tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post115340863237544856..comments2023-07-31T10:50:36.357-04:00Comments on serna Bible Blog: Genesis 27David Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08992882297558499646noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-88777419774818448652010-11-02T18:38:58.099-04:002010-11-02T18:38:58.099-04:00Well... Jacob was favored by Rebekah and Esau was ...Well... Jacob was favored by Rebekah and Esau was favored by Isaac... but Rebekah was being selfish to even think about have her son trick her own husband! how selfish is that???! incredible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-36543762254771056062008-11-10T11:08:00.000-05:002008-11-10T11:08:00.000-05:00If anyone reads the comments on this blog, this is...If anyone reads the comments on this blog, this is the type of thing that will erupt a flame war. Oh well.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with my anonymous commenter above. God does love us all, but He does <EM>not</EM> love us equally; He loves His children more than He loves those who are not His children. He does favour some of us over others. The doctrine of free Grace means that this must be the case; if I am saved through His Grace, and not through my own actions, then it must be because He has bestowed a special Grace upon me, out of His own love, that He has not bestowed upon others. I deserve Hell, but He has saved me from that. He hasn’t saved everyone—I won’t get what I deserve, but many will.<BR/><BR/>You also need to be careful, when reading the Bible, to not take away from it. The Bible does not say that God “treated Jacob <EM>as if</EM> He loved him,” and “treated Esau <EM>as if</EM> He hated him;” it says that He loved Jacob and hated Esau. I don’t want to make too much of that, from a God Who loves everyone (although, as stated above, not equally), but neither do I want to make too little of it. We can’t ignore the parts of the Bible that we’re not comfortable with, as much as we might all be tempted to. <BR/><BR/>It’s dangerous to the doctrine of Grace to say that God chooses no favour over anyone, or that He loves us all equally.David Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992882297558499646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-26184449318372704622008-10-24T00:41:00.000-04:002008-10-24T00:41:00.000-04:00actually Chris, we talked about that in my bible c...actually Chris, we talked about that in my bible class the other day.<BR/><BR/>They use "hated" and "loved" in a strange way.<BR/><BR/>what i took from it was that he gave Esau a fortune as if he hated him, and he gave Jacob a fortune as if he loved him.<BR/><BR/>good things happen to people, bad things happen to people<BR/><BR/><BR/>God supposedly chooses no favour over anyone and loves us all equallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-87795836769715109202008-09-06T02:03:00.000-04:002008-09-06T02:03:00.000-04:00The answer to your question about, Rebekah being s...The answer to your question about, Rebekah being so intent on Jacob getting the Blessing, because later in the Bible, obviously God knowing it... it says "Jacob have I loved, Esau have I hated"... can you imagine being hated by God, the Creator?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134423212324770758noreply@blogger.com