Genesis 36

REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. XXXVI.—Let me remark, that, if men sin wilfully, they may expect their name to be tainted with infamy; for the purpose of God must stand firm amidst all the changes upon earth; how Esau, of his own accord, removes from Canaan, leaving that land of promise to the proper heirs; and that, where Christ is not concerned, God contemns the persons and families of men, however dignified, and cuts short their account. Earthly honours are not much to be coveted, since wicked men have ordinarily first and largest share of them; and they who join themselves with twenties may expect to be held by God as such. We must wait with patience for fulfillment of God’s promises, for promised privileges come often slowly, however certainly; and, while the heirs of promise live in distress and want in world, the heirs of the curse often attain great power and wealth