Genesis 27: Esau's Blessing Comes to Jacob
The intrigue in the story where Jacob obtains Esau’s birthright is considerable. Rebekah and Jacob conspire to trick Issac out of Esau’s blessing by using camel-hair on his skin and other devices to make Issac think Jacob is Esau. Jacob gets the blessing from Issac. Esau and Issac are shocked by the event and Esau threatens death to Jacob. Rebekah even invokes a curse on herself for what they are doing and in fact sends Jacob away, never to be seen again by her.
There is a lot of discussion and argument about justifying Rebekah’s and Jacob’s trickery. Was Issac wrong in trying to bless Esau when he knew what kind of man he was? God seemed to make it obvious that He would bless the younger son through his earlier prophecy to Rebekah. Esau had in fact sold his blessing to Jacob for the bowl of soup though Esau may have made a distinction between birthright and blessing. Esau was obviously an unbeliever as he had married Philistine women, so Jacob seemed the natural choice as principle heir. It is difficult to say who was guilty of subterfuge and who was following the providence of God. Could be that it was some of both.
Sometimes we are not direct in our dealings with others; perhaps a little dishonest or under-handed or cunning. I should not fear the repercussions of being open and upfront with others, knowing that this is Godly and virtuous behavior which will lead to better relations with God and man.