The Ones - Part 1

References:

• Historical Context

  • The Births of Esau and Jacob Gen 25:19-26

    • Esau - Edom

    • Jacob - Israel

  • Moses and the people refused passage through Edom

    • Numbers 20:14-21

  • The Babylonian exile

    • Ezekiel 35:1-14

• Part One - vss. 1-14

  • vss 2-9: announcement

  • v 10: Close relatives - “brother Jacob”

  • vss 12-14: “You should not haves”

• Transition - vs 15

  • “All godless nations”

    • ἔθνος - (eth'-nos)  גּוֹי (go'-ee)

    • Consider possible wordplay

      • Edom - אֱדֹם

      • Humanity (adam) - אָדָם

• Part Two - vss. 16-21

  • Consequences

  • God’s plan 

    • Recall Phil 2:9-11

  • “And the Lord himself will be king!”

• Application