Genesis Lesson 18

In this chapter we find that Isaac is very old. He is on the verge of  death. Isaac had two sons named Esau and Jacob. Esau was the oldest and  therefore the heir to Isaac. His father told him to go hunting and kill his  favorite food which was venison. Esau did as he was told. He was not a worthy  heir because he sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentils. Rebekah  intended to see that Esau kept his word to Jacob. She prepared a bowl of venison stew and had Jacob take it in to Isaac. Before he went in she put pieces of wool  on his hands. Esau's hands were very hairy and Jacob's were not. If they were to  fool Isaac they had to make Jacob's hands hairy. Isaac could not see but he  would feel his son's hands. Jacob went in to Isaac's tent. He gave Isaac the  bowl of stew. Then Isaac asked him if he was Esau. He assured Isaac that he was.  Isaac recognized the voice as Jacob's but when he felt his hands he decided that  it was indeed Esau. He gave the inheritance to Jacob. Sometime later Esau  returned with the venison for his father. When he went into the tent to receive  the blessing Isaac told him he had already given the blessing to him. Isaac then  knew that he had been deceived. The blessing had already been given to Jacob. Isaac could not take it back from Jacob. Once it was given it could not  be undone. Esau was angry and asked his father if he could not give a double  blessing. Could he not give it to both of his sons? Isaac told him this was not  possible. Esau hated Jacob because of his deceit. He made plans to kill Jacob when the days of mourning for Isaac were done. Word of his threats came to  Rebekah. She called for Jacob and told him to go to her brother's home and stay  long enough for Esau's anger to subside. Jacob left and went to his uncle's home  to stay for a time.

EXAM  QUESTIONS

1.  ______________ had two sons named ___________ and _______________________

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2. _______________ sold his  ____________________ to

__________________ for  a bowl of _______________.

3. _____________________ and  __________________ deceived ______________________ into giving the _______________ to __________________.

4.They ________________ Isaac by putting  ___________ on __________________________'s hands to make ___________ believe he was ________________.

5. ________________ was angry with  _______________ and threatened to ___________ him.