Edom Refuses Passage
14 eMoses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met:
4 and command the people, “You are about to pass through the territory of your hbrothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful.
7 “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your wbrother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because xyou were a sojourner in his land.
11 rThus says the Lord:
“For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
sbecause he pursued his brother with the sword
and cast off all pity,
and his anger tore tperpetually,
and he kept his wrath forever.
The Lord’s Love for Israel
2 b“I have loved you,” says the Lord. cBut you say, “How have you loved us?” d“Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet eI have loved Jacob
