Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Genesis 36
Today's Scripture
This passage lists Esau and his descendants. God blessed Esau with a large family (as he did Jacob)--Esau became the father of the nation of Edom. We learn here that he was the father of kings who ruled in Edom long before kings took their place in Israel.
Esau's family was too large to co-exist with Jacob's--but it seems they were friendly from that point on. Later in Israel's history this is not always the case, but at least for the rest of Esau and Jacob's lifetime they seemed to live in harmony. God blessed them both, in different ways, and provided richly for them.
He is the same God who cares for our every need today.