(Text : Genesis 25:29)
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
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Genesis 25:27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
The original Hebrew proclaims Esau as a wild, undisciplined man, and Jacob as quiet, mature individual; he was sensible, diligent, dutiful and peaceful.
Genesis 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
The birthright then dealt primarily with spiritual things, of which Esau had no regards or concern. It had to do with the earthly inheritance of Canaan, but would take place hundreds of years in the future. It referred to the possession of the Covenant Blessing, which individual his seed being as the stars of the sky and all the families of the Earth being blessed in him. As well, it was the progenitorship of the Promised Seed, which was the greatest Blessings of all, and spoke of Christ the firstborn was to receive the birthright, and Esau was the firstborn.
Finally, Genesis 25:32-34 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
Esau bartered future and eternal wealth for present and temporary need. He had no concern for spiritual thing, so the birthright means nothing to him. Jacob, on the other hand, deplorable as was his character, valued Divine and eternal blessing; and, had he placed himself in God’s Hands, the prophecy made to his mother before he was born would have been fulfilled to him, and without the degradation and suffering which his own scheming brought upon him. The material heart places no value on the things of God, as we see evidenced in the choices made by Esau. To the natural heart, God’s Promises are vague, valueless, powerless thing simply because God is not known. Upon that which unredeemed cannot see, they place no value. Thus it was with Esau.
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