Lesson_47_Jacob_Flees

Jacob stole the blessing, but the cost was devastating. Esau was so furious that he openly plotted to murder

Jacob the moment their father Isaac died. To save his life, Rebekah told Jacob to pack up and run away to her

brother Laban's house in Haran (over 400 miles away!). Isaac sent him off with a command not to marry a

Canaanite woman, but to find a wife among their relatives. Jacob left his wealthy home with nothing but a

walking staff. Today, we explore the physical reality of running away, the danger of unresolved anger, and the

heavy theme of exile.