Bow down, Trust and Listen

Gen 27:29 "Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, and let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be those who bless you!"

 

Rebecca and Jacob were sly…and cheaters…and liars…and thieves. Pretty powerful accusations, but they are true. Isaac wanted to bless Esau before he died, but Rebecca caught wind of it and because she favored Jacob, she developed a scheme where Jacob would deceived his father and steal the blessing instead. And this verse is the blessing that Isaac gave to Jacob.

 

"Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you." Fast forward this to today. As you go down the line of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, this became the nation of Israel. Will all people serve the nation of Israel and bow down to them? Maybe. But this one thing I know. Someone who is in the line of Jacob will be served one day by all people. And Someone who is in the line of Jacob will have all the nations bow down to Him. "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord…"will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord." Phil. 2:10,11 This is going to happen. All the people will serve Christ. All the nations will bow down to Him.

 

This wasn't all, however. "Be master over your brethren, and let your mother's sons bow down to you." It is interesting, but this is the promised that God made when Esau and Jacob were born. Since God made the promise, didn't Rebecca think that God could work it out without her intervention? Apparently not. Kind of reminds me of how Isaac was born. Abraham and Sarah didn't think God could do it by Himself either and Ishmael was born. So too here. Rebecca and Jacob did not have to lie, cheat and steal. God would have done this without them, but no. Their trust was in themselves. This is a reminder of what I wrote before. Where am I in my trust?

 

Finally, and this is a repeat as well: "Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be those who bless you." Gen 12:3 "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you." Same promise that was given to Abraham is now given to Jacob…who was eventually named Israel, who is not the father of that nation. I think that some people better wake up and take notice. I think that all of the Arabs who opposed Israel better listen. They can't fight God. And not only that, but our own President better wake up. When he announced last week what he thought should be done with Israel's borders, I about croaked. Frankly, his statement was sheer stupidity. It was an indication that he has no clue. It reveals where his heart really is and frankly it is not where God's heart is at…and this is dangerous.

 

Even though Isaac's blessing was obtained deceptively, it was still his blessing…and we all need to bow down, and trust and listen.