The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn

Author:Jonathan Cahn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charisma House
Published: 2016-07-11T04:00:00+00:00

DAY 184

THE IDUMEAN MYSTERY

WE WERE LOOKING at an old volume in the Chamber of Books and, specifically, at an image, a lithograph of the Magi standing before King Herod.

“Most people have heard of King Herod,” said the teacher, “and how he slaughtered the children of Bethlehem in his attempt to kill the Messiah. But there’s more to the story . . . a mystery that begins ages before.”

At that, he turned his gaze away from the image in the book and paused.

“When Isaac blessed his son Jacob, he told him that he would have dominion over his brothers, and men would bow down before him. But when Isaac blessed Esau, he told him that he would live by the sword and under the dominion of his brother Jacob. Esau was so filled with rage that he plotted Jacob’s death. But what happened to Jacob? Who were his descendants?”

“The Jewish people, Israel. And what about Esau?”

“Esau also had descendants. They were called the Edomites and became the nation of Edom. Isaac’s prophecy would come true. Esau’s children, the Edomites, would live under the dominion of Israel, under the children of Jacob. In the days of the Roman Empire, they would be called the Idumeans. But it was then that something strange happened. An Idumean became the king of Israel; a child of Esau ruled over the children of Jacob.”

“And the child of Esau was . . . ?”

“Herod,” said the teacher. “King Herod was the child of Esau. It was the ancient battle, Esau warring over the birthright and the blessing, and seeking to have dominion over Jacob. But then another extraordinary thing happened . . . Messiah was born. Messiah was a child of Jacob, with the true birthright and the true blessing of dominion and lordship. So we have two kings, the true and the false, Esau and Jacob, Herod and Messiah. And just as Esau plotted to kill Jacob, so Herod, the son of Esau, plotted to kill Messiah, the son of Jacob. Behind it all was the ancient mystery. What does the Idumean mystery tell you? It is crucial that we receive the blessing. Without it, we will spend our whole lives reacting to and trying to compensate for its absence. Whatever you didn’t receive in this world no longer matters. Receive now from your heavenly Father your blessing and your birthright. For if Messiah is your King, you are of the kingdom of Jacob . . . the kingdom of those who have received the blessing, the kingdom of the blessed.”

The Mission: Have you lived trying to compensate for the lack of a blessing? Stop striving. Focus today on fully receiving your blessing from God.

Genesis 27:27–14; Matthew 2:1–18; Ephesians 5:1

The Idumean Mystery

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