Jacob Gains the Birthright

Speaker: Phil Briggs

Esau, the skilful hunter, the man of the field, who minds earthly things, fails in the field, and, ready to "die", craves Jacob's lentil stew. Jacob, the plain man, who minds heavenly things, yet to really encounter God, who is nevertheless captive to the Spirit of truth and aspiring to God and His blessing, capitalises on Esau's baseness, and "buys" his birthright for a meal of bread and lentils. We consider something of the significance of this in the spiritual sense in our lives today.