Isaac - old & weak, betrayed,
Esau - eldest son, obedient, disappointed, angry, bitter,
Rebekah - Devious, unfair, prejudiced, slow to learn
Jacob - weak, opportunistic, spiraling down, hunted
God had chosen to love Jacob and not Esau - this was part of election.
Esau's grief was the pain of not being blessed, whilst his brother received his blessing. It was hatred as well. There was no hint of godliness in his response - it was a sinful response to a sinful situation.
Esau lives in antipathy to God - leading his own life with no frame of reference to all that God was to him and his family. He only partially learns and follows his father. Meanwhile Jacob is sensitive to God's dealings with him and vows to give himself over completely to God. Isaac gets to see the brothers blessings turning out just as he had said.
Jacob's dream was a decisive point between him and God. He was at a critical point in his wanderings. He was made aware of the reality of God and who He was. He became aware of God's purposes to prosper his family and multiply it. He therefore vowed to give himself over to God completely and for God to use him and go with him on this journey.
Laban tricked Jacob. Jacob was getting what was coming to him - he was treated the way he had treated his father and brother, and was now reaping the consequences. God was at work. God was in control of Jacob. He used this to shape him and make him the person He would have him be. Jacob has made a fresh start, away from the troubles that beset him - although they followed with him. He sought to put God first, as a response to the encounter he had with God at Bethel.
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