Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person,
as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
For ye know how that afterward,
when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected:
for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Hebrews 12:16,17
* "he found no place of repentance--The cause is here put for the effect, "repentance" for the object which Esau aimed at in his so-called repentance, namely, the change of his father's determination to give the chief blessing to Jacob. Had he sought real repentance with tears he would have found it ( Mat 7:7 ). But he did not find it because this was not what he sought. What proves his tears were not those of one seeking true repentance is, immediately after he was foiled in his desire, he resolved to murder Jacob! He shed tears, not for his sin, but for his suffering the penalty of his sin." A.R.F.
* "...we may conclude that
1) Esau’s repentance was not a complete repentance
2) Esau’s repentance was not genuine
3) it was not according to God’s terms.
True repentance is not merely regret for one’s conduct but a complete turning from sin and toward God. It involves a right about face, a willingness to change one’s direction and pursue a totally different course of action (conduct). As Peter said on the day of Pentecost, “Repent…and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out” (Acts 3:19)." Mg
as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.For ye know how that afterward,
when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected:
for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Hebrews 12:16,17
* "he found no place of repentance--The cause is here put for the effect, "repentance" for the object which Esau aimed at in his so-called repentance, namely, the change of his father's determination to give the chief blessing to Jacob. Had he sought real repentance with tears he would have found it ( Mat 7:7 ). But he did not find it because this was not what he sought. What proves his tears were not those of one seeking true repentance is, immediately after he was foiled in his desire, he resolved to murder Jacob! He shed tears, not for his sin, but for his suffering the penalty of his sin." A.R.F.
* "...we may conclude that
1) Esau’s repentance was not a complete repentance
2) Esau’s repentance was not genuine
3) it was not according to God’s terms.
True repentance is not merely regret for one’s conduct but a complete turning from sin and toward God. It involves a right about face, a willingness to change one’s direction and pursue a totally different course of action (conduct). As Peter said on the day of Pentecost, “Repent…and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out” (Acts 3:19)." Mg
