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.
