07-02

everything you should receive because you were born first

The older son always inherited twice as much of his father’s possessions as the younger son. These things belonged to Esau, but Jacob wanted Esau to trade them to him for food.

07-03

give his blessing

Isaac loved Esau more than he loved Jacob. Therefore, before he died, Isaac wanted to formally ask God to bless and provide for Esau more than for Jacob. Isaac was following the normal custom of giving the best blessing to the oldest son.

07-05

had stolen his rights as oldest son

Jacob did not steal Esau’s rights as the older son. Esau traded them to Jacob for food (See: 07:02). But Esau hated Jacob as if Jacob had stolen what belonged to him.

07-06

far away to live with her relatives

Rebekah’s relatives were Abram’s family. They lived in the land that Abram left when he came to Canaan (See: 04:04, 06:01, 06:02).

07-10

The covenant promises God had made to Abraham now passed on from Isaac to Jacob

The descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: 05:03, 06:04). Esau did not receive those blessings even though he was a son of Isaac.