GENESIS 26
30 So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. 31 In the morning they rose early and exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace. 32 That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 He called it Shibah; therefore, the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
34 When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite, 35 and they made life bitterfor Isaac and Rebekah. – Genesis 26:30-35
GENESIS 26 ESAU BREAKS COVENANT PROMISE
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
The Lord blessed Isaac with much wealth and offsprings
He was looked up to by many because of God’s blessings
Isaac continued digging wells and found one
He called it Shibah which is now called Beersheba.
When Isaac’s son Esau turned forty, he broke the covenant
He married and had two wives who were pagans
By doing this, it created difficulties for Rebekah and Isaac
Esau breached Abraham’s covenant promise to God.
Let’s go back to Genesis 25 when Esau and Jacob were born. The Lord said to Rebecca that there are two nations in her womb. We knew from this chapter that Esau was the rough and tough one who was a skillful hunter and Jacob was the tent dweller who was more the quiet one. God’s word to Rebecca was clearly prophesying what will happen to these two boys she was giving birth to.
Just as soon as they were a little older, maybe in their early twenties, Esau sold his birthright to his younger brother and now he had that double blessing that God gives the firstborn child. By the time they were forty, Esau clearly broke the covenant promise that Abraham, his grandfather made with God. He married two pagan wives. It is always a difficult time when children go against their ancestor’s beliefs.
REFLECTION
- How was God’s word to Rebecca in Genesis 25 manifested here in this account?
