Hairy and Heel-Catcher: a Tale of Two Nations, or Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

Gen 25, Divisions of this Section

Hubbub in the Womb, vv19-23
Hairy and Heel-Catcher, vv24-28
Heir Today; Gone Tomorrow, vv29-34

Gen 25, Details in this Section

Esau, v25 (עשו) e-sav'
“hairy” or “rough”

Jacob, v26 (יעקֺב) ya-aq-ōv
“heel-catcher” or “will supplant”
root word (עקב) a-qav'
“heel” or “supplant”

hunter, v27 (ציד) tza-iyd
“hunter” (1st – Nimrod, Gen 10:9)

mild, (plain, KJV), v27 (תם) tham
“perfect” or “blameless” (Job 1:1)

Edom, v30 ( אדום ) e-dōm'
“red one” or “ruddy one”
root word (אדֺם) a-dōm'
“red” or “ruddy”

man, Gen 1:26 ( אדם ) a-dam'
“man” or “ruddy” or “person”

Adam, Gen 2:19 ( אדם ) a-dam'
name of first man

Gen 25, Divine Perspectives

I. DOCTRINAL ASSENT
1. A Dysfunctional Family?
2. As Different as Different Can Be
a. Jacob, a deceiver
b. Esau, full of flesh
c. Rom 9:10-13, all of grace

II. DEVOTIONAL ASSERTIONS
1. The Pottage and the Pedigree
a. Jacob cooking red stew
b. Esau faint from hunting
c. sold birthright for something to eat
d. Edom and Adam from same Hebrew root word, RED
2. The “older shall serve the younger” v23