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Who were the two twins of Isacc and rebekah?
Your are probably referring to Jacob and Esau. They were twins born to Isaac and Rebekah. God chose Jacob to continue the Hebrew (Israel) race and He rejected Esau. Esau became the "father" of the Edomite's. They would be distant cousins of Israel. To read of the fascinating story of Jacob and Esau see Genesis, chapter 27.
Why were Jacob and Esau at odds?
In the Bible, Jacob wronged Esau because he "stole" the blessing his father was going to give to Esau (Genesis 27:1-40) . Jacob did this by pretending to be Esau. He lied to his father basically. He deceived him. His father couldn't tell by sight if it was Esau because he was blind (Genesis 27:1).
What is the difference in the story of Cain and Abel to the story of Esau and Jacob?
Both stories are stories of filial rivalry but, unlike Esau and Jacob, Cain and Abel demonstrate no supernatural powers. Esau and Jacob fight, even in their mother's womb. As Esau is being born, Jacob takes hold of his heel, as if to pull him back so that he, Jacob, could be born first. This is just the forerunner of a life of competition and rivalry, including Jacob's theft of their father, Isaac's blessing. There is less rivalry betwen Cain and Abel. but eventually Cain becomes resentful because God preferred the sacrifice offerred by Abel, rather than his own. Instead of the dangerous coexistence of Esau and Jacob, this resentment is resolved quickly and cleanly by the death of Abel. Asaph Sagiv believes that the Cain and Abel story represents a biblical countermyth to the Egyptian story of Osiris and his brother Seth. In that story, Seth, an evil god of the nomads, kills Osiris, the Egyptian god of the earth's fertility. In Genesis, Cain (an Osiris figure) offers a cult sacrifice (Abel) to the earth; the Lord curses the ground for accepting the victim's blood and banishes Cain from his divine presence; and Seth appears as a substitute for the nomadic victim whose sacrifice the biblical God preferred. The very origins of the story of the Esau-Jacob rivalry, long before the Bible story was written in its present form, could be that Jacob symbolised the moon god and Esau represented the sun god, who were natural rivals. When Jacob returns from Haran with his two new wives (who represent the planet Venus, but that's another story), he encounters Esau and fears for his life. As soon as he reaches an understanding with Esau, we read about the famous story in which he wrestles with a stranger for the entire night. Although this stranger was not Esau, this passage links back to the previous contest with Esau, because the stranger appears to be the sun god in another form. Jacob prevails all night until daybreak and the stranger must leave Jacob before the sun could rise, then the sun rose upon Jacob.
How can God love Jacob and hate esau Just as it is written 'Jacob I Loved but Esau I hated.' Romans 913 NASB?
We see that God loved Jacob and hated Esau not because of anything that they did, but because of "God's purpose according to His choice," (v. 11). Is this fair for God to do? Yes it is.First of all, whatever God does is fair. God can do no wrong, so if He loves one and hates another, it is fair. Second, God owes us nothing. He is not obligated to love anyone. He loves out of the freedom of His will and plan, not because of anything in us. He loves because of what is in Him. Third, all people are by nature children of wrath (Eph. 2:3). This means that because we are all fallen and because we are all sinners, the "fair" thing to do is to let us all go to hell. Fairness deals with what is right. Since it is only God who is holy and pure and right, and not us, it is perfectly fair that all of us sinners be judged and condemned by God. But, God does not choose to do that. Instead, He sent His only begotten Son to die for our sins so that we might be saved (John 3:16; 1 Peter 2:24).So, yes it is fair that God loves one and hates another. It is not fair, however, that God would send His Son to die for us so that we might be saved. That wasn't fair. That was sacrificial love.http://www.carm.org/questions/about-god/it-fair-god-love-jacob-and-hate-esauAnother answer is, God chose Jacob and not Esau (which came here hated, but if we read it carefully it is: "for though the twins were not yet born, and had not done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose according to His choice might stand, not because of works, but because of Him who calls, 12it was said to her, "The older will serve the younger." 13Just as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated," (Rom. 9:11-13, NASB). So they had not done anything good or bad in order for God to hate Esau and love Jacob. So why did God choose Jacob instead of Esau? Because Jacob doesn't deserve. To show that the coming of Jesus Christ to the world did not depend on who deserves, but depended on the grace of God for all the people. Does this mean that God will refuse Esau in the eternal life? No, I believe we will find Esau in the heaven. Did God refuse Esau in earth? We saw that God gave him alot and alot. So here we see the plan of God for people, that God chose to come to the world from Abraham, from Isaac, from Jacob who does not deserve. But did the Christ came to chosen and certain people? ofcourse not, the Christ came for everyone who believes in him and believes in the grace of God.
What two things did Jacob steal from esau?
Only one; and that was Isaac's chief blessing, which he had intended for Esau. The birthright itself was not stolen, since Esau willingly sold it to Jacob. The fact that he sold it for a bowl of food shows how little he valued it (Genesis 25:31-34). Concerning Jacob's stealing the blessing:Jacob posed as Esau in Isaac's presence (Genesis ch.27) and received the blessing that was meant for Esau. Jacob is not to blame, for the following reasons:1) The word of God had informed their mother Rebecca that Jacob the younger son would be the favored one; the one to prevail (Genesis 25:23). Acting on this, she commanded Jacob to pose as Esau and seek Isaac's blessing (27:6-10), despite his trepidation (27:11).2) By willingly having sold Jacob his birthright, Esau relinquished any claim to Isaac's chief blessing which would go to the firstborn. The fact that he later complained (27:36) doesn't change this; and he did receive a blessing of his own (27:39).3) Isaac had not been informed that Esau sold Jacob the birthright. When he was later told this, he understood why God had allowed Jacob to get the chief blessing, and he continued blessing Jacob on later occasions (ch.28), never censuring him. Moreover, God Himself gives Israel (Jacob) the title of firstborn (Exodus 4:22 with Rashi commentary).
Why did God favor Jacob?
Because God needed it for Jacobs future.God allowed Esau to choose with his own free-will to sell his birthright (Genesis ch.25), because Jacob was the worthier of the two.
Who were the two twins of Isacc and rebekah?
Your are probably referring to Jacob and Esau. They were twins born to Isaac and Rebekah. God chose Jacob to continue the Hebrew (Israel) race and He rejected Esau. Esau became the "father" of the Edomite's. They would be distant cousins of Israel. To read of the fascinating story of Jacob and Esau see Genesis, chapter 27.
How does the Lineage of Esau show God's fulfillment of His promise to Abraham?
The lineage of Esau is irrelevant to God's promise to Abraham, the promise will be fulfilled by Jesus Christ, who is of the lineage of Jacob, Esau's twin brother.
What did God promise Esau?
Nothing. God spoke to Jacob but never to Esau. Isaac, Esau's father, promised (prophesied) that Esau would have a fruitful land and would have successes in war (living by the sword). Genesis ch.27.
Where in the bible does it say that sometimes God chooses not to heal someone?
For Jacob I have loved and Esau I have hated. That being said God did not save Esau but God did give him wives and a land all his own and children, in other words even though we know for sure Esau was not saved and Jacob was, God did not leave him totally deprived. Esau loved his wife and children and even had the ability to forgive his brother Jacob 20 years later after he stole his birthright. Jesus says is it not easier to tell someone that their sins be forgiven them or to heal them of their blindness. If someone is sick its because of the sinful world we chose from the beginning and it is not Gods fault, But dont worry He will fix it soon. And God will choose whom God will choose. I sam 2-6 its pretty self explanitory.
Was Jacob or Esau really evil?
It is missing the mark to think of either Jacob or Esau as evil. The story of the twins is obviously mythical in its origin, as evidenced by the passage that tells of them fighting in the womb and the new-born Jacob holding onto Esau's heel (Genesis 25:26). Jacob was successful because of his deceit, but was nevertheless favoured by the Israelites over Esau, and they came to believe him to be their real forefather. Arguably the earliest origins of the myth were of Jacob as the moon god, while Esau was the sun god. Esau was red and hairy (Genesis 25:25) just as the sun was depicted. The early Israelites favoured the moon god, for which we can see many allusions in the Old Testament, and Esau went to the east, where the sun rises. The ancient Near Eastern myths saw constant tension between the moon god and the sun god, each vying for the attention of their father. A fragment of the story of the rivalry between the two, although Esau is not named, is the famous one of Jacob wrestling all night with a god who had to leave when the sun rose.
What did rebekah feel when Jacob and esau were in her tummy?
Jacob would kick when she would pass a house of God, and Esau would kick when they would pass a house of idol worship.
Were Jacob and Esau the first twins in history?
The Book of Genesis describes Jacob and Esau as twin brothers and rivals. There is a strong mythical element to the story, even to the extent of Jacob trying to pull Esau back into the womb so that he could be born first. The very origins of the story of this rivalry, long before the Bible story was written, could be that Jacob symbolised the moon god and Esau represented the sun god, natural rivals.
Why were Jacob and Esau at odds?
In the Bible, Jacob wronged Esau because he "stole" the blessing his father was going to give to Esau (Genesis 27:1-40) . Jacob did this by pretending to be Esau. He lied to his father basically. He deceived him. His father couldn't tell by sight if it was Esau because he was blind (Genesis 27:1).
What is the difference in the story of Cain and Abel to the story of Esau and Jacob?
Both stories are stories of filial rivalry but, unlike Esau and Jacob, Cain and Abel demonstrate no supernatural powers. Esau and Jacob fight, even in their mother's womb. As Esau is being born, Jacob takes hold of his heel, as if to pull him back so that he, Jacob, could be born first. This is just the forerunner of a life of competition and rivalry, including Jacob's theft of their father, Isaac's blessing. There is less rivalry betwen Cain and Abel. but eventually Cain becomes resentful because God preferred the sacrifice offerred by Abel, rather than his own. Instead of the dangerous coexistence of Esau and Jacob, this resentment is resolved quickly and cleanly by the death of Abel. Asaph Sagiv believes that the Cain and Abel story represents a biblical countermyth to the Egyptian story of Osiris and his brother Seth. In that story, Seth, an evil god of the nomads, kills Osiris, the Egyptian god of the earth's fertility. In Genesis, Cain (an Osiris figure) offers a cult sacrifice (Abel) to the earth; the Lord curses the ground for accepting the victim's blood and banishes Cain from his divine presence; and Seth appears as a substitute for the nomadic victim whose sacrifice the biblical God preferred. The very origins of the story of the Esau-Jacob rivalry, long before the Bible story was written in its present form, could be that Jacob symbolised the moon god and Esau represented the sun god, who were natural rivals. When Jacob returns from Haran with his two new wives (who represent the planet Venus, but that's another story), he encounters Esau and fears for his life. As soon as he reaches an understanding with Esau, we read about the famous story in which he wrestles with a stranger for the entire night. Although this stranger was not Esau, this passage links back to the previous contest with Esau, because the stranger appears to be the sun god in another form. Jacob prevails all night until daybreak and the stranger must leave Jacob before the sun could rise, then the sun rose upon Jacob.
How can God love Jacob and hate esau Just as it is written 'Jacob I Loved but Esau I hated.' Romans 913 NASB?
We see that God loved Jacob and hated Esau not because of anything that they did, but because of "God's purpose according to His choice," (v. 11). Is this fair for God to do? Yes it is.First of all, whatever God does is fair. God can do no wrong, so if He loves one and hates another, it is fair. Second, God owes us nothing. He is not obligated to love anyone. He loves out of the freedom of His will and plan, not because of anything in us. He loves because of what is in Him. Third, all people are by nature children of wrath (Eph. 2:3). This means that because we are all fallen and because we are all sinners, the "fair" thing to do is to let us all go to hell. Fairness deals with what is right. Since it is only God who is holy and pure and right, and not us, it is perfectly fair that all of us sinners be judged and condemned by God. But, God does not choose to do that. Instead, He sent His only begotten Son to die for our sins so that we might be saved (John 3:16; 1 Peter 2:24).So, yes it is fair that God loves one and hates another. It is not fair, however, that God would send His Son to die for us so that we might be saved. That wasn't fair. That was sacrificial love.http://www.carm.org/questions/about-god/it-fair-god-love-jacob-and-hate-esauAnother answer is, God chose Jacob and not Esau (which came here hated, but if we read it carefully it is: "for though the twins were not yet born, and had not done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose according to His choice might stand, not because of works, but because of Him who calls, 12it was said to her, "The older will serve the younger." 13Just as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated," (Rom. 9:11-13, NASB). So they had not done anything good or bad in order for God to hate Esau and love Jacob. So why did God choose Jacob instead of Esau? Because Jacob doesn't deserve. To show that the coming of Jesus Christ to the world did not depend on who deserves, but depended on the grace of God for all the people. Does this mean that God will refuse Esau in the eternal life? No, I believe we will find Esau in the heaven. Did God refuse Esau in earth? We saw that God gave him alot and alot. So here we see the plan of God for people, that God chose to come to the world from Abraham, from Isaac, from Jacob who does not deserve. But did the Christ came to chosen and certain people? ofcourse not, the Christ came for everyone who believes in him and believes in the grace of God.
What two things did Jacob give esau?
he was in the pool and died Answer Esau was the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
