Esau

2000 B.C.
Esau – Red
Jacob – Heel Grabber
Father – Isaac
Mother – Rebekah

The Story Begins – Genesis 25:20-23
The Story Ends – Genesis 35:29

Genesis 25:22-26
22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. 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. 26 Afterward his brother came 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.

Genesis 25:27
27 So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man (Peaceful, Perfect, Blameless, Upright), dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 26:34-35
34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.

“The difference between school and life is that in school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test which teaches you a lesson.”

Genesis 25:34
33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.”
So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Heroes Become Zeros When They Make The Wrong Trades

Blessing of The Birthright
Family Double Portion Inheritance
Family Headship
Fathers Blessing
Father of The Messiah
Spiritual Leader
Choice of Lands
Fruitfulness of Offspring
A Great Name
Personal Blessing
Eternal Inheritance
Power over Enemies
Material Prosperity
Spiritual Blessing of Abraham
Curse Upon the Enemies

You Don’t Sell What You Value
The Blessing Of God Does Not Stay Where It’s Not Welcomed

Matthew 13:44-45
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

We are all trading something for something.
The question is for what?

Heroes Become Zeros When They Confuse What Seems Essential, With Essentials

What Is Essential In Your Life?
Food or Spiritual Hunger
Money or Love
Fame or Family
Family or Relationships
TV or God
Sports or Spiritual Growth
Activities or Serving
Clothes or House

Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Heroes Become Zeros They Trade the Eternal, For The Temporal

Hebrews 12:14
14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 15 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; 16 lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. 17 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.

Heroes Become Zeros When Appetites Rob Us of God’s Plan

Colossians 3:2-10
2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. 5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, 7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. 8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

Matthew 33:4
4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, dand fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.

Right Trades
Right Essentials
Right Perspectives
Right Appetites