Genesis 25 — 01-24-15

by Bruce on January 24, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take

29-30 One day Jacob was cooking a stew. Esau came in from the field, starved. Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew—I’m starved!” That’s how he came to be called Edom (Red).

31 Jacob said, “Make me a trade: my stew for your rights as the firstborn.”

32 Esau said, “I’m starving! What good is a birthright if I’m dead?”

33-34 Jacob said, “First, swear to me.” And he did it. On oath Esau traded away his rights as the firstborn. Jacob gave him bread and the stew of lentils. He ate and drank, got up and left. That’s how Esau shrugged off his rights as the firstborn.

Esau is  a good example of what can happen if we give in to impatience. You will lose out to the person who is patient and using his/her head instead of being controlled by emotions. In the time that Esau and Jacob lived, it was common for the first born son to receive a double portion of an inheritance so Esau paid very dearly for his bowl of red stew! We are more likely to make poor decisions when impatient, so if this is a weakness of yours, ask God for help to develop patience.

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