![]() Now clearly Esau hated Jacob, and the murderous enmity of the Edomites against Israel was seen in stark relief when Jerusalem fell to Babylon and the sons of Esau participated in the slaughter of the infant children of Israel (Ps. The apostle Paul states clearly that God has a purpose according to His sovereign election, whereby it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated” (Rom. The Bible frankly teaches that there is an election unto eternal life as well as a community of those who will suffer the eternal wrath of the justice of God (Rom. ![]() How should we relate to the abortionist, for example, who defends a culture of death, or the homosexual, who promotes a culture at enmity with life? ![]() How do we as a community of faith relate to those without faith, to the declared enemies of God? There are no longer any Edomites (descendants of Esau) around today, but clearly there are those who are their spiritual heirs, those communities who are the declared enemies of the people of God. ![]()
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