They say a picture paints a thousand words.
Imagine this is a picture of a letter y.
Well I have written over a thousand words tonight and my head is spinning.
So I had better head off.
Genesis 36
Here we see the genealogy of Esau's offspring.
Remarkable given the mistake's he made that he is recorded and remembered.
And his future generations.
Was he honoured because he got over his early mistakes?
Or was this part of the small blessing he did receive?
God certainly showered both siblings (Jacob and Esau) with blessings.
"For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together. The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock."
Esau moving away may make it easier for Jacob to possess Canaan, the land he was promised.
Maybe it made sense to not push things. If the land couldn't cope with all the livestock, fights could have broken out about feed or water.
Jacob didn't have much control over his sons, maybe the same was true for Esau.
Whether a decision by Esau, Jacob or one instated by their father, it was certainly a prudent choice.
There appears no resistance or argument.
Esau recognised that the promises given to Jacob by God would be fulfilled.
He walked away.
He learnt.
He is remembered in this chapter.
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The background is nice!
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