GENESIS 27
2 Outlines
Genesis 27
WRONGS DON'T MAKE IT
RIGHT!
Have you heard of a sure
cure for a toothache? Next time you have
one, drop a rock on your foot. You will forget that
you have a toothache! The trouble is, after your foot stops hurting, you will
still have the toothache. "Two wrongs don't make it right!"
You have also heard of
that famous hero of yesteryear-named Robin Hood. Robin lived in
If a friend of yours
does something wrong, is it right for you to lie for him to keep him out of
trouble? No! "Two wrongs do not
make it right!"
How do I know that two
wrongs, or any number of wrongs can not make it right? The Bible tells us so!
When you study Romans 3 sometime make a close examination of verses 7-8. In
those verses Paul condemns those who say, "Let us do evil, that good may
come." He is saying that doing wrong does not make things right.
When people do wrong to
make things right they forget a key principle in the Word of God. Numbers 32:23
says, "...and be sure your sin will find you out." You can not escape the penalty for hidden or
unconfessed sin. Many a man thought he could hide an affair from his wife, only
to have her discover it. The marriage was ruined. Many a woman thought she could hide her
drinking habit only to discover she paid for it with family and health
problems. Even if a person could or can
hide a secret sin from people, God always knows about it and will hold the
person accountable. 1 Corinthians 3:13
Wrongs do not make it
right.
Today we want to learn
about four people who tried to do wrong in order to make things right. They
failed miserably.
BACKGROUND:
God's intent was that
the older son, Esau, would serve the younger son, Jacob. Genesis 25:22-23
Isaac, the father, loved
Esau because of the venison he prepared. Rebekah, the mother, loved Jacob.
Genesis 25:28
Esau despised his
birthright and because of hunger sold it to Jacob. Jacob took advantage Esau in
order to gain the benefits of the birthright. Under God's plan, the birthright
would be Jacob's. Jacob went about getting it the wrong way. Genesis 25:29-34
ISAAC'S PLAN - Vss. 1-3
Isaac planned to give
the blessing God to Esau. This was not God's plan according to Genesis
25:22-23.
Also, the deal over the
birthright indicated that Jacob should be the one receiving the blessing. His
wrong did not make things right, and other problems followed.
We have to give credit
to Isaac. When he realized that his plan had failed, he yielded to the will of
God. Genesis 27:23
SARAH'S PLOT - Vss. 6-16
Rebekah overheard
Isaac's plan. She should have confronted her husband. Instead she schemed in
order to do what was right. Her plan was
to fool her husband into thinking Jacob was Esau.
The deception worked,
but it did not make things right. It
developed an animosity between Esau and Jacob. Esau was ready to kill Jacob and
Jacob needed to leave for his safety. As a result she never again saw the son
she loved. Genesis 27:41-28:5
JACOB'S DECEIT - Vss.
18-29
Jacob told a string of
lies in order to deceive his father.
Although he received the
blessing, it did not make things right.
Jacob had to flee for
his life, and he ended up being deceived by his father-in-law.
It wasn't until Jacob
finally humbled himself before his brother that things were made right. Genesis
32:3-5, 33:8-11
ESAU'S DEFEAT - Vss.
30-41
Esau was evidently in
agreement about taking the blessing away from Jacob.
He also knew that the
birthright had been sold to Jacob.
His plot only ended up
in defeat and disappointment.
As a result, he became
so angry that he planned to murder his brother.
WRONGS DO NOT MAKE IT
RIGHT!
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Genesis 27:1-40
DECEIVED!
A PROPOSED SUPPER – Vss. 1-4
A PLANNED SCHEME – Vss. 5-17
A POWERFUL SCAM – Vss. 18-29
A POUTING SON – Vss. 30-40