Birthright Blessing & The Coming Test
Gen 25:27-34; Gen 28:27-37; Matt 4:1-10
(part 1 of 2)
Mercy on you this week and have a two part message
Perry Stone series about America and want to share and expound on some of the things he shared
Sense heavy oppression during presidential election years
Why? spiritual warfare is so intense
I had never thought we’d be where we are today in our nation
Moving so fast it’s hard to keep up – oppression is intense
I want us to understand that there is a coming test
This test is for all American people and for us that call themselves born again
Read as we go Gen 25:27-34 and Gen 28:27-34
Pray
Trans: The first test that I want us to see deals with…
1. Despising Our Birthright
Turn to Gen 25:27-34 (don’t read yet)
Our nation was founded upon a God-given birthright
I believe America’s birthright – blessing from God – was Freedom or Liberty
If you study history – have to conclude their was divine intervention in the birth of this nation
Birthright – very important – Father pronounced blessing on first born Son
Story of Esau & Jacob (read Gen 25:27-34)
Esau was oldest – Hebrew custom was to pronounce blessing or birthright on first born son
Notice Esau was more interested in HIMSELF in that moment than his future
It was all about him and what he could get
Notice that Jacob had made some stew…it was stew that caught Esau’s attention
He was hungry – it smelled good – ask Jacob, give me some of the stew
Here is the first test; the first temptation; Jacob says SELL ME YOUR BIRTHRIGHT
There it is…the BIRTHRIGHT…one of the most important things in Hebrew culture and tradition
The Patriarch would pass on his blessing for the next generation through the eldest son
Esau’s reply – what good is the birthright, I am worried about myself right now
What I can get right now…how it affects me right now
Jacob persisted (look at vs 33)
Esau gave in… selling Jacob his birthright
Notice end of (vs 34) “Esau despised his birthright”
That word “despised” in the Hebrew is “ba za” which means “to be worthless”
Esau thought his birthright to be worthless so he sold it to satisfy what he could get now
Well, Well, Well, let me bring us to modern day
We now live in a time when our young people and even some older have forgotten our birthright
They have not had to fight the World Wars; the threat of communism; the threat against Freedom
Because they have not had to experience this, I believe that all across our nation
In our schoolhouses; in our colleges; in our own government; we are like Esau
We now despise our birthright – we see it as “worthless”
We are more concerned with making decisions that affect us NOW
I’m hungry now – what good is my birthright?
Now watch this and correct me if this is not where we are at?
I will sell you my birthright (freedom) as long as you GIVE ME whatever I want NOW – Can somebody agree with me and say AMEN?
I don’t care if the NSA is bugging my phone – I give up that FREEDOM – just keep me safe
I don’t care if you take my ability to protect myself – I give up my freedom to protect myself – if no one has guns – I’m safe
I don’t care if you take away my freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Just give me FREE PHONES; FREE COLLEGE; FREE MONEY; WELFARE; FOOD; and whatever else I want RIGHT NOW
I despise my birthright – our President tells everyone how wrong we have been as a nation
We owe everyone an apology – I don’t care if it cost me my birthright – Just give it to me now
Is anybody out there on the same page as me and can see this clearly this morning?
The first test for Esau…the first temptation…the thing that had the most value to the culture of his day…was birthright
And he sold it away and didn’t bat an eye – because it didn’t seem important to him AT THAT TIME
Trans: Warning - In order to pass the coming test…we must
2. Beware the Deceiver
Look, Esau blew it…but he blew it with his brother Jacob
Jacob means “deceiver” – He not got Esau to sell the birthright
Jacob deceived His father Isaac into giving the birthright blessing to Jacob (look at Gen 28:27-29)
Now it’s one thing to have ESAU sell the birthright to Jacob, but It was another to get Isaac to pronounce that birthright
Now do you think Esau sold the birthright to Jacob may be knowing that Jacob may not be able to collect?
BUT, BUT, BUT…let’s explore this even a little further
Let’s read further Gen 28:30
Notice Esau still EXPECTED the birthright blessing EVEN THOUGH he had sold it to Jacob
Time is coming in America – the same will happen – we will give away and sell our birthright – FREEDOM - LIBERTY
But still have an expectation to receive the birthright blessing of FREEDOM
Now couple other things I want us to notice here
Vs 35 – “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing”
Vs 36 – Esau “Is he rightly named Jacob?” In other words – look at this now
He had already recognized THE DECEIVER – that’s what Jacob means
Listen, we too already know who the deceiver is – Can I get a witness?
He deceived from the very beginning Adam and Eve
The bible is full of scripture that tells how Satan has deceived many and ultimately the whole world
Rev 13:14 “He (Satan) deceived all the people who belong to the world”
We must beware the deceiver Can I get a Witness?
Notice also that Esau says – He deceived me TWO Times – He took my birthright and now my blessing
Wait a minute? Now ESAU is blaming Jacob – the deceiver – for taking his birthright and blessing?
Listen, the deceiver cannot take what you do not GIVE freely
Notice the blame game that Esau is not playing
Who is really at fault here? ESAU – he had the blessing of the birthright but he freely gave it away
For what? For a bowl of stew!
We are doing the same thing Saints – WAKE UP AMERICA!
And you know what’s going to happen?
When the brain dead Esau people realize what they’ve done, it will be too late to change it
Attitude of Guns kill people – take the guns; become defenseless against a tyrannical government
The birthright has been sold and given away – and these same people will BLAME EVERYONE ELSE – even THE FATHER
It’s not our fault – it’s the deceiver’s fault – the government’s fault
CONCLUSION
Let me wrap this up
We who have had to struggle in defending and keeping our BIRTHRIGHT of FREEDOM understand how precious it is
But the millennial generation of today – they have the Esau syndrome
They are willing to sell the birthright and blessing to satisfy themselves right now
What can I get now? I’m entitled to it now
They are saying just like Esau…they…
1. Despise Our Birthright
2. Beware the Deceiver
Esau was given the test and he failed it miserably
Next week, we will look at Jesus being tested in the wilderness and see parallel the 3 things that the deceiver Satan will use against us
Pray
