He was a deceitful and a thief. He cheated his own brother. What is great about that?
2006-08-25 10:03:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He sounds like a typical J*W!
2006-08-25 10:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by STONE 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called. Jacob went from a life of sin to must greater and that's God's way of showing other sinners what they can do if they follow him.
2006-08-25 17:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by Coco 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All those leaders such as Jacob, Moses, Abraham, et al were all warlords. It was a harsh time which demanded harsh solutions and penalties. There really wasn't anything too pious or benevolent about them. We get the opposite belief because Hollywood portrayed them as such.
2006-08-25 17:10:50 · answer #3 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He didn't. If you recall, Jacob's brother SOLD his birthright to him for a bowl of red stew
2006-08-25 17:09:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one's perfect, and maybe he said he was sorry. If a person can see his own faults, that's great. If only liberals could ever accomplish that feat!
2006-08-25 17:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, being the father of God's chosen people might have had something to do with it.
2006-08-25 17:06:08 · answer #6 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God said right in the bible that there was nothing special about Jacob.
God chose him, that is what is special.
It is a lesson that we can all use today, its not about us, its about God and what he wants from us.
2006-08-25 17:10:53 · answer #7 · answered by cindy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasnt a great guy.
He was a sinner who later repented.
Cordially,
John
2006-08-25 17:06:29 · answer #8 · answered by John 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, he is a Messenger of Islam. Well, of course he is a Great Guy.
2006-08-25 17:06:40 · answer #9 · answered by Suliman 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
So don't worship Jacob.
2006-08-25 17:07:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋