Genesis 27 - Jacob Receives Isaac's Blessing | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Genesis 27 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.Genesis 27 contains the fascinating story of Jacob’s deceit of his father Isaac so as to steal the blessing from his brother Esau. Isaac is at this point 137 years old and Jacob and Esau are 77, which is much older than we often think.Esau previously despised his inheritance and dishonoured his parents and may be receiving a spiritual backhander here as a result. Jacob does the wrong thing, but demonstrates how highly prized the blessing was.Isaac mistakenly thought there was only one blessing, but we see in the scriptures that there is a blessing for all of God’s people. So go and seek it out. Find your fathers in the faith and ask them to bless you.Today in churches most Christians think little of the blessing, as maybe just a nice collection of words, but for Jacob and Esau the blessing was something to fight for. When our attitudes match Jacob’s we will find the power of the blessing influences us for good much more.Finally Jacob flees for his life, and is advised at the ripe age of 77 to go to his relatives in Haran, and Isaac suggests he might get a wife there. Why such suggestions waited 77 years is an interesting point to contemplate, but reminds us that we need to be involved in the lives of our children as much as possible, guiding them and blessing them.