Parshas Vayetzei: Rivka Saw Esav Exploiting His Gifts

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

What did Rivka see in Esav that told her he could not receive the brachos? Esav was given his gifts to fight evil and to support Yaakov, but he was exploiting them only for his own gain. Rav Hirsch and Rav Dessler place exploitation at the far extreme from the mission. Someone who struggles and keeps slipping is still close to Ratzon Hashem, just too weak at times.

Key points

• With Ani Esav bechorecha, Yaakov tells Yitzchak that Yaakov is now the new Esav.
• Rav Hirsch reads shiluach haken as forbidding the use of the mother bird's kindness against her.
• Someone who falls in a nisayon is still close to Ratzon Hashem, just too weak.

Topics

• Parshas Toldos
• Rivka and Esav
• Exploitation
• Nisayon