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NASB | Genesis 27:29 May peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you; Be master of your brothers, And may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be those who curse you, And blessed be those who bless you." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 27:29 May peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you; Be lord and master over your brothers, And may your mother's sons bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, And may those who bless you be blessed." |
Bible Question:
Romans 9:13 Why did God hate Esau? Yet follows by saying he has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens? If His ultimate goal is for everyone to have salvation then why harden a person's heart? |
Bible Answer: The Apostle Paul is using the name “Esau” to refer to the Edomites, who were the descendants of Esau. Isaac and Rebekah had two sons, Esau and Jacob. God chose Jacob (later renamed Israel) to be the father of His chosen people, the Israelites. God rejected Esau (who was also called Edom), and did not choose him to be the father of His chosen people. Esau’s and his descendants, the Edomites, were in many ways blessed by God (Genesis 33:9; Genesis chapter 36). So taking this into account God loving Jacob and hating Esau has nothing to do with the human emotions of love and hate.. It has everything to do with God choosing one man and his descendants and rejecting another man and his descendants. God choose Abraham out of all the men in the world. The Bible very well could say, “Abraham I loved, and every other man I hated.” God choose Abraham’s son Isaac instead of Abraham’s son Ishmael. The Bible very well could say, “Isaac I loved, and Ishmael I hated.” Romans chapter 9 makes it clear that loving Jacob and hating Esau was related to which of them God chose. Hundreds of years after Jacob and Esau had died, the Israelites and Edomites became enemies. The Edomites aided Israel’s enemies in attacks on Israel. Esau’s descendants brought God’s curse on themselves. |
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