17Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
“Obviously, there are going to be problems in a home like this, especially if there is one loved and the other unloved. Yet, God commanded that the inheritance rights of the firstborn son be respected, even if he were the son of the unloved wife.” (Guzik)
Obviously the customs in the OT seem strange to us! Let alone marrying two and one unloved? The husband was in for a double portion of trouble! Rivalries, infighting, sibling rivalry and so on.
Can you imagine if they were miraculously transported to our time? What would they think of our customs and the ungodliness of many?
My inheritance is in heaven and I can’t wait!
Where is your inheritance?
Blessings
https://www.gotquestions.org/inheritance-in-Christ.html
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