Lord prophesied over her and 113 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 2: told her that she was having twins. He said, you 114 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 2: have the makings of two nations inside you, two people 115 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: groups that will be divided. One shall be stronger than 116 00:07:55,480 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: the other, and the older will serve the younger. These 117 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 2: things close to her heart, for she would watch them 118 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 2: unfold as her children grew older. When Rebecca came to 119 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 2: term and gave birth to her twins. She was surprised 120 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 2: to see the oldest baby was red and his whole 121 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 2: body was covered in hair. She named him Esau. The 122 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 2: second child came out grasping the heel of his brother Esau. 123 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 2: They named him Jacob, which means heel grabber. Isaac was 124 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 2: sixty years old when Esau and Jacob were born, and 125 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 2: the two children grew up together in the promises of God. 126 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 2: Esau grew up to be a skilled hunter. He was 127 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 2: a man of the field, strong and filled with dignity. 128 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: He often left for weeks to find meat for the 129 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 2: family and became skilled in the craft of hunting and killing. 130 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 2: Jacob grew up to be a mild and quiet man, 131 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 2: spending most of his time with his mother among the 132 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 2: tents away from the elements. Esau was loved by his 133 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 2: father because he was a provider and hunted wild agame 134 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 2: and the first born son. Therefore, he was the inheritor 135 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 2: of Isaac's birthright. Jacob was loved by his mother. Yet 136 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 2: Jacob's mildness was not to be mistaken for weakness. Jacob 137 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 2: was a man of ambition and wit. His clever tongue 138 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 2: and opportunistic attitude would be overlooked by his father and brother, 139 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 2: to both their humiliation. Esau once returned from weeks out 140 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 2: in the wilderness. He was hunting, traveling, and running towards 141 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,559 Speaker 2: the point of exhaustion. Starvation had led him back home 142 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 2: and near the point of death. He stumbled his way 143 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 2: back to camp. Jacob was awaiting his brother with a 144 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 2: fresh pot of stew simmering on the fire. Esau, gasping 145 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 2: out of starvation, groveled towards Jacob, saying, let me eat 146 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 2: some of that red stew, for I am exhausted. Jacob, 147 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 2: with a sly grin that can barely be seen through 148 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 2: the smoke of the fire byers, said, sell me your birthright. 149 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 2: Confused and exhausted, Esau said, what use is a birthright 150 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 2: to me? If I am about to die? Swear it 151 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 2: to me, Jacob said swiftly. So Esau swore over his 152 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 2: birthright to Jacob and ate of the stew. Jacob prepared ravenously, 153 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 2: devouring the red stew. Esau was the first victim of 154 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 2: Jacob's ambition. He ate and drank, and then went his way. 155 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 2: Ever since, Esau despised his place in life, and bitterness 156 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: would be the bond between Esau and Jacob for years after. 157 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 3: We opened the story today with Abraham remarrying his wife, 158 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 3: giving him more sons. These will not be the men 159 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 3: who will make up the great nation of Israel, but 160 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 3: as sons they would be blessed and fruitful. Before we 161 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 3: move on to their story, I want to point out 162 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 3: something that happens when Abraham died. Isaac does not bury 163 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 3: his father alone. He is joined by a familiar character 164 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 3: who we last saw wandering in the wilderness with his 165 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 3: mother after he mocked a young Isaac in jealousy. Ishmael 166 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 3: returns and, together with Isaac, buried their father. This relationship, 167 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 3: which was so strained beyond repair, really is at the 168 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 3: very least able to be reconciled for a time to 169 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 3: lay their father to rest. You may be living through 170 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 3: a very difficult situation today, or having experienced one where 171 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 3: it seems there is no reconciliation possible. But with God, 172 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 3: all things are possible. And today we see these two 173 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 3: brothers who you may never have expected to speak again, 174 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 3: coming together to honor their father, Righteous Abraham, a man 175 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 3: who left each with a powerful legacy of faith in God, 176 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 3: and then there is this Isaac and Rebecca, like Abraham 177 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 3: and Sarah, must wait for many years for a child, 178 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 3: but they remain faithful, and after twenty years, Isaac goes 179 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 3: to God and ask him to give Rebecca a child, 180 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 3: and the Lord answers, so she becomes pregnant with twins early. 181 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 3: It's obvious that the brothers will be at odds. Even 182 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 3: in the womb they wrestle with one another. They couldn't 183 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 3: be more different. Esau, the oldest, is a powerful hunter, 184 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 3: a man of the land. Jacob is mild and peaceful, 185 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 3: not made for outdoor living. He is also cunning and 186 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 3: sharp witted. But the real problems arise because of the 187 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 3: attitude of the parents. Listen to what Genesis twenty five 188 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 3: twenty eight says now, Isaac loved Esau because he had 189 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 3: a taste for game, but Rebecca loved Jacob. Sibling rivalries 190 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 3: are common and maybe even expected, but when parents play favorites, 191 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 3: the results are disastrous. You shouldn't be surprised to see 192 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 3: now that Jacob tricks Esau, his brother, to give up 193 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 3: his birthright for a bowl of stew. This birthright would 194 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 3: have given Esau claim to a much larger portion of 195 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 3: his father's estate. This was his right as the firstborn son. 196 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 3: But in his hunger and exhaustion, and in his inattention 197 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 3: and in his self indulgence, he gave it all away 198 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 3: for something that lasted no more than a day, a 199 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 3: bowl of food. We should be very careful not to 200 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 3: give up the treasures of God for the pleasures of man. 201 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 3: Jacob took advantage of his brother, and his own selfish 202 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 3: ambition took hold in his heart. This was the first, 203 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 3: but certainly not the last, of his injuries to Isaac. 204 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 3: As the story goes on, these brothers would, just as 205 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 3: God told Rebecca, be in a lifelong struggle with each other. 206 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,959 Speaker 3: It was a struggle with no real winners, and at 207 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 3: the center of this are two parents who chose to 208 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 3: pick a side and choose a child that they love 209 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 3: more than the other. We will continue to see the 210 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 3: downward spiral of this relationship and the explosive consequence of 211 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 3: Jacob's deceit in our next passage. Dear Lord, thank you 212 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 3: for this story that shows us how we can mend 213 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 3: relationships as in the case of Isaac and Ishmael. And 214 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,439 Speaker 3: thank you for the story of Jacob and Esau because 215 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 3: it teaches us how we can avoid the danger of 216 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:26,479 Speaker 3: favoritism among parents and the destructive effects of unresolved conflicts 217 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 3: among siblings. Help us to apply these lessons to our 218 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 3: own lives and relationships. 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