Yes. A look into the Septuagint and the Book of Jubilees is quite revealing when it comes to Esau's blessing. One thing is for sure: Esau hated his blessing.
Thanks for the breakdown of this story. Keep sharing studies like this, Sarah! 👍
Hey Sarah - nice Bible name by the way. What I do not get is Esau asked his father for a blessing and the Septuagint says it is a curse.
Genesis 27:38
“And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.”
do you know why God hated Esau?
Esau despised his birthright which was a gift of God the double portion of inheritance and he married into the canaanite hittite line which he knew was cursed.
I agree that the use of the word “blessing” is ironic in Esau’s situation. We see a similar occurrence in Genesis 49 when Jacob “blessed” his 12 sons. Not all of the 12 received “blessings,” some were cursed.
And yes, God hated Esau because he refused to follow God’s commands and value what God values. Jacob, on the other hand, was committed to the covenant and obedient to his parents. (I explore the twins’ characters through Genesis and Jubilees in Jacob and Esau Part 1.)
Yes. A look into the Septuagint and the Book of Jubilees is quite revealing when it comes to Esau's blessing. One thing is for sure: Esau hated his blessing.
Thanks for the breakdown of this story. Keep sharing studies like this, Sarah! 👍
They 100% bring forth blessing!
Hey Sarah - nice Bible name by the way. What I do not get is Esau asked his father for a blessing and the Septuagint says it is a curse.
Genesis 27:38
“And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.”
do you know why God hated Esau?
Esau despised his birthright which was a gift of God the double portion of inheritance and he married into the canaanite hittite line which he knew was cursed.
Divine Providence
My wife was reading Malachi and asked me why God hated Esau.
After explaining it to her I opened Substack and your message appeared.
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It's such an encouragement to hear that.
All praise to Elohim!
I agree that the use of the word “blessing” is ironic in Esau’s situation. We see a similar occurrence in Genesis 49 when Jacob “blessed” his 12 sons. Not all of the 12 received “blessings,” some were cursed.
And yes, God hated Esau because he refused to follow God’s commands and value what God values. Jacob, on the other hand, was committed to the covenant and obedient to his parents. (I explore the twins’ characters through Genesis and Jubilees in Jacob and Esau Part 1.)
I have not read Jubilees since the 90's
there is a reason the Lord said to kill all the canaanites
Agreed. Jubilees 10 sheds further light into the reason.