Lesser of Two Evils

Gen 27:12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Gen 27:13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.


Jacob didn't want to deceive his father. Jacob didn't want to bring a curse upon himself by lying to his aged father and taking the blessing that was rightfully his brother's. When he voiced his reluctance to his mother she told him this… OBEY my voice.


Jacob was suddenly caught in a situation a lot of us find ourselves in… called trying to determine the lesser of two evils because you must chose one or the other.


In Jacob's case it was DECEIVE His father or DISOBEY His mother.


The fact that his mother was willing to take the curse for him revealed to Jacob just how much she wanted Him to deceive his father and steal his brother's blessing. To disobey His mother was worse to Jacob than deceiving His father.


Though they were twins- Esau was more Isaac's and Jacob was more Rebekah's.

Read this--
Gen 27:5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
Gen 27:6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,


Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to HIS son.
And Rebekah spake unto Jacob HER son.


His son.
Her son.


Jacob was the favored by Rachel-


Gen 25:22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
Gen 25:23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.


The LORD told her that 'the elder shall serve the younger'. Rachel obviously believed the only way that would happen was if SHE took matters into her own hands.


Isaac loved Esau- over Jacob and she knew this…


Gen 25:28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.


We all like to imagine parents love their children equally but that isn't always the case is it? Jacob knew he was more loved by his mother and it was MORE important to him to obey her than worry about lying to his father.


Two wrongs.


Life is filled with having to make choices between bad things and it's NEVER easy. Never. Could Jacob have done neither? No. Because He would have to disobey his mother no matter what he chose if he chose not to do exactly as she said. He HAD to choose.


In choosing to obey His mother they were then separated. Rebekah no longer had her beloved son with her. Esau wanted to kill his brother and to protect Him, Rebekah wanted Him to go away, far away to be safe.


There are consequences to ALL our actions. We make choices and sometimes we have to choose the lesser of two evils and we have to pray and pray hard for forgiveness no matter what wrong we choose. It doesn't seem fair to be placed in a such a situation and we can ask God why all we want. We don't have to understand everything, we just need to trust Him that no matter what, some how, some way things will work out. Life isn't fair, life will never be fair, but a new life when our Savior returns will be fair and it's that life we need to live for, hope for, pray for.


By the grace of our Lord and Savior! In His love forever!