It included a double portion of the inheritance ( Deuteronomy 21:17) and the privilege of being the priest (spiritual leader) of the family. In Isaac’s family it entitled the bearer to the blessing of Yahweh’s promise ( Genesis 27:4 Genesis 27:27-29), which included the possession of Canaan and covenant fellowship with God ( Genesis 28:4). The birthright was the privilege of being chief of the tribe and head of the family ( Genesis 27:29). From the divine viewpoint, however, he is rejected because he rejects his right to inherit the divinely given vision of his fathers." "From one human perspective, Esau, who functions as a foil to Jacob, is much more likeable than Jacob. rendered him unfit to be the heir and possessor of the promised grace."
"The frivolity with which he sold his birthright. Esau gave priority to the immediate satisfaction of his sensual desires, but Jacob was willing to wait for something better that God had promised in the future (cf. Esau cared only for physical and material things whereas Jacob valued the spiritual. The writer showed that the natures of the two sons were very different they were not identical twins. "The cunning hunter fell into a better hunter’s trap, becoming prey to his own appetite." Explicit moral commentary is rare in the Bible, so the writer’s inclusion of it here marks something about Esau that he did not want the reader to miss. Because Esau despised his birthright Jacob obtained it and became what God had promised He would become, the stronger son who would lead ( Genesis 25:23).
It was right that he valued the birthright, but it was wrong that he obtained it as he did. Jacob’s lack of compassion and hospitality contrasts with that of Abraham ( Genesis 18:1-8) and Lot ( Genesis 19:1-8). His insistence that Esau swear to him strengthens this impression. The way Jacob stated his demand suggests that he had long premeditated his act and ruthlessly exploited his brother’s weakness.
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