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Genesis 25: 29-34

BY: ALGER PRAJES

23 
And the LORD said to her:
“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated
from your body;
One people shall be stronger
than the other,
And the older shall serve the
younger.”
24 
So when her days were
fulfilled for her to give birth,
indeed there were twins in her
womb. 25 And the first came out
red. He was like a hairy garment
all over; so they called his
name Esau. 
Genesis 25:23-26 NKJV
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 Afterward his brother came
26 

out, and his hand took hold of

Esau’s heel; so his name was
called Jacob. Isaac was sixty
years old when she bore them.

Matthew 25:23-26 NKJV

What kind of place Isaac’s
family live?
The English
word bedouin comes from the
Arabic badawī, which means
"desert dweller", and is
traditionally contrasted
with ḥāḍir, the term for
sedentary people. Bedouin
territory stretches from the vast
deserts of North Africa to the
rocky sands of the Middle East.

WHAT IS
BADOUIN?
 Now Jacob cooked a
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stew; and Esau came in

from the field, and
he was weary. 

Genesis 25:29 NKJV

 30 And Esau said to
Jacob, “Please feed me
with that same
red stew, for
I am weary.” Therefore
his name was called [g
]
Edom.

Genesis 25:30 NKJV

WHAT IS EDOM?

The Hebrew
 word Edom means
"red", and is derived
from the name of its
founder, Esau, the
elder son of the
Hebrew patriarch Isaac
, because he was born
"red all over".
Esau had a special, strong desire
for a particular article of food, and
he had so long gratified self that he
did not feel the necessity of turning
from the tempting, coveted dish.
He thought upon it, making no
special effort to restrain his
appetite, until the power of appetite
... controlled him, and he imagined
that he would suffer great
inconvenience, and even death, if
he could not have that particular
dish. The more he thought upon it,
the more his desire strengthened,
until his birthright, which was
sacred, lost its value and its
sacredness.48Testimonies for the Church 2:38.
 But Jacob said,
31 

“Sell me your
birthright as of this
day.”

Genesis 25:31 NKJV

What is the significance
of Birthright?

a particular right of possession or privilege one has

from birth, especially as an eldest child.
WHAT IS
BIRTHRIGHT IN
THE BIBLE?
17 He must
acknowledge the son of
his unloved wife as the
firstborn by giving him
a double share of all
he has. That son is the
first sign of his father’s
strength. The right of
the firstborn belongs to
him.
Deuteronomy 21:17
232. Esau lusted for a favorite dish,
and sacrificed his birthright to gratify
appetite. After his lustful appetite had
been gratified, he saw his folly, but
found no space for repentance though
he sought it carefully and with tears.
There are very many who are like
Esau. He represents a class who have
a special, valuable blessing within
their reach,—the immortal
inheritance, life that is as enduring
as the life of God, the Creator of the
universe, happiness immeasurable,
and an eternal weight of glory,—but
who have so long indulged their
appetites, passions, and inclinations,
that their power to discern and
appreciate the value of eternal things
is weakened.
EGW Counsel on Diets and Foods
157
32 “Look, I am about to
die,” Esau said. “What
good is the birthright to
me?”
33 ButJacob said,
“Swear to me first.” So
he swore an oath to him,
selling his birthright to
Jacob.
Genesis 25:32-33
Genesis 12:1-3 (NKJV)

Promises to Abram
12 Now the LORD had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
2 
I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 
I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth
shall be blessed.”
34 ThenJacob gave
Esau some bread
and some lentil
stew. He ate and
drank, and then got
up and left.
So Esau despised
his birthright.
Genesis 25:34
Isaac made known to his sons
these privileges and conditions
and plainly stated that Esau as the
eldest was the one entitled to the
birthright. But Esau had no love
for devotion, no inclination to a
religious life. The requirements
that accompanied the spiritual
birthright were an unwelcome and
even hateful restraint. The law of
God, the condition of the divine
covenant with Abraham, was
regarded by Esau as a yoke of
bondage. Bent on self-indulgence,
he desired nothing so much as
liberty to do as he pleased. To him
power and riches, feasting and
reveling, were happiness. He
gloried in the unrestrained
freedom of his wild, roving life. 
“Thus Esau despised his
birthright.” In disposing
of it he felt a sense of
relief. Now his way was
unobstructed; he could do
as he liked. For this wild
pleasure, miscalled
freedom, how many are
still selling their birthright
to an inheritance pure and
undefiled, eternal in the
heavens! PP 179:2 EGW
Esau took two wives
of the daughters of
Heth. They were
worshipers of false
gods, and their idolatry
was a bitter grief to
Isaac and Rebekah.
Esau had violated one
of the conditions of the
covenant, which
forbade intermarriage
between the chosen
people and the
heathen; PP 179:3 EGW
3 Decisions of Life
Course to take
in College?

It’s your
choice.
Someone to
marry?

It’s your
choice.
Accept Jesus as your Savior

It’s your personal choice

 It’s your choice

Your teachers can’t save you

Your classmates can’t save you
Your parents can’t save you
(ONLY JESUS CAN SAVE YOU)
Jesus isn’t saying you must
be full of Bible knowledge.

‘If anyone loves me, he will keep my

teachings, and my Father will love him,
and we will come to him and make our
home with him”
(John 14:23)
Jesus come to call not those who think
they are righteous, but those who know
they are sinners and need to repent.“
Luke 5:32

I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

My parents will not allow me.

The person who loves his father or

mother more than JESUS does not
deserve to be His follower. The person
who loves a son or daughter more
than Jesus does not deserve to be His
follower.
Matthew 10:37
My parents will reject me.

Though my father and mother forsake

me, the LORD will receive me.
Psalm 27:10
Do you really
love Jesus?
 He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved, but he
that believeth not shall be dammed.

Mark 16:16
GIVE ME EARS TO HEAR YOUR SPIRIT
GIVE ME FEET TO FOLLOW THROUGH
GIVE ME HANDS TO TOUCH THE HURTING
AND THE FAITH TO FOLLOW YOU
Give me grace to be a
servant
Give me mercy for the
lost
Give me passion for Your
glory
Give me passion for the
cross
And I will go where there
are no easy roads

Leave the comforts that I

know

I will go and let this journey

be my home

I will go
I will go
I'll let go of my ambition
Cut the roots that run too deep
I will learn to give away
What I cannot really keep
What I cannot really keep

Help me see with eyes of faith

Give me strength to run this race
Iwill go Lord where
Your glory is unknown

I will live for You
alone

I will go because my
life is not my own

I will go
I will go
I will go