God and His Prophets: A verse-by-verse study throu... - Jacob I Have Loved, Esau I Have Hated: The Malachi series, part 2 (1:2-5)
One of the most puzzling verses in the whole Bible is
Malachi 1:3, where God says
“Jacob I have loved;But Esau I have hated”
Wait, who did I say said that? Oh, God said it.
If that doesn’t make you do a double-take when you’re reading your Bible, I’m not sure what will.
The same God who will be telling us later to love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute us just a few pages from here—the same God who tells us to feed and clothe our enemies—the same God who gave us the story of the Good Samaritan—is declaring His hatred for Esau right here.
Who…had his problems…but really wasn’t…
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