Twisted Intentions, Sovereign Outcomes | Genesis 26:34–28:9

Main Point:  God can even use depraved people and disturbing events to fulfill his good plan.

Outline:  

A. Deception (26:34–27:1-29)

Scene 1: Isaac and Esau’s plan 1-4

Scene 2: Rebekah and Jacob’s plan 5-17

Scene 3: Jacob’s execution of the deceptive plan 18-29

B. Distress  (27:30-45)

Scene 4: The anguish of Isaac and Esau 30-41

Scene 5: The anxiety of Rebekah and Jacob 42-46

C. Direction  (28:1-9)

Scene 6: Isaac blesses Jacob and sends him away 1-5

Scene 7: Esau remarries into the line of Ishmael 6-9