Destiny

During the early tale of Jacob we see him lying and tricking his brother and father firstly getting his brother to sell him his birthright and secondly, tricking his father into blessing him and not his brother. Some of this deceit is due to god telling Rebbecka, Jacob’s mother, that the younger of her two sons, Jacob, will rule over the other. This brings up the question, what would have happened if Rebbecka had not taken any steps to insure that Jacob became the dominant son? Would things still have worked out so that Jacob ruled over his brother?
This is an increasingly interesting question because through this, the point is raised whether god is all knowing or not. Clearly if things turn out that Jacob, without any interference from his mother, becomes the ruling son, then god clearly is all knowing. However this is not the case, we have human interference, we potentially have a different future to the one, supposedly, god planned out. Jacob tricked his father into blessing him, which named him the dominant son. He would inherit all of his father’s possessions and his name, whilst his brother is left to fend for himself.
It seems the case that whenever literature brings in predictions and destinies, there is always a human inclination to make sure that outcome either happens or does not happen. It would be very interesting to find out what would happen if no humans interfere with their so called prediction everything would continue as the norm. It is my personal belief that these predictions, once told usually start a chain reaction where, through trying to prove the prediction false, the prediction eventually becomes truth.
Jacob could have let things continue as god had planned out however he chose, or more accurately his mother chose for him to take the route of deceit, which did lead him to the dominant position. However it had serious effects on his being. He lied, he lied to hoist himself to a position of power. He sabotaged his father’s wish of blessing his brother, because his father clearly favored Jacob’s brother. These decisions, once made, bound themselves to Jacob. He had to carry them through everything, and this outcomes really make you question, are taking steps to ensure your destiny will happen worth the burden you will have to bear with you for all eternity.

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Responsibility in The Bible - Genesis

How does the concept of responsibility manifest itself in the book of Genesis?