Gen 28:6-9 | MHM | STEP | Genesis 28:6-9: Esau’s Attempt to Please His Parents This passage tells how Esau noticed that his parents were not pleased with his Canaanite wives and that Jacob was being obedient by marrying within the wider family. Esau tried to follow Jacob’s example, but his actions were not truly from the heart or in line with God’s will. Instead of seeking God, Esau just tried to please his father on the outside, and his efforts did not change his heart or his future (Genesis 28:6-9 ). v. 6 : Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Padan-aram to find a wife, and that Jacob was told not to marry a Canaanite woman .

‏ Genesis 28:6-9

Genesis 28:6-9: Esau’s Attempt to Please His Parents

This passage tells how Esau noticed that his parents were not pleased with his Canaanite wives and that Jacob was being obedient by marrying within the wider family. Esau tried to follow Jacob’s example, but his actions were not truly from the heart or in line with God’s will. Instead of seeking God, Esau just tried to please his father on the outside, and his efforts did not change his heart or his future (Genesis 28:6-9 ^a).

v. 6: Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Padan-aram to find a wife, and that Jacob was told not to marry a Canaanite woman .

v. 7: Esau noticed that Jacob obeyed his parents and had already left for Padan-aram .

v. 8: Esau realized that his Canaanite wives did not please Isaac. But he should have seen this earlier if he had listened to his parents instead of only doing what he wanted .

v. 9: To try to fix things, Esau married Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael. However, this did not solve the problem. He just added another wife to the two he already had, and he made this choice just to please his father, not God. Esau’s actions were too late and did not show real repentance (Genesis 28:9; Numbers 14:40 ^b; Matthew 25:11; Judges 17:13 ^c).