Esau

“ESAU AND HIS HITTITE AND HIVITE WIVES” “JUDITH, BASEMATH, ADAH AND AHOLIBAMAH” Rebekah the wife of Isaac was barren after twenty years of marriage. They were married when Isaac was 40 years of age, and Isaac entreated the Lord, and the Lord opened Rebekah’s womb, and she conceived and gave birth to twins “Esau and Jacob-Israel” when Isaac was 60 years of age (Genesis 25:20-34; 1 chronicles 1:34). When Esau at the age of forty, got married to Canaanite women whose names were “Judith the daughter…

Abraham and Sarah. He even had a twin brother named Esau. Even though most parents say they do not have a favorite child, it was known that Esau was Isaac’s favorite, and Jacob was Rebekah’s favorite. This caused some jealousy towards Esau as Jacob wanted the approval and blessing from his father that would surely be given to Esau instead. When Isaac was nearing death, Jacob tricked him into giving him the blessing instead of Esau. Naturally, Esau was very angry with Jacob for doing this, so…

person that sins, he wills it based on his will. This is why Luther enforces that will is not free. Luther finds support for his theory in verse Romans 9:6-16. For Luther, this verse is about the salvation of an individual. He explains that Jacob and Esau did not partake in evil and yet they were considered bad. He addresses the apostle Paul views concerning the Jews and ties it with predestination. In his words, Luther says that God will show mercy to whoever he wants to show mercy to or…

whom will bear the birthrights. As Rebekah is having her twins, Jacob tries to pull the heel of Esau back into the womb. This is the first sign that Jacob is jealous of Esau and has the ability to scheme and plan (Gen. 25:19-28). At this point in the biblical text, scholars could believe that Jacob is going to be the trickster of Isaac’s family. The first time readers can see Jacob’s ascent over Esau takes place when Jacob takes Esau’s birthrights. After…

As seen by Jacob and Esau, both are basically different from one another in many ways. Where Jacob is smooth skinned, Esau is has hairy skin, where Jacob is clean, Esau is dirty, and so on. When Jacob steals Esau’s blessing from his father, Esau is raged at Jacob and even declared that he would kill him once his father draws his last breath. Even after Jacob steals Esau’s blessing…

A Look at Jacob’s Encounter Wrestling an Angel How would you like to wrestle with God? I’m not talking about in a prayer meeting or in debate between what you know is right and what you prefer to do because it is easier in the moment but it is not as rewarding. The story we’re drawing from is a real wrestling match between a man called Jacob and God Almighty in the flesh. In this story, we find a man on the run from his past while trying to keep his eyes on his future. The name Jacob by…

“HADAD AND TAHPENES SISTER” Hadad was a biracial great grandson of Esau who was married to the black Hamitic Canaanites and Egyptian women and also Esau was the founder of the kingdom of Edom, and his great grandson, Hadad was of the royal lineage of kings and dukes of Edomite kingdom (Genesis 36:1-19, 35-36, 43; 1 kings 11:14). When David became the king of Israel, he invaded the kingdom of Edom with his captain named Joab, and they smote every male in Edom. At that time, the young king Hadad…

Proverbs- The book of Proverbs literary genre consists of poems, parables, however the major literacy is parallism. Examples that are used in the bible are synonymous .. Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall (16:18). Antithetical… He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death. (11:19), Synthetic He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. (10:18). Comparative As…

We all ask at the question “do we choose or does God choose?” at some point in our lives. With the election last week, I asked this question and we tend to ask this question when we talk about out salvation. We can answer this question using the Hermeneutical guidelines, and help answer this difficult questions. When we go to answer this question we need to look to the context of the writings of Romans, and Ephesians, follow the guidelines for an Epistle, finally look at commentaries or outside…

In Genesis 27, verse 35-36, “But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.” Esau said, ‘Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: He took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!’” Jacob tricked his father into giving the blessing, that originally belonged to Esau, to himself. He did this out of self-gain. “37 Jacob, however, took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond and plane trees and made white stripes on them by peeling…