“Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, ‘Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—and indeed he shall be blessed.’” ~ Genesis 27:33, NKJV
Believing his life was drawing near to its end, Isaac sought to bless his son Esau in a way contrary to what the Lord had already declared concerning the two boys (Jacob and Esau). Rebekah overheard Isaac's plans and directed their younger son, Jacob, to deceive his father and thus secure the blessing for himself. Genesis 27 is a sad, confused, painful chapter - the fruit of sin in the family's relationships. Isaac "trembled exceedingly" when Jacob's deception was revealed to him. He had sought to bless Esau, his favorite son, and give him what he knew the Lord had given to Jacob; now, after he knew which son he had actually blessed, I think he repented of his disobedience. "...indeed he shall be blessed." At that moment I think Isaac realized that God had accomplished His will through Isaac's very attempts to thwart it! God is sovereign. Despite Isaac's sin, despite Jacob's, despite Rebekah's, and despite Esau's, the Lord still accomplished His perfect purposes. But how much easier and how much better, in every way, is it when we obey Him rather than fight His work. Then, indeed, we are blessed.
By Rebecca
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