“An Expensive Meal”

Wednesday, August 05, 2020

God said He hated Esau for selling his birthright for a bowl of mush.  How could he sell something that was not his to sell?

Sincerely,
Food For Thought

Dear Food For Thought,

Esau’s birthright was his to keep or sell; culturally, that is different than our society today, but that was the case back then.  The Bible refers to Esau as a man that was “profane” because he sold his birthright for a meal (Heb 12:16).  Esau took something holy (e.g. his right as the firstborn to have a double portion of the inheritance) and sold it for something as common as dinner.  The warning from Esau’s mistake is to not sell our souls, the holiest part of us, for common worldly pleasures (Mk 8:36-37).

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