Pentateuch by Ralph Levy
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Birthright: the right of the first born gets the largest portion of the inheritance and the family heritage will pass through whoever has the birthright.
Gen. 25:29 Jacob cooked the stew; Esau was famished and tired
:30 Esau asked Jacob for stew
:31 Jacob asked for the birthright in exchange
:32 Esau did not care for the birthright so he sold it to Jacob
Heb. 12:16 Esau did not value what he has been given
Gen. 25:33 birthright sold
:34 Jacob gave the stew and bread; Esau despised his birthright
There are two sides of the story: Jacob the trickster; Esau the weak-willed.
Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of soup.

Esau and Edom: they became very bitter.
Lesson #1: don’t despise your birthright
Lesson #2: do not be bitter; don’t allow bitterness to cause you trouble. If somebody does you wrong, that’s part of life. Getting bitter will just end you up being the big loser.
Gen. 26:1 There was famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. Continue reading →