Genesis 28:1–9
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to a pivotal moment in the life of Jacob, and consequently, in the life of the covenant people of God. What we are reading is not simply an ancient family drama, full of trickery, flight, and dysfunctional relationships. What we are reading is the divinely orchestrated, often messy, outworking of God's unbreakable covenant promises. God is in the business of building His kingdom, and He does it with crooked sticks. He does it with schemers like Jacob and worldly men like Esau, and He does it in a way that confounds all human wisdom. The central issue in this passage, as in all of Genesis, is the covenant. Specifically, it is about covenant succession and covenant marriage. And with whom will he join to carry that blessing forward? The world thinks of marriage as a private arrangement for personal happiness.