{"id":4165,"date":"2019-08-26T19:32:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T19:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2019-08-26T19:32:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T19:32:04","slug":"its-not-about-the-venison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/26\/its-not-about-the-venison\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s not about the venison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:<\/span> – Genesis 27:9<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s not about the venison, it’s about the savoury meat.<\/p>\n

It’s not about the savoury meat, it’s about the different levels of intimacy. Esau’s level means he needs to go catch a deer to please his father. Rebekah’s level allows her to grab a couple of goats and cook a meal to please her husband.<\/p>\n

It’s not about the different levels of intimacy, it’s about favouritism. Esau was Isaac’s favourite, and Jacob was Rebekah’s.<\/p>\n

It’s not about favouritism, it’s about favour. “Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated” (Romans 9:13)<\/p>\n

It’s not about favour, it’s about contrast. Works vs Grace. Esau has to go hunt, while Jacob receives something prepared for him without his effort.<\/p>\n

It’s not about contrast, it’s about Covenant. God made a Covenant with Jacob while he was still in his mother’s womb…because he made a Covenant with his grandfather Abraham.<\/p>\n

It’s not about Covenant, it’s about birthright. The blessing of Abraham passes to the firstborn.<\/p>\n

It’s not about birthright, it’s about soup. That’s what Esau traded his birthright for, trading “eternity to get a toy”.<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s not about soup, it’s about blindness. Having eyes that look but don’t see what God has blessed you with.<\/p>\n

It’s not about blindness, it’s about the venison. The catalyst for Isaac to bless Esau. The diversion that allowed Jacob to claim what was now his by birthright.<\/p>\n

It’s not about the venison…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: – Genesis 27:9 It’s not about the venison, it’s about the savoury meat. It’s not about the savoury meat, it’s about the different levels of … <\/p>\n

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