Jacob People and Esau People: (updated w/link)

Something I keep seeing played out in today’s’ social discourse, unsettling as it is, reminded me of a message I heard and subsequently the book I read called, Buy The Future, by Dr. Mensa Otabil

People who are Esaus::

1) My oldest son Philip
2) Mike Tyson (and any other sports player who forgoes their education for a shot @ sports)
3) Anyone willing to exchange their “birthright” for one “pot-of-stew” because they are currently “starving-to-death.” Sacrificing short term pleasures/gains in lieu of long-term success. That success may not benefit them directly but will benefit the future generation. They don’t know the difference between an expense and/or investment.

People who are under the Jacob type:

1) My son Equiano
2) Microsoft’s Bill and Melinda Gates
3) Pastor Bernard (was in the ministry for a long time struggling while ministers, who began the same time as he, blew up and then blew out while trying to imply he was not hearing from God. My early adult church days began under a NYC ministry who did that)
4) Fred Price
5) Anyone willing and able to see their future ahead of them and willing to make sacrifices of immediate gratification on the altar of pleasure and give-it-to-me right know. They know the value of the future.


Esau after having his belly full for that one-time and after making an alter of worship to that one-time gratification, runs after Jacob to kill him when Jacob becomes a success will inform Jacob that he/she has entered into his promise.

The promise is not guaranteed because at anytime Jacob can become an Esau and Esau can become a Jacob through repentance. Repentance doesn’t always mean that you go from the wrong way to the right way. One can go from right to wrong.

Esau’s can always be identified by their “running” after the Jacobs relentlessly. Jacob does not have to be a “saved” individual. Their salvation, just like their namesake, is given after “wrestling” with God. Jacobs will always rule over Esaus because of Esaus lack of understanding or ignorance of their future and birthright and their willingness to sell it for “beads of color.”

Jacob and Esau folks were preceded by Cain and Abel:

Genesis 4:3-7 AMP And in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground. (4) And Abel brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat portions. And the Lord had respect and regard for Abel and for his offering, [ Heb. 11:4.] (5) But for Cain and his offering He had no respect or regard. So Cain was exceedingly angry and indignant, and he looked sad and depressed. (6) And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And why do you look sad and depressed and dejected? (7) If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.

In society we are seeing played out the chasing of Jacob by Esau as we witness the “gottcha” mentality played out in front of us. Running down everything thing that can be used to beat someone over the head about what they should or should not be doing or believing in, who and what they are united under, etc. A true Jacob will ignore the clamor and do what God has placed within his/her heart to do, whether they know it is from God or not.

Esaus do not operate in forgiveness and that is verified when they continue to pull out things from the near and distance past that Jacob actually did do or was perceived to have done. Jacob did not steal his brother’s birthright, Esau simply gave it away. What you give away cannot be considered stealing after you have had time to sleep on it or when your hunger returns. Our regrets do not constitute stealing.

Jacob was never rebuked by God for “stealing” what belonged to Esau. It was pointed out by God that he, Jacob, was a deceiver. However, the “birthright” and the inheritance would still have gone to Jacob because it was God ordained and not Jacob manipulated. A god ordained birthright does not have to be wrested from man to receive it. God ordained blessings and promises only have to be received and gladly taken from God and claimed within the heart by the receiver. It takes belief and faith that was was promised will come to pass; however, it doesn’t mean the person promised must walk under God’s direction listen to the voice of God. God will work with you in your struggling unbelief and doubt.

Isaiah 55:8-11 AMP For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. (9) For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. (10) For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens, and return not there again, but water the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, [II Cor. 9:10.] (11) So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.