Spirit of Edom - History and Characteristics

Journey of the Sons of God to the Promised Land Today’s Focus: Spirit of Edom – History and Characteristics Scripture: Genesis 25:29-34 Greetings Sons of God: When we talk about the spirit of Edom or the Edomites we are talking about Esau. The second name of Esau is Edom. So to understand the spirit of Edom we will look at Esau. If you read Genesis 25:29-34 you will see that Esau exchanged his birthright for a bowl of pottage. So we know from previous discussions that this is a picture of a person who does not regard the spiritual things as important. But let’s look a little deeper into Esau. Esau was a hunter (Genesis 25:27) and this is a picture of a man that takes things by force. His brother Jacob plain man, dwelling in tents. Jacob was one who planted and cultivated hence he is a picture of a man who is patient and understands how to cultivate things that are needed. Esau did not have the patience for cultivating and this would ultimately be the thing that drives him to sell his birthright (Genesis 25:29-32). Esau never understood what pleased God or how to attain heavenly treasures. Edomites are characterized as very prideful. Ezekiel 35:13: Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them. Thus saith the Lord God; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. Edomites are characterized as holding grudges and having perpetual hatred for Israel Ezekiel 35:3: Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end; So as we can see the spirit of the Edomite can be summed up into this characteristics: 1. Disregard for the spiritual things (Carnal minded) 2. Takes things by force and lacks patience for cultivation and growth 3. Prideful 4. Holds Grudges and Perpetuate Hatred In the next message we will show you some notorious Edomites in Scripture so that you can see how notorious this nation was and why God was so angry and intent on making them desolate. Peace, Love and Grace, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.