Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》
Text: Genesis 27: 11-12
MEDITATION
Genesis 27:11-12
11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth-skinned man.
12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing.”
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. Jacob’s response
a. He should have said “No!”
b. He was open to what Rebekah had said to him.
2. Jacob’s worry
a. He was sharp.
b. He noted one important physical difference.
i. Esau was a hairy man.
ii. Jacob was a smooth-skinned man.
3. Jacob’s perception of Isaac
a. He may be nearly blind and thus cannot see well.
b. But Isaac was still mentally alert.
4. What if Isaac were to feel Jacob?
a. He would immediately know that he was not Esau.
b. He would know that Jacob stood before him.
c. Isaac would then deem Jacob to be a deceiver.
5. The fear of a curse from Isaac
a. Isaac could give a blessing.
b. He could also give a curse.
c. Jacob was not going to risk being cursed by his father.
d. The risk seemed too high.
经文：创世记 27：11-12
沉思
《创世记 27：11-12》
11雅各对他母亲利百加说：“我哥哥以扫浑身是有毛的，我身上是光滑 的。12倘若我父亲摸着我，必以我为欺哄人的，我就招咒诅，不得祝福。”