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1 | how do you explain romans 9:13? | Bible general Archive 2 | nealgreen | 155408 | ||
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2 | how do you explain romans 9:13? | Bible general Archive 2 | Jehonadab | 155409 | ||
Though Esau had the birthright, even before their birth in 1858 B.C.E., God told Rebekah: "Two nations are in your belly, and two national groups will be separated from your inward parts; and the one national group will be stronger than the other national group, and the older will serve the younger.”(Gen 25:23 ) Esau became a skilled and adventurous hunter, “a wild man.” Unlike his brother, “blameless” Jacob, Esau was fleshly-minded and materialistic. (Ge 25:27) Hence, when he came in from hunting and was "tired", he asked Jacob for some of his red lentil stew. Jacob then asked him to sell his birthright, of which Esau showed great disregard, by replying: "Here I am simply going to die, and of what benefit to me is a birthright?” (Gen 25:32 ) He thus sold his sold his birthright for a bowl of stew, showing a complete lack of faith in his Creator, Jehovah God, and was later given the name of Edom, meaning "Red" from the red lentil stew for which he sold his birthright. (Gen 25:30 ) He further continued this unspiritual attitude by marrying "Ju´dith the daughter of Be·e´ri the Hit´tite and also Bas´e·math the daughter of E´lon the Hit´tite", daughters of the land of Caanan. (Gen 28:1 ) These therefore became "a source of bitterness of spirit to Isaac and Re·bek´ah." (Gen 26:34,35 ) Thus, Esau showed great disdain for spiritual things, whereas "blameless" Jacob was blessed with being the progenitor of the nation of natural Israel, through whom the promised "seed", Jesus Christ, came. Yet, even the nation of natural Israel showed disdain for God's "anointed one" Jesus, by seeing that he was put to death on Nisan 14, 33 C.E. Therefore, Jesus had already said of the nation of natural Israel: "This is why I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken from you and be given to a nation producing its fruits."(Matt 21:43 ) | ||||||
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