60. Was Blessed by God, but Chose the World (Gen 36:1-19)

The Lord blessed Esau, for he was Abraham’s descent. But the Bible would fade him out from the storyline as he moved out of the promised land.

πŸ‘‰Read Gen 36:1-19

 

Who were Esau’s three wives?

 

Why did Esau move out from Canaan to the hill country of Seir? (6-7)

 

Whose son was Amalek, the enemy of Israel? (12)

 

Answers & Meditation

Adah, Oholibamah, Basemath

Many children were born to Esau.

 

He was too rich

This is the same reason that Lot parted from Abraham. Because of their numerous livestock, they could not stay together.

Excessive wealth, more than necessary, hinders spiritual growth.

 

Eliphaz

Amalek was a grandson of Esau. Later, when the Israelites got out of Egypt, the Amalekites attacked the Israelites from the tail of the caravan (Ex 17). Thus, the Amalekites became the enemy of the Israelites through the generations.

 

Lot, Ishmael, and Esau all walked out from the covenantal line. Though they were not chosen by God, they were the first Gentiles who could hear ‘the gospel’ and experience God. By their own choice, they left for the world.

On the contrary, some gentiles voluntarily joined God’s chosen people, like Rahab, Lot, and Gibeonites.

Don’t walk out from Jesus and His promise because of the wealth of this world.

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