Rebekah and Jacob conspired to steal the blessing that Isaac had planned for Esau. When they succeeded Esau grumbled against his brother and rashly spoke of killing him. In response Rebekah told Jacob to prepare to leave under the guise of finding a wife from her brother’s house hold. In verse 45 Rebekah justified this plan with the question, “Why should I lose both of you in one day?” To which two was she referring? It could have been Jacob and Isaac; fearing that Esau would act out his vengeance on the same day that Isaac dies. I think it is more likely that she was referring to both of her sons. Rebekah must have heard the story of Cain and Abel. On the same day that Abel was taken from Eve by murder Cain was sent away from his mother by God. Just as the first parents were cast out of God’s presence by their sinful choice Cain was cast away from his family by his sinfulness. I think Rebekah would rather risk sending Jacob away for a short time than losing him to death and having Esau banished from her presence.
Stuart
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