Sermon: Rich and Famous Yet Poor and Forgotten

“Rich and Famous Yet Poor and Forgotten”

Genesis 36

June 25, 2023

Pastor Tony Felich

 

Genesis 25:22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the LORD. [23] And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.”

Genesis 36:1 These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). [2] Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, [3] and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. [4] And Adah bore to Esau, Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel; [5] and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. [6] Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock, all his beasts, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan. He went into a land away from his brother Jacob.    

The genealogy of Esau demonstrates several biblical themes:     
•   God the promise keeper   
•   The place of Edom in the Bible     
•   The futility of worldly living     
•   Two kinds of people in the world     
•   The infallibility of Scripture