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ŇEsau have I HatredÓ Romans 9:13
GodŐs hatred of Esau was an eternal, sovereign, negative hatred. He Loved Jacob and chose him. He hated Esau, passed by him, and left him to himself. In time, because God just left him alone, Esau earned and deserved GodŐs hatred by his own sin, by his own choice, by his own will, and by his own works. So it is with all whom God leaves to themselves!
Positive Hatred The Scriptures also teach us that GodŐs hared of Esau, GodŐs hatred of any sinner, is a positive hatred. It is his positive will to justly punish and destroy sinners who despise his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (Psalms 5:5; 7:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12; Malachi 1:1-5). If you refuse to trust GodŐs Son, if you refuse to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, God may deal with you as he did with Esau. He may fix it so that you cannot believe. God shut the door of the ark before there was a cloud in the sky, before a drop of rain fell from heaven (Genesis 7:16). He still does (Matthew 7:13-14). Be warned! The Lord God saysÉ
ŇTurn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.Ó (Proverbs 1:23-33)
Everlasting Hatred GodŐs hatred of Esau is an everlasting hatred. It is a mutual hatred; and it is an everlasting hatred. Esau hated God, and still hates him; and God hates Esau forever. Against the reprobate, against Esau, Ňthe Lord hath indignation foreverÓ (Malachi 1:4). Hell is forever! The anger and hatred of the Almighty shall fall upon the wicked forever! If you go to hell, you will go to hell because you fully deserve it. And in hell you will forever acknowledge that you deserve it and that God is just in your damnation; but your hatred of God will only intensify, and Esau shall be hated still. Will you go on hating Christ and go to hell; or will you now come to Christ and be saved by him? As GodŐs ambassador, I call you to come. God the Holy Spirit says, ŇCome.Ó All the saints of God, every sinner saved by his matchless, free grace in Christ, says, ŇCome.Ó God calls you to come, and promises salvation full and free to all who come (Isaiah 55:1-11).
Don Fortner
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