[Avodah] Was Esav a Rasha in the womb?

[Richard Wolberg]

R' Micha wrote:
Actually, He doesn't. You're saying that Hashem knows *now* what the
child will choose. But Hashem doesn't have a "now". G-d's knowledge is
entirely without a "when", so it doesn't stand before, during or after
your decision.

If you read what I sent originally, I clearly stated: 
"For Him, past, present and future are all together."

IMHO, we are just being informed by the Torah that Eisav's tendencies were such as to be drawn
to AZ. Many idolators of that time did not commit idolatry out of an evil inclination.
That was their natural inclination and once they were made aware of its evil, then the free choice
would come into play. In answer to Marty's second question, he wasn't punished for this in the womb.
He was punished for this once he understood the evil of AZ which was after he was born and capable
of understanding. 
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