Let Go Of That Grudge
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Ezekiel 35:1-9. Let’s go!
On verses 1-9: In these verses the Lord gives Ezekiel a message for the nation of Edom, whose nickname is “Mount Seir”. The message is that because the nation of Edom, who “harboured an ancient hostility” (v5) against the Israelites. What ancient hostility is the Lord referring to here? Keep in mind that the founding father of Edom was Esau while the founding father of the nation of Israel was Jacob, Esau’s twin brother. Esau and Jacob had one of the most infamously hostile sibling rivalries in the Bible. This hostility would be passed down from generation to generation after Esau and Jacob, leading to a bitter rivalry between two nations, the Edomites and the Israelites. Because of the grudge that the Edomites harboured toward the Israelites, the Edomites “delivered the Israelites over to the sword at the time of their calamity” (v5). In response to harbouring this grudge, God would give the nation of Edom over to bloodshed as well (v6), turning Edom into a desolate waste (v7), not to be inhabited again (v9).
What can we learn from this? Do you hold “an ancient hostility” or a grudge against someone?

