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Two children struggled
together within Rebekah; so she went to enquire of the LORD as to why they
struggled within her womb. The LORD said unto her, TWO NATIONS are in thy womb,
and two manners of peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one race
of people shall be stronger than the other race of people, and the elder shall
serve the younger. The Lord informed Rebekah
that she had TWO NATIONS [i.e. two races] of people within her womb, and the firstborn would serve
the second born. If the birth of Esau and Jacob is factual, then the Elohiym had
implanted Rebekah with two separate embryos, so TWO very different nations
would come out of this one ‘woman’ - and the master physician-scientist, Enki, was surely capable of
doing such selective implantation. When Rebekah reached the time
to deliver her babies, indeed there were twins in her womb. The first came out
hairy [‘red’ is incorrect – see the chapter on red-hair dreams] all over,
like a hairy garment; and they called his name, Esau. Next came his brother out
and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and their
father, Isaac, was threescore years old when his wife bore them. The boys grew and Esau was a
cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in
tents. Isaac loved Esau because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved
Jacob most. Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came in from the field and felt faint,
so Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I
am faint: thus Jacob served the pottage unto Esau, and therefore was Esau's
name called Edom because of the red pottage. In addition, Jacob said; sell
me this day thy birthright. Esau said, Behold, I am at the point of death: and
what profit shall this birthright do to me? Therefore, Jacob said, Swear to me
this day; and he swore unto him: and Esau sold his birthright unto Jacob. Then
Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of red lentils; and Esau did eat and drink,
and rose up, and went on his way: thus, Esau despised his birthright. The Lord had informed Rebekah
that the older son, Esau, would serve the younger son, Jacob, all the days of
his life and this servitude would continue all the days of his descendant’s
lives. The story of Jacob and Esau
tells of two nations born to Isaac and Rebekah. The two ‘nations’ struggled
before they were born, and they would, and will, struggle for all time – hating
each other. It is doubtful the story depicts actual blood brothers, but its
primary intent is to show a PATTERN, and with this pattern, truth becomes
obvious - to those who have wisdom. In essence, the story is leaving a trail [a
waymark] for us to follow. Esau was the first-born
‘twin’, and Jacob was born shortly thereafter. However, Esau sold his
birthright to Jacob for a bowl of red porridge, and so Jacob thereafter becomes
the ‘first-born’ of Isaac. Esau would serve his brother, Jacob, who forever
remains more powerful and influential in the world, than does Esau. The older son serving the
younger son is common in Scriptural history. Other incidence is the pattern
of Ephraim and Manasseh, who were grandsons of Jacob. Jacob blesses the
younger of the two brothers with the bigger blessing, which puzzles their
father, Joseph, but nevertheless it is implemented and Ephraim receives over
and above what his older brother, Manasseh, would receive. In
addition, Ephraim - grandson of
Jacob, has bestowed upon him the title of ‘first-born’ of the Israelite
tribes,
therefore, Jacob adopts Ephraim and thereafter becomes Jacob’s
‘first-born’. Both stories, Esau-Jacob, and Ephraim-Manasseh, are
important because they reveal a pattern
for detecting truth. Not any less remembered is the story of the
two brothers, Cain and Abel. Jealousy arises and Cain ends up killing
his brother, Abel. Remember, the same pattern was set forth much earlier with
Enki and Enlil, the younger brother received more control and glory than
his older brother – patterns repeat for purposes. The pattern formulated in the
Garden of Eden reflects throughout the entire Biblical history of the Hebrew people.
Enki, portrayed as the serpent, [should be 'he who knows great wisdom'], entices the woman, Eve, who actually
carries out the scheme to deceive Lord Enlil. In the story of Jacob and
Esau, Rebekah plays the enticer. Jacob, and his mother, Rebekah, together,
conspire to deceive Isaac; and Jacob, is the successful son in the conspiracy,
just as Ephraim receiving greater blessings. Understanding history becomes
much easier when keeping in mind these important patterns. Patterns do not
lie. It is obvious that Esau has always hated Jacob, not the other way around.
It is also obvious that the Arabs have always hated the Jews, and not the other
way around. These particular scenarios, [the RETURN |