Who are you blessed by? As you wear their skin, so to speak.

[whirlingmerc]

Sneaky Jacob was egged on my his mother Rebeka to dress up like his tough ever so slightly older brother Esau in order to get Isaac's blessing of the first born. Esau was hairy and rugged and greatly loved by his father and so he put on goat skins. He smelled like the earth. A man's man. And his almost blind father went for it. He was blessed as if he was Essau and got the blessing of the first born.

Christians put on Christ and as if like Jacob are blessed by the Father with the blessings of the first born being loved like Chris Jesus. They are blessed in Christ, the Father seeing Christ. Jesus taking their sins on the cross and they gaining every spiritual blessing in heaven in him. They bear the fragrant aroma of Christ and God will never cease from doing them good (as per Jeremiah 32:40)

Is there a similar analogy in your religious world view. What blesses you?

Cush ra ho!

 

[Harel13]

Sneaky Jacob was egged on my his mother Rebeka to dress up like his tough ever so slightly older brother Esau in order to get Isaac's blessing of the first born. Esau was hairy and rugged and greatly loved by his father and so he put on goat skins. He smelled like the earth. A man's man. And his almost blind father went for it. He was blessed as if he was Essau and got the blessing of the first born.

I was wondering if you were aware that this story is in this week's Torah portion? Or is this thread just a coincidence?

 

[pearl]

What blesses you

God's grace

 

[whirlingmerc]

I was wondering if you were aware that this story is in this week's Torah portion? Or is this thread just a coincidence?

Not aware.... must be a providence of God.

I do note in an earlier event in Jacob and Esau's life, after Esau traded his birthright for a bowl of stew, there was a famine in the land. God seems unpleased! The famine sent as if to say "It wasn't worth it. Bad deal!"