Genesis 25:27-34
"Esau Sells His Birthright"
Alright, yesterday, we saw God saying, regarding Jacob and Esau, that the older, Esau, would serve the younger. Today's passage illustrates the vehicle by which the word of God is affirmed and all but realized.
In this passage, we have the older selling his birthright to the younger. Now birthright was a big deal. It encompassed much of the family estate and the assuming the power of family head after the current head passed away. Esau, then was in line for the birthright of Isaac and that which Isaac had received was the birthright of Abraham. Now, I may be stretching this a bit, but, part of the birthright was the covenant god made to Abraham.
Notice, then that Esau, and thus Edom, would have received God's promise. Therefore, a little intervention would be needed to fulfill God's word and to start the foundations of a faithful, chosen people. To do this, Jacob had to be greater. He had to receive the birthright. No birthright, no full force of the promise. Yes, Edom did develop into a fairly large power, but it was not through Esau's line that Christ came, but Jacob's. So, Jacob had to be made heir to receive the promise.
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