# 254 The Irrevocable Promises of God

The Book of Genesis

Day 254

Ge 27:30 Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.  31 He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that your soul may bless me."  32 And his father Isaac said to him, "Who are you?" So he said, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."  33 Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, "Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him-and indeed he shall be blessed."  34 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me-me also, O my father!"  35 But he said, "Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing."

This is such a sad and tragic scene isn’t it? One can picture Esau on the hunt, capturing his game, painstakingly preparing it just the way his father (hunting buddy) liked it. What a joyful task as he not only anticipates pleasing his father, but also as he anticipates receiving the blessing due the firstborn. He brings the game in and asks his father to eat of it and bless him, but something is terribly wrong!

Isaac, realizes he has been had by Jacob and he begins to tremble exceedingly. Why? What’s the big deal? Can’t you just say oops! Cancel the first blessing and make up a new one for Esau? Easier said than done in the culture of the day because deathbed bequests had legal force in ancient Eastern Law, and even more importantly, Isaac realized that as the heir and steward of God’s covenant blessing to Abraham he had solemnly transmitted that heritage to Jacob.

In this instance, what he had spoken, he had spoken on behalf of God. It was, like all of God’s promises, irrevocable. Nu 23:19 says,  "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”Further in Ro 11:29 we read, “ For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”

With passages such as these, we begin to get a feel for the power and the immutability of God’s Word. This same power and truth is at the disposal of those who trust in the Lord Jesus Christ today. It’s in His Word awaiting to be discovered by you and I, and all others who open their hearts to the Savior. Open Your Bible and open your heart to receive the irrevocable promises of God!