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Jacob Escapes from Esau

41 So Esau ahated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, b“The days of mourning for my father1 are at hand; cthen I will kill my brother Jacob.”  
42 And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, “Surely your brother Esau acomforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you.  
43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban ain Haran.  
44 And stay with him a afew days, until your brother’s fury turns away,  
45 until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?”
46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, a“I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; bif Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?” 
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Genesis 27:43.

Genesis 27:41-45

Let's go back toward the front of the book again, this time to Genesis 27 and we'll look at another one of those heroes of faith—this time, Jacob. Jacob was not converted at this time, but again we see a man fleeing.

Jacob brought this on, but still he fled with God's blessing. You know the blessing and the birthright both went to the one who fled. God preserved him because of the purpose He was working out through Jacob. Remember what it says in the book of Romans—how that God chose Jacob, that God loved Jacob, but He hated Esau, so that it might be by election. God's purpose was going to be worked out through Jacob—not Esau—even though we find here that Jacob was a scoundrel and he fled.

God allowed him to flee with His blessing because His purpose was being worked out through the one who was to blame and the one who was fleeing. You see God's purpose is what really counts here. So, again, we see a combination of God's purpose and wisdom working together. Rebecca apparently felt that Jacob wouldn't be gone all that long, but Jacob was gone for an excess of twenty years. Let's go to Genesis 5. Now the subject is Enoch.

Excerpted from A Place of Safety? (Part 2)

 
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