Daily Bible Portion (Monday)
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"GENERATIONS"
(Weekly Reading>>Genesis 25:19-28:9-1, Samuel 20:18-42, Romans 9:6-16, Hebrews 11:20; 12:14-17)
Jacob discerned the condition of his elder brother’s heart and took this weak moment to test him to see how important Esau’s birthright was to him by saying,
This was an act of arrogance and pride on the part of Esau. There are three aspects of pride:
•One is presumption, where a person presumes too much in his favor, especially in the sense of authority.
•The second aspect of pride is rebellion or disobedience; when a person is proud, he asserts his own will to the point of rebelling against one in authority over him.
•Thirdly, pride carries the additional element of willful decision; this was called “works of wickedness” and “tempting Yahweh” in the Scriptures.
When scripture mentions bread and drink it alludes to a covenantal passing, an agreement or sealing is taking place.
In saying this, Esau essentially told Jacob that he preferred going his own way, even though it meant poverty to his soul. If we move past the literal text into the deeper spiritual meaning, we find that Esau recognized that it was Jacob who had the life-giving food source that he needed. This revealed in his heart, the fact that he was living outside Torah. As a result, his birthright held no value to him. For a birthright, one’s identity in Yahweh’s Kingdom is only valid to those walking and obeying the gospel, Yahweh’s covenantal teaching and instruction – the Torah.
Esau tossed away what had become useless to him in order to buy the preferential food that Jacob had. Those who try to purchase the Living Torah (Messiah: salvation) will not receive it, as it is not for sale. This is just what Esau tried to do. Those who follow in Esau’s footsteps do not recognize or understand their birthright/covenant either as they demonstrate by their rejection of Torah, the little value it has to them.
Despising the gospel that Yahweh has freely given to us by His Spirit will lead to physical and/or spiritual death, as there is no life-sustaining power outside of His Word. The embodiment of Yahweh’s teaching and instruction (the gospel/Torah) is Yeshua. He is the source and author of the gospel of Life - Torah. Let us grab hold of His LIFE and not despise His Words that guide and give us life. May we who are returning to the ways of Torah embrace our whole inheritance/covenant and lift up the whole gospel from Genesis to Revelation through the true Living Word of Yahweh, Yeshua.
Hebrews 12:14-17 “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.”
Indeed Esau was perishing. He was dying a spiritual death because he did not regard this walk in the gospel as a key to his spiritual growth. Many believers develop a talk, but their walk is far from what they say. This was a fundamental issue that Paul warned us about in 1 Corinthians 3:2. If there is no substance to our walk, our faith in Yeshua’s gospel is dead. Believers, who do not grow progressively in Yeshua’s inspired word, with evidence of its fruit in their lifestyle, will not mature.
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"GENERATIONS"
(Weekly Reading>>Genesis 25:19-28:9-1, Samuel 20:18-42, Romans 9:6-16, Hebrews 11:20; 12:14-17)
Jacob discerned the condition of his elder brother’s heart and took this weak moment to test him to see how important Esau’s birthright was to him by saying,
“Sell me your birthright as of this day.” Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?” (Genesis 25:31-32).
This was an act of arrogance and pride on the part of Esau. There are three aspects of pride:
•One is presumption, where a person presumes too much in his favor, especially in the sense of authority.
•The second aspect of pride is rebellion or disobedience; when a person is proud, he asserts his own will to the point of rebelling against one in authority over him.
•Thirdly, pride carries the additional element of willful decision; this was called “works of wickedness” and “tempting Yahweh” in the Scriptures.
1 Samuel 15:23 “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word [gospel] of Yahweh, He also has rejected you from being king.”
“Then Jacob said, ‘Swear to me as of this day.’ So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright” (Genesis 25:31–34).
When scripture mentions bread and drink it alludes to a covenantal passing, an agreement or sealing is taking place.
In saying this, Esau essentially told Jacob that he preferred going his own way, even though it meant poverty to his soul. If we move past the literal text into the deeper spiritual meaning, we find that Esau recognized that it was Jacob who had the life-giving food source that he needed. This revealed in his heart, the fact that he was living outside Torah. As a result, his birthright held no value to him. For a birthright, one’s identity in Yahweh’s Kingdom is only valid to those walking and obeying the gospel, Yahweh’s covenantal teaching and instruction – the Torah.
Esau tossed away what had become useless to him in order to buy the preferential food that Jacob had. Those who try to purchase the Living Torah (Messiah: salvation) will not receive it, as it is not for sale. This is just what Esau tried to do. Those who follow in Esau’s footsteps do not recognize or understand their birthright/covenant either as they demonstrate by their rejection of Torah, the little value it has to them.
Matthew 25:6-10 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.”
Despising the gospel that Yahweh has freely given to us by His Spirit will lead to physical and/or spiritual death, as there is no life-sustaining power outside of His Word. The embodiment of Yahweh’s teaching and instruction (the gospel/Torah) is Yeshua. He is the source and author of the gospel of Life - Torah. Let us grab hold of His LIFE and not despise His Words that guide and give us life. May we who are returning to the ways of Torah embrace our whole inheritance/covenant and lift up the whole gospel from Genesis to Revelation through the true Living Word of Yahweh, Yeshua.
Hebrews 12:14-17 “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.”
Indeed Esau was perishing. He was dying a spiritual death because he did not regard this walk in the gospel as a key to his spiritual growth. Many believers develop a talk, but their walk is far from what they say. This was a fundamental issue that Paul warned us about in 1 Corinthians 3:2. If there is no substance to our walk, our faith in Yeshua’s gospel is dead. Believers, who do not grow progressively in Yeshua’s inspired word, with evidence of its fruit in their lifestyle, will not mature.
continues tomorrow...