Gen 25:28 | KingComments | STEP | Isaac and Rebekah, as parents, do not set a good example. They have both their own sweetheart, chosen on the basis of their own taste. That’s wrong. Children are not there for parents to satisfy their tastes, but parents are there for children to raise them up for the Lord. We can have more respect for Rebekah than for Isaac. Isaac lets itself be guided by his lusts. Rebekah chooses Jacob and loves him, who indeed is chosen by God in the line of His promises. Esau is a hunter, a killer like Nimrod ( ); Jacob is someone who lives in tents, a pilgrim, a shepherd.

‏ Genesis 25:28

Isaac Chooses Esau; Rebekah Chooses Jacob

Isaac and Rebekah, as parents, do not set a good example. They have both their own sweetheart, chosen on the basis of their own taste. That’s wrong. Children are not there for parents to satisfy their tastes, but parents are there for children to raise them up for the Lord.

We can have more respect for Rebekah than for Isaac. Isaac lets itself be guided by his lusts. Rebekah chooses Jacob and loves him, who indeed is chosen by God in the line of His promises. Esau is a hunter, a killer like Nimrod (Gen 10:8-9); Jacob is someone who lives in tents, a pilgrim, a shepherd.