Series: Kids Online Explorers 2020
Two Sons for Isaac
October 04, 2020
Passage: Genesis 25:19-33
Isaac remembered the promise God made to Isaac’s father, Abraham.
“You will have children, and your children will have children,” God
told Abraham. And now it was time for Isaac to have a family.
Isaac and his wife Rebekah were married many years. Isaac
prayed and asked God to give a child to Rebekah. God heard Isaac’s
prayer, and soon Rebekah learned she was having a baby.
One day God spoke to Rebekah. He said Rebekah would have two
baby sons. God had special plans for each child. This was amazing
news!
Later the babies were born. Esau was the first boy born, and he
had red hair. Then Jacob was born. Isaac and Rebekah loved their
sons.
When Esau was older, he became a hunter and loved to be
outdoors. Jacob was different—he was quiet and liked to stay near
home with his family.
Father Isaac seemed to love Esau best because Isaac liked the
outdoors. But Mother Rebekah had a greater love for the other son,
Jacob.
Because he was born first, Esau was supposed to get a special
blessing from his father. But one day, Esau was very hungry after
hunting and he wanted something to eat. Esau traded his special
blessing to Jacob for a bowl of stew and some bread.
Later Jacob received the special blessing from Father Isaac. This
made Esau very angry. Mother Rebekah was afraid that Esau would
hurt Jacob, so she sent Jacob to live with her brother in another
place. Mother said, “I will send for you, Jacob, when it is safe for
you to return home.”
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