God hated Esau (Malachi 1:1-3; Romans 9:13)
The turks [Esaus descendants] will soon in the future, will betray there fellow kin,
that's why God says he hates them.
Isaac foretold that Esau’s descendants would come to a time when they should
have dominion, and then break the yoke of the Israelite's from off their necks.
That did happen when The children of Israel, through sin, were driven out of the
Promised Land that belonged with the birthright. The Turks came to power and
dominion and for many centuries possessed that land. Genesis 27:39-41
Those descendants, the Turkish people, occupied Palestine 400 years before
Britain took it in 1917. Esau’s descendants always have lusted for that land,
central promise of the birthright!
The Turks have truly "lived by the sword!”
The bulk of the Turks in Turkey, especially the Ottomans, are Edomites.
Esau was also named Edom (Genesis 25:30).
the Edomites are cousins of the Israelites.
Bible Identifies the Western Turks, their identity and their origins lies in their name,
Ottoman. This name is Teman—a grandson of Esau, grandson of the patriarch Abraham.
Genesis 36 gives the genealogy of Esau, the son of Isaac and brother of Jacob.
the Bible records that Teman was a grandson of Esau through his firstborn, Eliphaz.
Teman’s prominence is demonstrated in Obadiah, which prophesies about Edom
and mentions Teman specifically in verse 9.
Turkey has a continuous identity crisis. It encompasses a land bridge that connects
Europe with the Middle East, and its inhabitants have always been torn between
identifying with its eastern Muslim neighbors and western trading partners.
the Bible prophesies that the descendants of Edom would control an important gate.
Another prophecy in Psalm 83 indicates that Edom would also be located in close proximity
to Moab and the Ammonites, which is modern-day Jordan, and also close to the Ishmaelites,
modern-day Saudi Arabia. The only country that can fulfill these prophecies, and therefore
be the descendants of Edom, is Turkey!
Turkey is located close to all these countries and controls an important gate, the Bosporus
and Dardanelles straits. All other sea gates in that area are controlled by countries whose
peoples are definitely not Edomite, such as Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Edom can only be Turkey!
Psalm 83 contains an important prophecy of a future alliance against Israel that is soon to be
fulfilled. “For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon,
and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assur also is joined with them” (verses 5-8).
This prophecy declares that Assur, the father of the Assyrians, whose descendants are now the
nation of Germany, will ally with several Middle East nations, including Turkey, in an effort to
destroy the descendants of Israel.
In many ways, this prophecy is a repeat of history. The Ottoman Empire allied itself with
Germany and the Central Powers against the Anglo-Saxons in World War i. In World War ii,
many of the Muslim nations were allied with Germany or at least sympathized with Hitler’s
goal of destroying the Jews.
The biblical prophecy indicates that Turkey will not align itself with the radical Islamic states
of Iran and Egypt, but it will still be in an alliance to overthrow Israel.
In the end, Turkey will continue to look to Europe for prosperity, eventually allying again
with Germany in its prophesied destruction of the nation of Israel!
