Hubbub in the Womb, vv19-23 Hairy and Heel-Catcher, vv24-28 Heir Today; Gone Tomorrow, vv29-34
Gen 25, Details in this Section
Esau, v25 (עשו) e-sav' “hairy” or “rough”
Jacob, v26 (יעקֺב) ya-aq-ōv “heel-catcher” or “will supplant” root word (עקב) a-qav' “heel” or “supplant”
hunter, v27 (ציד) tza-iyd “hunter” (1st – Nimrod, Gen 10:9)
mild, (plain, KJV), v27 (תם) tham “perfect” or “blameless” (Job 1:1)
Edom, v30 ( אדום ) e-dōm' “red one” or “ruddy one” root word (אדֺם) a-dōm' “red” or “ruddy”
man, Gen 1:26 ( אדם ) a-dam' “man” or “ruddy” or “person”
Adam, Gen 2:19 ( אדם ) a-dam' name of first man
Gen 25, Divine Perspectives
I. DOCTRINAL ASSENT 1. A Dysfunctional Family? 2. As Different as Different Can Be a. Jacob, a deceiver b. Esau, full of flesh c. Rom 9:10-13, all of grace
II. DEVOTIONAL ASSERTIONS 1. The Pottage and the Pedigree a. Jacob cooking red stew b. Esau faint from hunting c. sold birthright for something to eat d. Edom and Adam from same Hebrew root word, RED 2. The “older shall serve the younger” v23
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
