Summary of Genesis 25:27-34
Esau became a skillful hunter, while Jacob prefers to stay at home. One day, Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau was hungry, he asked for the red stew. Jacob made Esau sell his birthright, and he did it.
Questions
9. How are Jacob and Esau different? In what ways are they the same? Esau is a skillful hunter, while Jacob prefers to stay at home. They both wanted something; Esau wants red stew, and Jacob wants birthright.
10. a. What was the birthright, and how did it relate to God? (See Genesis 27:29 and Deuteronomy 21:15-17; or use a Bible dictionary.) Birthright is the privilege of the firstborn son—a leadership role in the family, and inheritance.
10. b. Why did Esau sell his birthright, and what can you personally apply from the brothers’ actions? What good is the birthright to me?, he doesn’t value it. Esau did not consider the outcome of his actions.
11. What are some ways human desires and choices and God’s sovereign will work together in this passage? Jacob wants the birthright, while God said that Jacob would be greater than Esau. Jacob’s actions fulfilled God’s sovereign will, though it may not be how God intended.
Rebekah became pregnant with twins and received God’s prophecy of their nations