Esau Sold His For Soup, Will You
More and more these days, we are reading stories about identiy theft and people who either willingly or unknowingly give personal information to those who want no more than to make a quick buck.
While reading this story at CNN today, I was reminded abuot the story of Jacob and Esau and how both were blessed just because they were the seed of Isaac. Esau being the rough and tumble one worked in the fields and tended the animals. This was probably because he was the oldest and we read that Isaac suffered from some kind of blindness condition that probably got worse over time. Jacob, on the other hand, had the life of a house-boy. No less honorable, he was given charge to assist his mother with the day to day dealings in the house. He proably had training in the outside-of-the-house issues, but it wasn't his main responsiblty.
But the crux of the story of Jacob and Esau comes when it is time for the blessing to be given to the oldest. Jacob gets the swindle's a verbal contract for the birthright to be given to him from Esau. Esau being hungry was more than willing to pass that information along. Now, some time passed between that and the actual giving of the birthright. But, Rebeckah remebered the prophecy of the elder serving the younger and things we put in place to make that verbal contract come to be.
But back to the point of the story. People today are more than willing to share and email address or phone number for something free. Many times, not even realizing that there were other terms along with that engagement. Stories like the on on CNN illustrate just a natural want for information that is compromised with a virus. It is a lot to tell a person to not click on any links in your email unless they are clearly definied and from only a known source in a pattern by which they would usually send you a link in email. But when it comes to personal security, don't you think that your blessings are worth more than just a freebie bowl of soup?
While reading this story at CNN today, I was reminded abuot the story of Jacob and Esau and how both were blessed just because they were the seed of Isaac. Esau being the rough and tumble one worked in the fields and tended the animals. This was probably because he was the oldest and we read that Isaac suffered from some kind of blindness condition that probably got worse over time. Jacob, on the other hand, had the life of a house-boy. No less honorable, he was given charge to assist his mother with the day to day dealings in the house. He proably had training in the outside-of-the-house issues, but it wasn't his main responsiblty.
But the crux of the story of Jacob and Esau comes when it is time for the blessing to be given to the oldest. Jacob gets the swindle's a verbal contract for the birthright to be given to him from Esau. Esau being hungry was more than willing to pass that information along. Now, some time passed between that and the actual giving of the birthright. But, Rebeckah remebered the prophecy of the elder serving the younger and things we put in place to make that verbal contract come to be.
But back to the point of the story. People today are more than willing to share and email address or phone number for something free. Many times, not even realizing that there were other terms along with that engagement. Stories like the on on CNN illustrate just a natural want for information that is compromised with a virus. It is a lot to tell a person to not click on any links in your email unless they are clearly definied and from only a known source in a pattern by which they would usually send you a link in email. But when it comes to personal security, don't you think that your blessings are worth more than just a freebie bowl of soup?
posted by Antoine @ 5/13/2005 03:40:00 PM
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