Why is there so much jealousy and hatred between the children of Isaac ?

Question

Gen 27:34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, [even] me also, O my father.


Gen 27:35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.


Gen 27:36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?


Gen 27:37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?


Gen 27:38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, [even] me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.


Gen 27:39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;


Gen 27:40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.


Gen 27:41 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.

JACOB USED DECEPTION TO GET HIS FATHERS BLESSING ???


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Answer 1

Yes he did. He was spurred on by his mother too. As she tricked her husband using Jacob as a device, instigated Jacob to lie to Isaac and even came up with a disguise, chose between sons, and kept the secret. It took Esau to bring the news to Isaac.

And with Rachel it must have run in the family, because her brother was just as bad, maybe worse.

Answer 2

Yes, but, because of the mercy of God, He can turn our sin into beauty.

If you like reading, try Liz Curtis Higg's trilogy, Thorn in My Heart, Fair is the Rose, and Whence Came a Prince.

These books are based on the whole story of Jacob and the birthright. They gave me a new look at how all of the characters felt.

Answer 3

Because Jacob was his mothers fav, and she told him to trick thier father and gain all the wealth the first born was supposed to have his broth became very angry. I would to if my twin stole all that my parents wanted me to have, and then ran off with it. Also I would be mad if my father would not have divided his wealth evenly with my sibs, and now my twin brother was trying to kill me for obeying mothers orders. In the end the whole argument comes back to this.