Posted on 01/12/2020 6:18:26 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
As Isaac and Rebekah struggled to become pregnant, God intervened. During the pregnancy there was a struggle in the womb, and When she went to inquire about this from the Lord, she received a prediction from Him: Two nations, that is, twin progenitors of two nations, were struggling in her womb and the younger would triumph. Indeed the Israelites (Jacobs descendants) and the Edomites (Esaus descendants) fought continuously. Gods election of Jacob the younger over Esau the older was against the natural order.
[1] Ancient Near Eastern customs for a family with multiple sons, would be once the father has passed away the eldest would take over the lead position in the family, physically and spiritually and he would get a double portion of the inheritance. Though, this is not the case, which is found in Genesis 25:23. Even though this is contrary to customs and traditions, God transcends all customs and traditions.
[2] Later, once Jacob and Rebekah started to deceive and connive it would seem that they had forgotten Gods word. Jacob was doing all this in spite of the fact that God had already told Rebekah that the birthright belonged to him, Genesis 25:23, And the Lord said to her,
Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger. Surely she had told him, since she so obviously favored him.[3] It would do us all well to remember not to rush Gods timing or to work ahead of Him. God never fails on his Word!
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This is an interesting pattern that comes up in Scripture a number of times. The first-born son loses his birthright to a younger brother in a number of instances:
Cain loses his birthright to Seth
Ishmael to Isaac
Esau to Jacob
Reuben to Judah
Manasseh to Ephraim
and so on.
Sometimes it is for obvious reasons, as Cain murdering his brother, Ishmael being the son of a slave woman, or Reuben defiling his father’s concubine. Other times it seemed arbitrary, as in the case of Manasseh and Ephraim. Wiser persons than I may have theories as to WHY, but I just know in my heart that God chose the right person to carry the torch, as it were.
He knows what He is doing! :-)
Okay Boomer...
David was the youngest son...yet, he became the ancestor or Our Lord Jesus Christ.
We immediately learn from these verses that Esav and Yaakov were already contending with each other in the womb. Their personalities were present and their destinies were spoken. So, (#1) - They are people; they are human beings whom God himself knows by name. Killing them is murder. (#2) - They will be the progenitors of mighty nations. When you kill, when you abort Jacob in the womb you have killed his progeny.....the tribes of Israel! Youve killed Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Ruth, Esther, all the prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, etc., the Kings - David, Solomon,Joachim, Joachim, Hezekiah and all the rest; John the Baptist, Jesus, and the apostles. All gone! Hence, no Western Civilization, and no hope for humanity. When you kill a child, you destroy an entire world. It is a crime of epic proportions. Dont do it.
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