We are in the non-christian general discussions forum... so
If one had to choose an appropraite place to discuss things with non-christians,
this might be the best place to have one. IMO
At least we keep it civil. Some other forums I been to, would make you blush and throw up at the same time.
Well, why would Esau feel like he would die if he did not get “red stew?”
Gen 25:29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he
was faint:
Gen 25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red
pottage; for I
am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
pottage... red stew also worded, red stuff.
What was Jacob cooking? lol
Lentils.
There are green and red Lentils.
I found this interesting:
History
Lentil was domesticated in the
Fertile Crescent of the
Near East and then spread to
Europe, the
Middle East,
North Africa and the Indo-Gangetic plain. The primary center of diversity for the domestic
Lens culinaris as well as its wild progenitor
L. culinaris ssp. orientalis is considered to be the
Middle East. The oldest known carbonized remains of lentil from
Greece's
Franchthi Cave are dated to 11,000 BC. In archaeobotanical excavations carbonized remains of lentil seeds have been recovered from widely dispersed places such as
Tell Ramad in
Syria (6250-5950 BC), Aceramic Beidha in
Jordan,
Hacilar in
Turkey (5800-5000 BC), Tepe Sabz (Ita.
Tepe Sabz) in
Iran (5500-5000 BC) and Argissa-Magula Tessaly in Greece (6000-5000 BC), along other places.
Climate requirements
The conditions under which lentils are grown differ across different growing regions. In the
temperate climates lentils are planted in the winter and spring under low temperatures and vegetative growth occurs in later spring and the summer. Rainfall during this time is not limited. In the
subtropics, lentils are planted under relatively high temperatures at the end of the rainy season, and vegetative growth occurs on the residual soil moisture in the summer season. Rainfall during this time is limited. In
West Asia and
North Africa, some lentils are planted as a winter crop before snowfall. Plant growth occurs during the time of snow melting. Under such cultivation, seed yields are often much higher.
Gen 25:27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter,
a man of the field; and Jacob
was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Gen 25:28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of
his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Gen 25:29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and
he was faint:
Gen 25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red
pottage;
for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
Gen 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
Gen 25:32 And Esau said, Behold,
I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
Gen 25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
Gen 25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised
his birthright.
Gen 25:28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Mal 1:2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us?
Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
Mal 1:3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
Mal 1:4 Whereas Edom saith,
We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
Rom 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
I can hear Cain and Abel fighting in the field and I can hear Satan tempting Jesus in the wilderness.
Esau was aftward and hungered. He'd been out hunting in the field for venison, the food which his father loved.
We don't know how long Esau had been out in the field hunting. It could of been days. They didn't have hunting rifles back then, and the fields are wide open. If Jacob and Easu were in the region where crops begin to grow, then that could have made it early spring.
Early spring is also when does give birth. So perhaps Esau was being particular what he shot at, not wanting to kill a a mom and it's bambi.
https://worlddeer.org › when-do-deer-give-birth
Most deer species give birth in the spring as the entire mating and reproductive cycle is timed to match the weather and seasonal changes. During late summer and early fall bucks finish growing their antlers and compete for breeding rights, and the does begin their estrus as days get shorter and cooler.
All I'm saying is, there are a lot of things ro consider before one places judgment on another.
And God knowing all things had already judged Esau guilty.
Esau was cursed or "marked" by God, like Cain was "marked" as guilty.
But which one had the greater sin....
The one who sold his birthright or the one who cheated him out of it?
Twice.
I believe Jacob loved his brother. But certain influences or prophecies had to be fulfilled over the course of time.
And though some of us can't see this yet, God sent his son into the world to bear the curse for all.
1Jo 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Gen 33:9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
Gen 33:10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand:
for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
Gal 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed
is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Gal 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham
might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Jhn 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
pottage...red stew.. red .. edom.. Adam.. man.
Hugs
