The commentary in the Chronological Bible mentions that in the last days Edom will be singled out as a special object of God's punishment.  During the last days, in the Day of the Lord, Edom will be one of the places of safety where believers in Judah will flee for protection. 

Today's reading is full of genealogies. While we may think genealogies are insignificant as reading material, they are very significant in documenting genealogy and family histories. 

As an act of defiance toward Isaac, Esau married Canaanite women including Ishmael’s daughters. These are the women that Abraham didn't want Isaac to marry. The land of Canaan was given to Jacob as part of the blessing, passed from Abraham through Isaac.           EEven Esau was excluded from this blessing. Even though Jacob received the blessing instead of the first born Esau, Esau was certainly not deprived.  His wealth through his animals and possessions was numerous. By moving to the hill country of Seir, Esau was paving the way for Jacob to claim his promised blessing.

When God makes a promise, He makes a way for that promise to be fulfilled. Can we all ponder some examples from our lives? Have there been times we have wondered in amazement at the way God honors His promises? Are all of us believers as faithful as God is?

2 Timothy 2:13
If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful because he cannot be untrue to himself. 

Did you notice in Genesis 36:24 among all the genealogical listings, this verse, "This is Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was grazing the donkeys of his father Zibeon."

We wondered about the significance of this verse and what the hot springs were and why it was even mentioned.  Well...as usual...it took us on a journey.  It seems the original Hebrew word for hot springs is "yem" and can mean "hot springs" or it can mean "mule".  Yes, you read that right, mule,(as in offspring of donkey and horse).  Now there are many suggestions as to why the range of possible meanings of the word "yem".  It is closely tied to the Hebrew word "yom" which means "a period of the time of an event".   If it does mean mule, that could mean that Anah either discovered this breed while grazing donkeys or he is the one who did the cross-breeding with the donkey and the horse to produce the mule. The Hebrew word for donkey is "male donkey". The word for female donkey is a different Hebrew word.  It is the male donkey bred to the female horse to produce the mule. Our thinking is that the word actually means "mule" and is there as a warning.  Don't mess with God's plan.  Don't be cross-breading animals. Just a thought...