THROUGH THE BIBLE IN THREE YEARS
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Prov 16:18 "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
The lion decided to brag and cause his subjects to praise him. He went to the tiger and asked, "Who's the KING of the jungle?" The tiger answered, "You are, Sir!"
He then went to the bear and asked the same question. The bear answered, "You are, Sir!"
Then the lion went to the elephant and asked the same question. The elephant grabbed the lion with his trunk and slammed him on the ground, then he stomped him with one of his big feet. Then he took the lion by the trunk again and dunked him in the water.
The lion came up battered, bruised and sputtering, "Look, just because you don't know the answer, there's no reason to be testy!"
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Gen 36:1-8
1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.
7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
KJV
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This is something you'll want to remember as you study through the Old Testament. Essau the man and Edom the nation are synonomous. Essau fathered a nation of people who were like him in nature - full of pride. Read Obadiah 3-4.
Essau's five sons are named. No daughters are named, though he had daughters (See verse 6).
Essau had been living in the SE corner of Canaan in a place called Seir. Now he moves to Mt. Seir. This becomes his inheritance from God. (see Deut. 2:5)
In the remaining verses of this chapter, the descendents of Essau are traced through his five sons. Notice they are all called "dukes" or chiefs. There's a lot of pride in this
family. One is reminded of Prov. 28:2 which says, "For the transgression of the land, many are the princes thereof..."
It seems Essau's descendents eventually took over the whole land. And it looks as if they established a system of government where there was a king and many "dukes."
Isn't it interesting that the Edomites had a kingdom long before Israel? Sometimes it seems that the children of God are left behind, but God says His people will ultimately triumph.
Earthly kingdoms, formed by man's pride, soon rot and decay; but the vision from God will speak in the land and NOT DIE (Hab. 2:3).
No kingdom, formed by man's pride, has lasted over 300 or 400 years. But there IS a kingdom formed by LOVE. And it will endure for ETERNITY.
Be sure you are a part of THAT kingdom.
Love ya,
Bruce