Genesis 25:23, The Blessing That Jacob Returned

The LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”



//In Rebekah’s womb, the brothers Esau and Jacob are squabbling, and she grows concerned. When she inquires of God what is happening, God explains that they will be opposed, and the older will become servant to the younger.

Indeed, as the boys grow, Jacob steals both Esau’s birthright and his blessing. He seems...