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Jacob steals Esau’s birthday right is the theme for our reflection. To steal means to take (another person’s property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. Birthright is the concept of things being due to a person upon or by fact of their birth, or due to the order of their birth. It is obvious Jocob stole Esau’s birthright since Esau was the elder son and by the cultural norm, he ought to recieve any form of inheritance or blessings first before Jacob. It is important to consider that which led to this terrible sin against one’s elder brother.

In a crime of conspiracy to commit a crime, everyone involved in the planning and execution of the crime or who played a part in the crime directly or indirectly is liable. Rebecca could be described as the chief architect behind the crime of stealing committed against Esau. In fact Isaac was scammed by His own wife and son to give what belongs to Esau his elder son to his younger son. The root cause of Jacob’s stealing Esau’s blessings is bad parenting and parental discrimination. It is obvious that Jacob’s conscience prompted him yet his mother misguided and persuaded him to do the forbidden. “But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.” His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.” (Genesis 27:11-13)

Dear parents your actions and inaction can destroy permanently the relationship your child have with one another and lead to disunity and enmity in the family. Parents must equally love all their children no matter their individual personality traits and differences. They must seek their children’s mutual welfare and not loving and paying attention to one more than the other. Children on their other hand, especially adult children must be discerning and critically reflect before obeying instructions given to them by their parents. As adults we are responsible for the consequences of our decisions and actions. We must follow the will of God in all situations including disregarding any counsel from our parents that will disturb the unity and peace of our family. Shalom.

PRAYER

Dear God, grant us the spirit of discernment to be able to reflect and resist any ungodly counsel that may lead to the destruction of our relationship with one another.

Jean-Paul Agidi (Rev)