Father's love for a straying son > Jacob's Ladder

In this week's portion assumptions abound, and not one of them is made by the Creator. What should have been and could have been a very tender expression of a father's love for a straying son, quickly turned into a full blown example of a dysfunctional family, with the father and eldest son competing with the wits of the mother and second son. The rebellious son is promised a blessing by the father, while the obedient son is convinced by his mother to lie to and deceive his father in order to steal his brother's blessing. What could possibly be the reason for the Creator to include this pathetic example of family in the Torah? What would cause the chosen family to act this way? What were these heroes of the bible thinking when they perpetrated such things against one another? Please join me again this week on the ancient path of faith and discover the answers to these and many other questions that will arise as we walk through the Torah one step at a time.

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Shalom

Glenn McWilliams.