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Genesis 33: Jacob looked up and Esau was approaching
with 400 men. He put the maidservants and their children in front,
followed by Leah and her children, and Rachel and Joseph were last.
Jacob
then went ahead and bowed before Esau 7 times before his brother as the servant
bowing to his master. Esau ran to Jacob with the spirit of forgiveness and
kissed him. Then all the wives and children of Jacob bowed before Esau, but
Esau told
Jacob that he had plenty and that Jacob should keep all he had for himself.
Esau who was robbed of his blessing and birthright was the master and the one
that stole and cheated (Israel) was the servant. The means that those that do evil
will always come to bow to the offended in a matter of time. Jacob begged Esau to accept
his gifts (550 animals) because Esau's face was like seeing the face of God, so
Esau accepted the gift. Then, they went their separate ways.
Genesis 34: Dinah, the daughter of Jacob bore by Leah, was defiled
by Shechem and he wanted to marry her. Hamor, Shechem's father, lead a
delegation to meet Dinah's brothers and they agreed on the condition that all
the males of Hamor (Shechemites) be circumcised like them or Shechem cannot have Dinah
as wife. So the Shechemites
went and convinced all their males to be circumcised. Three days later,
Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, attacked and killed every male among the Shechemites by the sword
while they were still in extreme pain from the circumcision. The
two brothers also took everything in their city as
plunder, including animals, women, and children. Jacob was displeased because
the Canaanites may unite and attack them, but the two brothers justified their
action because the Shechem treated their sister like a prostitute. |
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The Political & Spiritual Purpose of the
Holy Land
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Genesis 35: God told Jacob to return to Bethel and build an altar to
him. Jacob told his household to cleanse themselves of all gods so that they
could go to Bethel to dedicate themselves to God who has also protected him.
God officially changed his name from Jacob to Israel. God promised to give
Jacob and his descendants the land he promised Abraham and Isaac, and God was
going to multiply him as a nation and with kings. Rachel gave birth to
Benjamin, the 12th son of Jacob, and she died. Reuben slept with Bilhah,
Rachel's maidservant (mother of Dan & Naphtali), and Jacob heard of it. Isaac died at 180 years old; Esau and Jacob buried him.
Genesis 36:
Esau is the father of Edom or the Edomites. Esau married Canaanite
(African) women (Nittite & Hivite) and a woman from Ishmael. Esau prospered so much
that the land could not hold his descendants and his possessions. Esau's
descendants were kings even before Israel was even a nation. So the
blessing of Esau from Isaac had no effect on Esau, Jacob only took the promise
of land and seed. |
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