Genesis 27

Isaac blesses Jacob

God said that the elder would serve the younger. He told that to Isaac and Rebekah when the children were born. Even so, when God may enlighten us as to his will, it is God who is to carry it out and we are not to do God's part for him. Isaac asks his son to fix him a last meal so to speak. He favored Esau and he loved fresh venison. So off Esau goes to do the will of his father and Rebekah plots with Jacob behind Isaac's back. If we let God work in our lives, he will work things out, we don't have nor can we do God's will for him. 

Rebekah tells the plan to Jacob and even Jacob thinks it is too risky. Many times in our life our first thought about a situation is probably the wisest. Rebekah convinces her son that it will work and goes about to go to great lengths to deceive her husband. So they  dress up Jacob to look like Esau. We know the Esau's marriages troubled his parents and that he was on the wrong path. Imagine Christians dressing up like a sinner to receive a blessing from God! We probably see this more often than we think if we will look past the surface.

Isaac, even though he is mostly blind questions and knows that something is up. Unfortunately his eyes and senses fail him in the deception. The only real way we can see the sins and trials that might stumble us in life is to cling close to God or we can be tricked by the deceptions of the Devil. Isaac after some crying gives Esau what blessing he can and now Esau hates Jacob for it. Beware not to make enemies ever, we are commanded to love everyone, but especially not to make enemies out of our own capable brother and sisters. Esau rightly had hard feelings for Jacob and it would take God to later cool his rage. The chapter closes with Rebekah giving Jacob good advise. We would do well to make it right with God and always speak sound advise even after we sin.