Esau and Jacob: A Tale of Two Blessings
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Genesis 36 provides a detailed genealogy of Esau, the elder brother of Jacob, and serves as a resolution to his story before the narrative shifts to Joseph in the subsequent chapters. Esau, also known as Edom, is depicted as a man blessed with numerous descendants, including kings and chiefs, despite not being chosen to carry on the Abrahamic Covenant. [00:00:20]
Esau took his wives from the Daughters of Canan Ada the daughter of Elon the hittite Aila the daughter of Anna the daughter of Zeon the hivite and basmath ishmael's daughter sister of neboo now ad bore elifas to Esau and bth bore rul and ailah bore jush jalam and Kor these were the sons of Esau who were born born to him in the land of Canaan. [00:03:21]
Esau's marriage to Canaanite women caused much grief to Isaac and Rebecca, and that's specifically told to us in Genesis 26: 34 and 35 so here coming now to verse 6 we see how there was a separation between Jacob and Esau. [00:04:47]
We see here something remarkable that God had blessed both Jacob and Esau with tremendous material wealth they were very wealthy men and in that day in that part of the world, in those cultures a man's wealth was mainly shown in large herds of livestock sheep goats Rams camels whatever it might be. [00:05:41]
Esau was not a wise man spiritually we see that first of all especially toiled to us later in the New Testament that Esau dis despised his Birthright he didn't care about it the birthright that God wanted or that God promised to pass on through Isaac to one of his two sons either Esau or Jacob was mainly spiritual in its importance. [00:07:16]
All Esau was really interested in was a Birthright of material abundance, material wealth but he despised the spiritual aspect of it the fact that he would be the Covenant descendant and the man to carry on the Covenant that God made with Abraham Isaac and then Esau's twin brother Jacob. [00:07:49]
Esau was not a man who cared about spiritual things all he really cared about was material things and eventually he did not live technically in the land of Canaan verse 8 tells us that Esau dwelt in Mount sear this was the land to the south and east of the Dead Sea it became known as the land of Edom. [00:09:59]
When we see how many kings and Chiefs there were among the progeny of Esau we see more clearly what God meant when he said Jacob I have loved but Esau I have hated that's recorded in Malachi 1: 2 and 3 and Romans chap 9:13 of course ran Romans 9 is quoting Malachi 1 there. [00:20:01]
Friends God hated Esau in regards to the Covenant he was hated and rejected in regard to being chosen to inherit the Covenant God made to Abraham God looked at Jacob he looked at Esau and he said when it comes to receiving and carrying on the Covenant I made to Abraham and Isaac hey Jacob I've Loved Esau I've hated. [00:22:06]
If God blesses so a abundantly those who are not chosen what is the magnitude of His blessings for those who are chosen if non-spiritual people experience such outpourings of merely common Grace how great must the special Grace of the regenerate be do you get the point that James Montgomery Boyce was making there in that quote. [00:23:50]
When we see the vast number of names mentioned in this chapter and friends I read them all when we see the vast number of names in this chapter we're reminded of the vast spread of humanity and how all of humanity is represented either in Adam or in Jesus Christ. [00:29:03]
You have the opportunity to either remain with your identification in Adam because everybody is born identified in Adam or you can by repentance in faith in putting your trust in who Jesus is and what he did to save you especially what he did at the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice and in his resurrection triumphing over sin and death. [00:29:03]
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Esau took his wives from the Daughters of Canan Ada the daughter of Elon the hittite Aila the daughter of Anna the daughter of Zeon the hivite and basmath ishmael's daughter sister of neboo now ad bore elifas to Esau and bth bore rul and ailah bore jush jalam and Kor these were the sons of Esau who were born born to him in the land of Canaan. [00:03:21]
Esau's marriage to Canaanite women caused much grief to Isaac and Rebecca, and that's specifically told to us in Genesis 26: 34 and 35 so here coming now to verse 6 we see how there was a separation between Jacob and Esau. [00:04:47]
We see here something remarkable that God had blessed both Jacob and Esau with tremendous material wealth they were very wealthy men and in that day in that part of the world, in those cultures a man's wealth was mainly shown in large herds of livestock sheep goats Rams camels whatever it might be. [00:05:41]
Esau was not a wise man spiritually we see that first of all especially toiled to us later in the New Testament that Esau dis despised his Birthright he didn't care about it the birthright that God wanted or that God promised to pass on through Isaac to one of his two sons either Esau or Jacob was mainly spiritual in its importance. [00:07:16]
All Esau was really interested in was a Birthright of material abundance, material wealth but he despised the spiritual aspect of it the fact that he would be the Covenant descendant and the man to carry on the Covenant that God made with Abraham Isaac and then Esau's twin brother Jacob. [00:07:49]
Esau was not a man who cared about spiritual things all he really cared about was material things and eventually he did not live technically in the land of Canaan verse 8 tells us that Esau dwelt in Mount sear this was the land to the south and east of the Dead Sea it became known as the land of Edom. [00:09:59]
When we see how many kings and Chiefs there were among the progeny of Esau we see more clearly what God meant when he said Jacob I have loved but Esau I have hated that's recorded in Malachi 1: 2 and 3 and Romans chap 9:13 of course ran Romans 9 is quoting Malachi 1 there. [00:20:01]
Friends God hated Esau in regards to the Covenant he was hated and rejected in regard to being chosen to inherit the Covenant God made to Abraham God looked at Jacob he looked at Esau and he said when it comes to receiving and carrying on the Covenant I made to Abraham and Isaac hey Jacob I've Loved Esau I've hated. [00:22:06]
If God blesses so a abundantly those who are not chosen what is the magnitude of His blessings for those who are chosen if non-spiritual people experience such outpourings of merely common Grace how great must the special Grace of the regenerate be do you get the point that James Montgomery Boyce was making there in that quote. [00:23:50]
When we see the vast number of names mentioned in this chapter and friends I read them all when we see the vast number of names in this chapter we're reminded of the vast spread of humanity and how all of humanity is represented either in Adam or in Jesus Christ. [00:29:03]
You have the opportunity to either remain with your identification in Adam because everybody is born identified in Adam or you can by repentance in faith in putting your trust in who Jesus is and what he did to save you especially what he did at the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice and in his resurrection triumphing over sin and death. [00:29:03]
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