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! 👍
I’m currently hosting a Jubilees study in my EBL Substack chat. You are most welcome to join.
Each week we read 4 chapters, and I provide links for each Jubilee chapter in the chat.
Today, we read Jubilees chapter 26 (Isaac blessing Esau). You can read the first 26 chapters in the chat, and I will keep posting the rest throughout the summer.
Can you give me either a link or explain to me more about the book of Jubilee. I understand the Hebrew concept of a Jubilee being something that occurs every 50 Hebrew year?
Also are you Messianic Jew? Just asking, I have many Orthodox Jewish friends that I've worked with for many years.
In a nut shell, the Book of Jubilees covers the history of mankind from Creation to Mt. Sinai. It's a companion to the Book of Genesis. The Book of Jubilees arranges the history in 50-year periods called Jubilees. That's why it received its name.
For more information, here's a short article on Jubilees that I wrote at the start of the study.
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! 👍
Thank you for the indepth understanding of Jacob and Esau. Where can I find Jubilees? I generally have been using the ESV translation.
Thank you again.
I’m currently hosting a Jubilees study in my EBL Substack chat. You are most welcome to join.
Each week we read 4 chapters, and I provide links for each Jubilee chapter in the chat.
Today, we read Jubilees chapter 26 (Isaac blessing Esau). You can read the first 26 chapters in the chat, and I will keep posting the rest throughout the summer.
I believe I tried but got confused on how to use it. I'll try again
Here is a link to my chat.
https://extrabiblicallibrarian.substack.com/publish/chat
And here is a Substack article on how to use the chat.
https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/8479685616532-How-can-I-participate-in-a-Chat
Let me know if that helps.
Can you give me either a link or explain to me more about the book of Jubilee. I understand the Hebrew concept of a Jubilee being something that occurs every 50 Hebrew year?
Also are you Messianic Jew? Just asking, I have many Orthodox Jewish friends that I've worked with for many years.
In a nut shell, the Book of Jubilees covers the history of mankind from Creation to Mt. Sinai. It's a companion to the Book of Genesis. The Book of Jubilees arranges the history in 50-year periods called Jubilees. That's why it received its name.
For more information, here's a short article on Jubilees that I wrote at the start of the study.
https://extrabiblicallibrarian.substack.com/p/jubilees-study-invite?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5b5yug
And here's a collection of all the articles I've written about the book.
https://extrabiblicallibrarian.substack.com/t/jubilees
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.