Genesis 25:24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bore them.
Paul’s rendition of the same event offers another bit of important information, because he specifically says that even though they were fighting, they did not sin. That is because they didn’t deliberately start a fight, by thinking and acting upon it. They fought it out, because it is in our nature naturally to fight, as an involuntary, reflex action.
Romans 9:11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) 12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
To understand what God is showing to us in these passages, we must observe that both were fighting. Even though Romans 9 tells us God loved Jacob, the narrative makes clear to us that God’s selection of Jacob does not prevent him from fighting, for it’s in his D.N.A since it takes at least two have a fight and in fact, according to the story, Jacob continued to fight his twin brother, even after Esau was born.
Genesis 25:25 And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bore them.
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