Jacob didn't confess his name the first time, so he received a blessing intended for someone else, that blessing never came he spend much of his life striving and running away, until one night face to face with God he wrestle and asked for his blessing, then God ask him what is you name? but this time he did not lie he said I am Jacob then God truly bless him and changed his name to Israel.
Frankie; "I truly can't understand why Jacob is being Blessed by God after deceiving Isaac the way that he did..." "There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes but is not washed from their filthiness." While many use everything instead of Christ to establish their own righteousness, God is about to humble them and take everything away from them wherein they trust, who obey not the truth.
Frankie: Jacob is blessed because he is 2nd Born. God doesn't accept first born. A Picture of Salvation, ye must be born again. Has The Holy Spirit tugged on Your Heart: John 6:44. Answer His call while He is near. Ask Forgiveness. You will be Washed by The Blood of The Lamb: Revelation 1:5. Baptized with The Holy Ghost: Mark 1:8. / If any man be in Christ --- he--- becomes New 2Corinthians 5:17
Frankie (cont.); God rules over the matters and times of this world and He directs the good and the evil according to His own will, to bring men to repentance and the knowledge of the truth. We were not made and born into the world to live for self without God. This world as it is right now is not God's final plan for man; but He waits for the completion of the times to finish our salvation.
“It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”
Romans 9:12-13
“Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it
Frankie; Many find fault with God choosing one before another to bless; because their view of right and wrong does not include faith and humility and truth in the inward parts towards God. Esau had no heart for the God or the faith of his fathers, but chose instead to be a man of pride among the heathen; and everything he did was with indifference to God and His holy promises. So he was rejected.
I truly can't understand why Jacob is being Blessed by God after deceiving Isaac the way that he did... He literally stole Esau's Blessing! Why does he (Jacob) continue to be Blessed? Even though it was Rebekah's idea to begin with, Jacob knew it was wrong and went along with it anyway. Yet God Blesses Jacob. I just can't wrap my head around that. Am I missing something?
Although this promise was directed to one situation or only one nation, it personally gives me hope. I feel the love and strength within the text from God to us all. Thanx from Ponchatoula, LA JD
Jacob had a dream, sent to him by God. When he awoke he knew God had sent him the dream so he set up his 'pillow' as an altar and anointed it with oil. And thru the yrs. other Israelites passing that way used the altar for prayer to bless their journey or their camp there, or for healing or for whatever.
Genesis 28 is the perfect medicine for anxiety and worry. Ive seen and been through much but he's always been there. Even when Ive turned away...he's always been there talking to me and protecting me. How much so can I truly rest for the rest of my life knowing he's been with me all this time? I rest fully in him..
GOD is our life to my family.We started nothing but now all my our children are all professionals and not a regular employee but with position.God did not bless us to be blessed but He blessed us exceedingly more than enough.OUR GOD IS A GOD OF MORE THAN ENOUGH.Time given to him will not come back empty.
I see that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother,but Esau did not,instead, making his parents more griefed of mind by taking ungodly women to wife,which ultimately cost Esau and his decendants a lot of trouble and ungodliness which eventually lead to the demise of the Edomites. I believe Isaac instructed Esau as well as Jacob the things of God,but Jacob had ears to hear the things of God.
'Behold i am with thee' this verse signifies God's love for His children and continual guidance to all who will look up to him for grace and strength to run this race.
George, the subject is not Isaac or any of his family though they all fail because of their selfish human means and favoritism by both parents. God told Rebekah from thee beginning before her sons were born and I am sure she told Isaac that the elder brother Esau would serve the younger Jacob Gen. 25:23. Therefore, that was God 's will because he knew Jacob would love and value him and his blessings far more than Esau. God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost is the subject of this story and every story in the Holy bible and his will.
Why could Isaac not bless both Jacob and Esau equally? The entire conflict seems to be born out of poor treatment by Isaac....could not Gods blessing be large enough for both sons?
In verse 21 Jacob said that if God was with him and kept him safe, provided him with food clothing and that he would once again go back to his Father 's House in peace, then shall the Lord be his God. So that means that Jacob never recognised the Lord as his God before the dream ???
Fezeka Makeleni Makilili on Genesis 28 - 9 years ago
To me this book is explaining salvation as a whole. Creation, How Great is our God, Mightly Warrior, Faithful God. Life Before the sin e.g Adam and Eve in Eden, Life After the sin e.g Cain life after killing his own brother apart of God we can do nothing , then life after repentance. e.g Jacob his name changed to Israel Genesis 32
Romans 9:12-13
“Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it