An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…

First, It showed, That though Esau was the first born, and so in an orderly course the birthright should have descended upon him, and upon his posterity, for so it did, the blessing did use to go along with the first-born, and with their posterity; in which the first-born was a type of Christ, who is called, The first begotten of all creatures: and the blessing upon the first born was a type of the blessing that we have by Christ: Now though this in an orderly way belonged to Esau, as being the first-born, yet Jacob's taking of him by the heel, was a certain token from God that Jacob should supplant him, and that he should get the birthright from him, and so the blessing from him; and in that Jacob should thus get the blessing, though he were the younger, and this sign was given of it when he was in the womb; this did show the free election of God, that it was through Gods mere free Grace that Jacob had the blessing rather than Esau, and so that the posterity of Jacob were in a better condition than the posterity of Esau: It was only the free Grace of God, not from any excellency in Jacob, any worthiness in him more than in Esau, for God showed a sign of it that he intended good when they were in the womb, before Jacob could do any thing that was good.

First, It shewed, That though Esau was the first born, and so in an orderly course the birthright should have descended upon him, and upon his posterity, for so it did, the blessing did use to go along with the first-born, and with their posterity; in which the first-born was a type of Christ, who is called, The first begotten of all creatures: and the blessing upon the first born was a type of the blessing that we have by Christ: Now though this in an orderly way belonged to Esau, as being the first-born, yet Jacob's taking of him by the heel, was a certain token from God that Jacob should supplant him, and that he should get the birthright from him, and so the blessing from him; and in that Jacob should thus get the blessing, though he were the yonger, and this sign was given of it when he was in the womb; this did shew the free election of God, that it was through Gods meer free Grace that Jacob had the blessing rather than Esau, and so that the posterity of Jacob were in a better condition than the posterity of Esau: It was only the free Grace of God, not from any excellency in Jacob, any worthines in him more than in Esau, for God shewed a sign of it that he intended good when they were in the womb, before Jacob could do any thing that was good.