Saturday, September 30, 2017

day no. 14,222: Rebekah, interrupted

Genesis 27:45
Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereft of you both in one day?”
 
Rebekah's plans also fall flat. She sends Jacob off so that she will not have to see him die, but in sending him off, she will never see him ever again. By the time Jacob returns, she will have passed away. Thus the plans of Isaac and Rebekah are both interrupted. Esau did not receive the blessing and Jacob was never again seen by this mother. By their interference, Isaac was prevented from giving what he wanted and Rebekah was prevented from keeping what she wanted.

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