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NASB | Romans 9:1 I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, |
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Bible Question:
why was Jacob Loved and Esau Hated |
Bible Answer: Cited for reference Gen 33:1 Then Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two maids. 2 He put the maids and their children in front, and Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. 3 But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 Then Esau ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. From reading the above, I can only say that finally after much grief and sadness in separation for many years, these two brothers were reunited. To me, personally, this is a wonderful representation of what we see in 1 Jn 1. If we're in sync with our brethren and we know one of those is loved by God, to me that means both are loved by God. Now you may be referring to the Bible's use of hate like Jesus said in Lk 14:26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple. Naturally, Jesus is NOT saying we should learn to hate our mother and father and love Him. Here and throughout the Bible, "hate" is a relative term showing an extreme contrast. We must love God so much more than our mother or our brother but that doesn't mean we should hate anyone. Apparently, the ancient languages didn't have a word to accurately communicate this comparison. I think you can rest assured God loved Esau in His own way. After he too had a rather large family. God bless. --Rowdy |