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acob had never thought of something worth- Should we term Esau’s folly A FATE, DESTINY OR
while to do when his brother lived as a skilful LONG AWAITED PROPHECY OF FUNCTIONAL
Jhunter far away from home. Isaac their father
did love Esau because he always eat out of the game PLACEMENT? He was not drunk but he chose to
realised from hunting. Nevertheless, Jacob took his despise his ‘inalienable right’ for a plate of porridge.
own fate and seemed to have a deep understanding
of spiritual life. Hebrew 12:17, “For ye know that afterward when
he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected:
Although, he was not a broken figure who was for he found no place of repentance, though he sought
mindful of his way, he subtly cheated on his brother it carefully with tears”.
primogeniture’s right; stole the paternal blessings
and finally fought his way to the angel. Never has Interestingly, the book of Hosea 12:2-3 reads, “The
it occurred to Esau (except their mother) that this Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will
race to paternal blessings begun in the womb. punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his
Roman 9:11 “For the children being not yet born, doings will he recompense him. He took his brother
neither having done any good or evil, that the pur- by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had
pose of God according to election might stand, not of power with God”.
works, but of him that calleth”.
Beloved, are you on the run like Jacob? What sins
Unfortunately, Esau was more of an ordinary folk have been making you to mourn and have driven
than a spirit-filled, fervent and prayerful Christian. the Holy Spirit away from you? Have you, like
Rarely could such a fellow receive blessings from Jonah, fled from the presence of God? Alas, when
God because his action would always spring from the Holy Spirit leaves, a person is like a heritage
the flesh rather than of the Spirit. waste for the dragons of the wilderness! However,
there is still hope. So, don’t run to Laban (friends,
On a fateful day, as heaven had waited, he sought family, system, etc.). There is no refuge or safety in
help from his brother to sustain himself in regards them; they cannot atone for your sins or empower
to food, but he met his waterloo as Jacob you to live above sin; only Jesus can.
supplanted him by stealing his paternal blessings
subtly. Esau, a carnal person could not discern the Run quickly to Jesus NOW. He had already paid
things of the Spirit; he was like a drunk man that the price for your redemption. He will in no wise
spoke his way to captivity. “What is birthright to cast you away. His arms are always open to wel-
me when life is at stake, am dying of hunger? Is not come the sinner who truly repents and forsake
life more important than birthright?” Esau their old ways. Come and experience Jesus at
foolishly traded his future for a plate of porridge Jabok; He’s waiting for you there.
and lost heavenly support in his journey.

Malachi 1:2-3, “I have loved you saith the LORD. r
Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not
Esau Jacob’s brother? Saith the LORD: yet I loved Bro Emmanuel Atunramu
Jacob, and I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and
his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness”.

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