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1 | Where did Jacob get the game? | Gen 27:7 | Searcher56 | 14764 | ||
Where did Jacob get the game and how come Easu did not know about it, or get it? | ||||||
2 | Where did Jacob get the game? | Gen 27:7 | Sandman | 14783 | ||
Dear Steve, Tell me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you've interpreted "game" to mean something along the lines of Monopoly. Verse 5 spells out that Esau had left to hunt for game. And the story goes on that Jacob went out, hunted and killed some game, put on some goatskins to "feel" like Esau, and stole his older brother's blessing. In the meantime, Esau WAS out getting game. He would bring it back, prepare it, and then learn that his blessing had been unjustly given away. So the point is: "game" means wild animals fit for hunting. Sandman |
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3 | Where did Jacob get the game? | Gen 27:7 | Searcher56 | 15029 | ||
Mr. Sandman, Why didn't Easu know about the game Jacob found? Steve | ||||||
4 | Where did Jacob get the game? | Gen 27:7 | Sandman | 15200 | ||
How did Jacob also manage to steal Esau's birthright (Genesis 25:29-34)? You can read in verse 27 how Esau grew up to become a skillful hunter, and so he probably spent most of his time in the countryside. And Esau gave up his birthright (a double inheritence plus the honor of leading the family one day) for some stew. Esau showed the ability to make decisions quickly and poorly. In 27:5, Esau leaves for the open country. Rebekah then plots with Jacob to get some game, stew it up, and steal the blessing. The whole plan was to be carried out in secrecy, and it was. Esau, who might have been many miles away, was oblivious. Jacob exited the tent just as Esau got back (Gen 27:30). Also, God was at work in the situation, since it had been foretold that Jacob would rule over his brother Esau (Gen 25:23). Esau is also mentioned in Malachi 1:2-3, Romans 9:13, and Hebrews 12:16-17 [in all these verses, Esau is portrayed in a negative light]. Sandman |
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