Ultimately Esau matured, married, and had children, then made critical alliances with other people in the regions. In (Genesis 36) NIV), Moses took the effort to include an entire chapter on the Edomite’s alone, and he carefully incorporated details about each child's genealogical line along with who ruled which area; we are told this on many occasions. (Deuteronomy 2:12 NIV) shows us how the Edomites drove the Horites out of Seir, took the land just as the Israelites had done in the land the Lord gave them (Aharoni, 1967). In addition, this demonstrates to us how to close the ties were between the Edomite, the Hittites, the Hivites, and the Ishmaelites, as they were all related by marriage and blood (p. 186). Moving forward through the
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Obadiah corroborates, for us that the Edomite’s continued to stand by and let foreigners enter the gates of Jerusalem and allow strangers to carry off with their wealth. God took great offense to these egregious actions; he vowed, he would cut them off from everything. God gives us one of his best examples of his compassion to Israel, but then shows us why we should fear him in the history of Edom. (Joel 1 & 2 NIV) gives a perfect scene where he has asked man to repent, and tells the elders to convey his messages to their children, and the generations to come. God shows us in Jeremiah’s prophecy that he will not only bring destruction on his people when in anger, but that he is also a compassionate, loving father who is slow to anger, and has abounding love when we obey him. After asking the elders to convey his message to their children, he could only hope they would listen and resend their hearts, so that he might turn and have pity on them.
So, we ask if the Edomites chose to not to listen to God, where are their descendants today? And yet, as we look closer, we notice they displayed jealousy toward the Israelites, and like other tribes they did not seem to understand, nor accept the idea that God gifted the Israelites specific land. The Old Testament shows us this type of resentment
Obadiah corroborates, for us that the Edomite’s continued to stand by and let foreigners enter the gates of Jerusalem and allow strangers to carry off with their wealth. God took great offense to these egregious actions; he vowed, he would cut them off from everything. God gives us one of his best examples of his compassion to Israel, but then shows us why we should fear him in the history of Edom. (Joel 1 & 2 NIV) gives a perfect scene where he has asked man to repent, and tells the elders to convey his messages to their children, and the generations to come. God shows us in Jeremiah’s prophecy that he will not only bring destruction on his people when in anger, but that he is also a compassionate, loving father who is slow to anger, and has abounding love when we obey him. After asking the elders to convey his message to their children, he could only hope they would listen and resend their hearts, so that he might turn and have pity on them.
So, we ask if the Edomites chose to not to listen to God, where are their descendants today? And yet, as we look closer, we notice they displayed jealousy toward the Israelites, and like other tribes they did not seem to understand, nor accept the idea that God gifted the Israelites specific land. The Old Testament shows us this type of resentment