{"id":38729,"date":"2018-08-26T18:28:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T15:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=38729"},"modified":"2022-03-21T17:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:20:09","slug":"surrendering-the-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/surrendering-the-blessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrendering the Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[504,490],"acf":{"old_id":"38729","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":38035,"related_cahpter":"33","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Jacob forfeits his claim to a life of wealth and power, but achieves wholeness, integrity - and his covenantal destiny","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacob, a man whose name is a play on his cunning nature, has no tricks to alleviate his existential loneliness. His material well-being cannot cure the guilty conscience which plagues him. As Jacob wrestles with his past and future, he comes out a changed man; he is no longer Jacob but Israel, named for both his struggle with, and his attempt to be \u201c<em>yashar<\/em>\u201d or upright with, God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living in the house of Laban for 20 years, Jacob was blessed with abundant time to ruminate on the life of a trickster. Ultimately, he decides that this is not the future he wants for himself or his family. Before moving into the future as a changed man, however, he must first come face to face with his past. The stolen blessing must be surrendered for a life of integrity to begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf I have found favor in your eyes\u201d, Jacob begs his brother, \u201cplease accept this gift, for your forgiving countenance reflects God\u2019s pleasure in our reconciliation. Please take back the blessing which has been brought to you, for God has favored me and I have all that I need.\u201d \u00a0Esau demurs, seeing this as an unnecessary attempt at appeasement. \u201cDon\u2019t worry\u201d, Esau assures him, \u201cI have plenty\u201d. He fails to recognize Jacob\u2019s true intent; Jacob must surrender this blessing to embrace his covenantal destiny. Reluctantly, Esau accepts his brother\u2019s offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israel returns to the land of Canaan \u201c<em>shalem<\/em>\u201d, complete. He has forfeited his claim to a life of wealth and power, but nonetheless feels whole. His life will be one of difficulty, of impermanence and insecurity. Nonetheless, he is content. He would rather be a struggling man of integrity than a charlatan. 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