The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-04-05
LESSON FOR APRIL 6
JACOB AND ESAU.

LESSON T}NT-Gen. g7:992-S In
GOLDEN Jehovah Is a Gal
Judgment: blessed are all they that u |
,or him" l-@ 2o1y III
Jacob is che of the great ar
presented TO US in the book Of Gsk
sis. His birth ard purchase Of All
birthright are recorded in Chapter I
and in chapter - We have presepte
his great sin.
1t is absolutely necessary to N
carefully all OF this chapter before
can properly present this les
Moses did not record Jacobs dsc
ton because he commended L
rather as a warning TO all who N
and ponder thereon. The M
spreads before us the sins Of a
people as well as their virtues, I'D
ought to be a comforting though
us all. who are sinners saved
grace"
/ The Deceit. w. 22-2e. Lying
plicity, profanity, and compOmt
felony, are presented in the preHJ
nary verses to that section selec.
for our study. Jacobs conscien,s
belled ". 12). yet he gladly listen
to the voice of his unwise mOh
who thought she knew best how
circumvent Gods will; see oh. 2s;
Is. %. This mothers foolish auI
ton and teaching had developed
self-seeking. deceitful son. By naiu
Jacob was unlovely and the great
lesson we can learn from his life
that he, 'cheater." should by
grace of God be transformed 4
Israel" a prince. he that hath pcvS
with God.
A Rough Man.
We first have presented the II
peramental difference between IL
two brothers, then the story q q
birthright. and lastly the stolen be-
ing. Esau was a rough man Of
chase, cunning. clever and skillhd :
a hunter. Jacob was a plain n
viz. one who inclined to the cow
tionalities. He loved settled. N
home life. for he dwell In tes1I
Again when we consider the epls
of the birthright we have set ~
us another illustration OF the q
contrast of these brothers. Wei
not value birthrights as do the one|
tails, and further. we must remsnl1|
this is the story of Gods deSs4|
ment of a chosen race. Esau, m
tered by his appetite. goyerned \
selfish instincts. gladly and fiprn1!
spurns-"despised"-his right
denied his responsibility to TIE
ture OF that race of whom Abrsh,
was the first, and virtually said 2
nothing was of value that did 4
serve this present lifetime, lsu
on the other hand. estimated 2
birthright at its supreme value, ~
the highest importance. but bis p
ner of securing the same was the =
of the scheming. self-seeking Won
II was not Gods way.
From Bad Stock.
Subject as Jacob was to the ruk'
a seeking, scheming, mother, yd
must remember that she. too, =
actuated by the same high estnn
of the value and the importanc
the birthright. Her mean mann1
seeking to accomplish her puip
did not succeed, but, In fact. oes''
the desired end for Jacob had y
for his life. Let us look at Reoep
She came from the same stoc1
Laban, who was a fraud, a cheat
liar. She taught her son TO ~
those same methods and had 10 -
for it. for she lost his companica
through long years. and never
him again. Is 1t ever right y
wrong? Gods word tells us DO
Rom. 3:8. Rebekah was more =
cerned with her partially than
the purposes of God. zen. ~
Jacobs conscience was aroused y
see from v. u. though 1t was y
ably not so much fear OF the effu
the act, but rather fear Oh "
caught. This we infer by the "
ness with which he stilled ns
science. w. Is. IA. Then to cove
his deceit Jacob cloaked IT unoe
pious fraud, v. 20. The neA'
fraud on this earth is the man
hides his evil deeds behind the y
Of assumed piety. The Sayiors =
est anathemas were directed ssa
, the hypocrite Attention mas
, directed to Isaac in this insA'
, that though he recognized the y
: as that of Jacob, he allowed hii'
to be governed by his feelings ''
and bestowed the blessing
| thought. upon the wrong ~
Feelings, emotions, certainly nav
important place in our religious 7
|, but not to the extent OF al'o'
them to absolutely govern om
tons. II we do. we will surely :,
for It. Conscience and the w"'
e God will never lead us astray'
J. God would In his way ana =
4 own time have given Jacob tne y
n ised blessing without the ala y
deceit. AS it was Jacob ensen.'
Il his brothers hatred, was sspsa ~
v from his home and endured mu'''
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