The animosity that we are witnessing between the people of Israel and their Arab neighbors dates back to the time of the patriarchs. When Rebecca (Rivka) gave birth to Esau (Esav) and Jacob (Ya’akov), problems and rivalries began. Esau wanted to kill Jacob; and such an attitude was seen multiple times throughout the history of Israel. When the House of Judah was taken into captivity, Esau’s descendants not only mocked, but those who tried to escape were captured in order to kill them or hand them over to the enemies, as it is related in the book of the prophet Obadiah 1:11-14.
We often say that history is cyclical, that is, it repeats itself over and over again. When we read carefully the stories that our Father Yehovah wanted us to know, we realize that what happened to the patriarchs, are shadows of what would happen to the rest of Yehovah’s people; in this way He is letting us know the end, from the beginning.
When reading these portions we need to do so by giving flight to our imagination in order to recreate each circumstance and to be able to dimension the transcendence of each event. In doing so, we will find “hidden pearls” that will enrich our lives and motivate us to remain faithful to the covenant we have made with our Father Yehovah and with Yeshua our Messiah.
