Message Notes

YOUTH WORSHIP SERVICE 15 January 2022

Scripture Text: Genesis 27:30-46

Message: “Bless me—me also, O my father” Genesis 27:34, 38

INTRODUCTION

1. A great sense of tragedy was felt

a) Isaac trembled exceedingly Genesis 27:33

He said to Esau:
“Your brother came with deceit
and has taken away your blessing” Genesis 27:35

b) Esau cried with an exceedingly great
and bitter cry Genesis 27:34

He said to Isaac:
“Is he not rightly named Jacob?
For he has supplanted me these two times.
He took away my birthright, and now look,
He has taken away my blessing” Genesis 27:36

2. What good can come out of a situation like this?

THE DOCTRINE OF “BLESSING”

1. Tracing the Concept of “Blessing” to the LORD

a) “I will bless you” Genesis 12:2b

b) “I will bless those
who bless you” Genesis 12:3a

c) “And in you
all the families of the earth
shall be blessed” Genesis 12:3c

2. It is the LORD who has:

a) The Right to offer a Promise of Blessing

b) The Power to fulfil the Promised Blessing

WHAT IS NEEDED TO RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSING?

1. Faith (Belief)

“And he (Abram) believed in the LORD” Genesis 15:6a

2. Blessing bestowed

“And He (God) accounted it to him for righteousness” Genesis 15:6b

CONFIRMATION OF BLESSING

1. When Abraham was willing to offer his son
to God as a sacrifice Genesis 22:16

2. Pronouncement of great blessing

a) Personal

“Blessing I will bless you,
Multiplying I will multiply your descendants” Genesis 22:17

b) Universal

“In your Seed all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed…” Genesis 22:18

c) Fulfilment… The Seed of Abraham

“Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ.

Galatian 3:16

THE SEARCH FOR ISAAC’S BLESSING

1. By Rebekah for Jacob Genesis 27

2. The deceit of Jacob to obtain a blessing Genesis 27

3. The pronouncement of blessing by Isaac

27 And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: “Surely, the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field
Which the Lord has blessed.
28 Therefore may God give you
Of the dew of heaven,
Of the fatness of the earth,
And plenty of grain and wine.

29 Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you, Genesis 27:27-29

4. The Search for blessing by Esau

a) “Bless me—me also, O my father” Genesis 27:34

b) “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” Genesis 27:36d

c) “Have you only one blessing, my father? ” Genesis 27:38a

d) “Bless me—me also, O my father” Genesis 27:38b

THE PRONOUNCEMENT OF ISAAC

1. It is not the first-born blessing

2. That cannot be withdrawn

3. This is a Pronouncement

39 Then Isaac his father answered and said to him:
“Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth,
And of the dew of heaven from above.
40 By your sword you shall live,
And you shall serve your brother;
And it shall come to pass, when you become restless,
That you shall break his yoke from your neck.” Genesis 27:39-40

a) Comfort in the mercy of the Lord which will be given

i) Dwelling of the fatness of the earth

ii) Dew of heaven above

b) Solemn Reality

i) Esau will live by the sword

ii) But he will still have to serve Jacob

c) Conflict and Resolution

i) The yoke of Jacob would be broken

ii) Esau would not remain under Jacob’s Yoke forever

CONCLUSION

1. The Desire for “Blessing”

a) The idea of a Blessing was not fully understood

b) Nevertheless, Blessing was sought

2. The Disaster

a) Because of Ignorance

b) Because of Sin

c) The Blessing did not turn out as hoped

3. The Deciding Factors

a) Faith in the Lord must first be found

b) Faithful walking with God must be sought

c) Fruitfulness in life would then be God’s blessing