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You shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death."
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Right Goal, Wrong Method
Commentators agree that Rebekah was correct in her belief that the blessing belonged to Jacob, based on God's prophecy and Esau's actions. However, they strongly condemn her use of deception. This serves as a powerful reminder that even when pursuing a goal we believe is God's will, the methods we use must also be righteous, as the end does not justify sinful means.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years, he was contemporary with his father. For sixty-one more years, his…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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Baptist
He does not appear to have raised any objection to what she proposed on moral grounds, but only on the ground of the difficulty of it and the likel…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall bring [it] to your father For venison; and as if he was Esau that brought it: that he may …
Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by deceiving him; she wronged Jacob by …