Genesis 25: 22, 23:And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.”
Whenever there is a personality clash in Christian work we can be sure that it is part of the great spiritual battle that goes on behind the scenes. Satan is determined to destroy everything that gives glory to the Lord so that he can take that glory for himself. Rebekah had to wait for her child to be born even though she trusted the Lord and went with a strange man to a strange place to marry someone she had not met. She trusted the Lord and did what He asked her to do. However, after the waiting she was now pregnant and ready to bear the child of promise. There was still one last struggle as the twins fought with each other while they were still in her womb. These children had not yet been born and they hadn’t done anything that could be called sin. They were not sufficiently developed to make a conscious decision about sinning. The Lord made the promise that the younger son would be the leader while the younger would be the servant. This actually happened when king David conquered the Edomites and they served Israel. Later the Idumeans (Edomites) were forcibly integrated into the Jewish nation. (Herod was an Idumean who took great pride in being the King of the Jews). This reminds that God does not reward us according to our sin but He does reward us according to His grace (Psalm 103: 10 “He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.”) That is still true today. Everyone is a sinner but everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ as their own personal Saviour has everlasting life.
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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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