1. Isaac and Rebekah had two sons: Esau and Jacob. Esau was a skilled hunter, but Jacob was a quiet man who lived in tents. Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed the game he prepared for him; however, Rebekah loved Jacob because God had revealed to her that Jacob had been chosen to fulfill His will. Therefore, we cannot replace the fulfillment of God’s will with personal affections or petty earthly pursuits (Genesis 25:27-28).
2. Isaac’s preference for Esau revealed his lack of spiritual discernment, for Rebekah had certainly told him that God had chosen Jacob, not Esau. Even so, Isaac did not seem to care about the Lord’s choice. We cannot lose discernment regarding God’s will; rather, we must always maintain spiritual sensitivity (Genesis 25:28).
3. Rebekah’s ingenious plan to secure the blessing for her younger son, coupled with Isaac’s lack of maturity and discernment, ultimately favored Jacob. However, everything was under the Lord’s sovereign arrangement, for Jacob had been chosen by God (Hebrews 11:20; Romans 9:13).
4. “Jesus also did not limit Himself to a single city nor did He preach inside a school or a temple, but He traveled through cities and villages preaching the kingdom (Matthew 9:35-36)” (Daily Food, book 5, week 4, Thursday, p. 65).
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