Thread by @FinPlanKaluAja1

In Genesis 25:29, we learn deferred compensation

In Jewish tradition, the first son receives a double portion of his father's estate.

Esau was the first son of his father, yet, he failed to understand the intrinsic value of his position (first son) & sold it.

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Esau was granted stock options that would vest to him later. He sold those options to Jacob, stating in Gen 25;32 "What use to me are my right as the firstborn"

Esau then attempted to retain the future dividends of that sold position by not disclosing he sold them.

Jacob was legally and morally within his rights to secure the options he had purchased from Esau under oath using 'extraordinary" measures.

Esau was attempting to misrepresent having a claim to an asset he sold.

What lessons can we learn from Gen 25: 30?

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1. Have Liquidity via savings

Jacob could dip into his savings and get an asset to present to Issac Gen 27:14. Esau had no savings; he had to work to get an asset.

That delay in getting an asset sealed Esau's faith.

Cash is king

2, When doing business with family members, stay legal, make sure you have signed and sealed documents

Isaac got Esau not only to sell his birthright but to do it under oath Gen 25:33

"he is my brother" is not a legal term

3. The holder of the security is who gets divided.

You may be a founder like Steve Jobs or an employee like Micheal Saylor; remember that whoever holds the security reaps the dividends.

If you sell your intellectual property rights, it's gone.

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*Jacob got Esau