Genesis 25:28 (New Living Translation)
Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
The (hi)story of Isaac and Rebekah and their twin sons Esau and Jacob is a fascinating one. These are patriarchs of the Israel, and they have a lot of bad attributes. The verse above, reveals one of Isaac’s worst behaviors.
His stomach led his heart.
Isaac loved Esau more than Jacob because Isaac loved the wild game that Esau brought home. There is a possibility that the translations are leading me astray here. Does the word “love” here mean the same kind of love that I have for my own children? All the translations I read, however, use the same word “love.”
In a way, Isaac worshiped food. Well, I certainly see a lot of people today who either love food more than anything or anyone or they really really like food a lot. I guess we haven’t changed much in the last few thousand years.
God, please let my heart lead me and not my stomach or my eyes or my hands or my nose or…
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