PROCLAMATION
“And Esau
hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him; and Esau
said in his heart, the days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I
slay my brother Jacob.” Genesis 27:41
(KJV)
EXPLANATION
These are
the words of God which were revealed to and written by Moses under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God. Isaac loved his son Esau, and his
wife Rebekah loved his son Jacob. (Genesis 25:27-28) When the boys grew
up and Isaac had gotten old and his eyes were weak, Jacob, with the help of his
mother, tricked Isaac into giving him the blessing that he had planned to give
his oldest son Esau. When he learned
what had happened, Esau held a grudge against Jacob and planned to kill him.
(Genesis 27:1-41) After Rebekah heard of
Esau’s plan, she called Jacob, told him about it and then sent him to live with
her brother Laban in Haran. (Genesis 27:42-46)
APPLICATION
We are
blessed to have children. (Deuteronomy 33:24) We are to train them in the
way that they should go. (Proverbs 22:6) We are to nurture them and bring
them up in the fear and admonition of The Lord God. We should love our children and teach them how
to love their siblings. We are not to
provoke our children to anger. (Ephesians 6:4 and Colossians 3:21) By
showing love and favor to one child more than the others, parents cause
children to resent their siblings and that resentment can lead to some very bad
outcomes.
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