In Genesis chapter twenty-six verse thirty-four, Esau marries Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. Both women are Hittites of ungodly descent and are not similar to Esau’s background. Esau was indifferent to standards set by his parents, for he married two women that were not followers of the true God. This action also demonstrated his lack of interest in God’s covenant blessing.
Esau shows no interest in God’s covenant blessings that starts from the time of selling his birthright in chapter twenty-five, verse thirty-four of the same chapter. This disinterest reveals the heart Jacob’s brother had towards God. Jacob knew Esau’s feelings towards God based on the birthright selling alone. Rebekah, Esau’s mother, might know based on the plan to have her other son Jacob cunningly attempt to take away the blessing Isaac had in store for Esau. Not sure if Isaac, the father of Esau, knew.
God knows the heart of every human being and what is inside it. After all, He made man in His image. Esau, who randomly married the two ungodly women against the desire and upbringing of Isaac and Rebekah, demonstrates that his heart is not with God but with something else. The results indicate that He is not the priority in Esau’s life. Esau is a symbol of many unbelievers in society that have indifferent views toward God.
What would cause Esau to marry the ungodly after being raised in a godly foundation? We will never know, but based on the activity with Isaac, sending away his servant to find Jacob a wife could have an impact. When Esau saw this action by Isaac, his father blessed his brother, Jacob, instead of bringing him close to God, which could have possibly pushed him away. In Genesis chapter twenty-eight, verse six, his father Isaac declares, “Thou shalt not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.” In the following verse, Esau sees that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac, his father.