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JANUARY 9
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“From the dew of heaven
and the richness of the earth,
may God always give you abundant harvests
of grain
and bountiful new wine.
May many nations become your servants,
and may they bow down to you.
May you be the master over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down
to you.
All who curse you will be cursed,
and all who bless you will be
blessed.”
30As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob,
and almost before Jacob had left his father,
Esau returned from his hunt. 31 Esau prepared a
delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then
he said, “Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game
so you can give me your blessing.”
32 But Isaac asked him, “Who are you?”
Esau replied, “It’s your son, your firstborn
son, Esau.”
33 Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and
said, “Then who just served me wild game? I
have already eaten it, and I blessed him just
before you came. And yes, that blessing must
stand!”
34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he let
out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh my father, what
about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.
35 But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and
he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”
36 Esau exclaimed, “No wonder his name is
Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice.* First
he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he
has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved
even one blessing for me?”
37 Isaac said to Esau, “I have made Jacob your
master and have declared that all his brothers
will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an
abundance of grain and wine—what is left for
me to give you, my son?”
38 Esau pleaded, “But do you have only one
blessing? Oh my father, bless me, too!” Then Esau
broke down and wept.
39 Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him,
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“You will live away from the richness of
the earth,
and away from the dew of the heaven
above.
You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you decide to break free,
you will shake his yoke from your
neck.”
Jacob Flees to Paddan-Aram •
GENESIS 27:41–28:5 / 1929 or 1763 BC
From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because
their father had given Jacob the blessing. And
Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother,
Jacob.”
42 But Rebekah heard about Esau’s plans. So
she sent for Jacob and told him, “Listen, Esau
is consoling himself by plotting to kill you. 43 So
listen carefully, my son. Get ready and flee to my
brother, Laban, in Haran. 44 Stay there with him
until your brother cools off. 45 When he calms
down and forgets what you have done to him,
I will send for you to come back. Why should I
lose both of you in one day?”
46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick and
tired of these local Hittite women! I would
rather die than see Jacob marry one of them.”
41
28:1 So Isaac called for Jacob, blessed him, and
said, “You must not marry any of these Canaanite women. 2 Instead, go at once to Paddanaram, to the house of your grandfather Bethuel,
and marry one of your uncle Laban’s daughters. 3 May God Almighty* bless you and give
you many children. And may your descendants
multiply and become many nations! 4 May God
pass on to you and your descendants* the blessings he promised to Abraham. May you own this
land where you are now living as a foreigner, for
God gave this land to Abraham.”
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to
Paddan-aram to stay with his uncle Laban,
his mother’s brother, the son of Bethuel the
Aramean.
27:36 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.”
28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai. 28:4 Hebrew seed; also in 28:13, 14.
D A I LY D I S C O V E R Y
DIVIDED
KINGDOM
KINGDOM
• How does God use imperfect
people and a family’s dysfunction
to accomplish His purposes?
JUDGES
CONQUEST
plan to bless Esau, and how
does Jacob’s response to his
mother reveal his own part in
the plan? What does Rebekah’s
scheme cost her in the end?
EXODUS
PATRIARCH
PATRIARCH
CREATION
• Why is Esau so willing to sell his
birthright, and why does Jacob
desire it?
• What scheme does Rebekah
concoct when she hears Isaac’s
