What is the birthright? - NeverThirsty The birthright was usually given to the oldest son in the family The one who received the birthright was honored with a double share of his father’s inheritance This was a special honor, for the birthright also included certain rights and privileges as well as responsibilities Birthright Could Be Sold
Why did God hate Esau and love Jacob? - NeverThirsty In that chapter we are told that Jacob deceived his father into giving him the birthright, yet his brother had promised to give the birthright in exchange for food Esau had been dishonest As a result their father gave his full blessing on the youngest brother, Jacob, and later declared that Esau would serve his younger brother in Gen 27:27-29
What does begotten mean in Psalm 2:7? | NeverThirsty Thus says the LORD, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me
Prophecy of Edom s Destruction For Hating Israel - NeverThirsty Genesis 27 tells us that Jacob stole the birthright from his brother Esau When Esau discovered that his birthright was stolen, he was very upset and asked his father, Isaac, to give him a blessing Here is the blessing that Issac gave him “Behold, away from the fertility of the earth shall be your dwelling,
I Am Suffering! - NeverThirsty Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal
When the Church Must Support Widows | NeverThirsty His birthright carried that responsibility If a woman’s relatives and her oldest son did not want to help her, she was in serious trouble The Mosaic Law allowed widows to receive some minor financial support from the welfare tithe collected every three years (Deuteronomy 14:28-29; 26:12)