Living in God's Best by Andrew Wommack

Author:Andrew Wommack
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harrison House Publishers
Published: 2017-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Curse or Blessing?

Isaac’s two sons, Jacob and Esau, actually fought over the blessing (Genesis 27:1-34). When Isaac was old and close to passing, and wasn’t seeing properly, he said to his older son, Esau,

Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

Genesis 27:2-4

Isaac had received the blessing from his father, Abraham, and he intended to speak the blessing over Esau. But Isaac’s wife, Rebekah, heard him speak to Esau and she called for Jacob, their other son, and said, “Quick! Go get your brother’s clothes and put them on. I’m going to slaughter these two young goats and prepare the meat the way your father likes it, that he may bless you. We’ll put the goatskin on the back of your neck and hands because your brother is a hairy man.” Esau must have been really hairy for a goat fleece to feel like him!

While his brother was still out hunting, Jacob went into Isaac’s room, pretending to be Esau. His father, who couldn’t see very well, stated, “Your voice is the voice of Jacob, but your smell and hairy feel is that of Esau.” So, Isaac blessed Jacob instead of Esau.

“Who Are You?”

As soon as Jacob left, Esau came in bringing food and saying, “Arise, my father. Eat and bless me.”

Isaac asked, “Who are you?”

“I am Esau, your firstborn son.”

And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

Genesis 27:33

Then Esau began to wail and cry because he had lost his father’s blessing. Isaac said, “It’s Jacob, your brother. He has come and taken away your blessing.”

When you left home, did you fight with your siblings to get your father’s blessing? Did you even think about it? Most folks don’t even care. They’d say, “Who cares what they say over me?” I’m telling you, the attitude expressed in the Bible is the right attitude. Our society does not value words, but the Bible says,

Death and life are in the power of the tongue.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life only—not death, life, and a lot of other stuff. It’s death or life—one of those two.

“You Rebel!”

Whether you know it or not, your parents’ words have had influence in your life. Maybe you left home cursed. You were told, “You rebel! You’re never going to make it.” Perhaps you were cursed by other people—by an extended family member or a teacher who said, “You’re dumb. You’re just stupid.” You may not know it, but those are curses and they do have power. Many people are still struggling today because of curses that were spoken over them instead of blessings.

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