20231022 Genesis 36: A Reminder of Transitions and Departures
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1 These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, 3 and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. 4 And Adah bore to Esau, Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel; 5 and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. 6 Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock, all his beasts, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan. He went into a land away from his brother Jacob. 7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together. The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock. 8 So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.) 9 These are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir. 10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. 11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 (Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife. 13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. 14 These are the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: the chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, 16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. 17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: the chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. 18 These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau’s wife: the chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the chiefs born of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. 20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna. 23 These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he pastured the donkeys of Zibeon his father. 25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. 28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 29 These are the chiefs of the Horites: the chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, 30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, chief by chief in the land of Seir. 31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites. 32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Dinhabah. 33 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 34 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 35 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith. 36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place. 38 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 39 Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pau; his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab. 40 These are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their clans and their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession.
Adam and Eve
Cain and Abel
Noah
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
Jacob becomes Israel
The 12 sons of Israel will someday become the 12 tribes of Israel
We will see Jacob again but we will soon focus on one of Jacob’s two favorite sons - Joseph
But what is chapter 36? Why is there a chapter 36?
(1) The Lord is establishing His kingdom
1 These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).
These Are the Generations: Identity, Covenant, the Toledot formula
Matthew A. Thomas seeks to understand the role of the toledot formula—these are the generations of—in shaping the book of Genesis and the Pentateuch as a whole. An examination of the formula uncovers that it functions primarily as a heading to major sections of text and draws readers’ attention to focus on an ever narrower range of characters.
The rise of evil
Gen 35 begins withe the reconciliation of Jacob and Esau and ends with Jacob and Esau burying their father Isaac
But in Gen 36 Esaua abandons his birthright to live in the
The origin of the Edomites (36:8-9)
8 So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.) 9 These are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.
The origin of the Amalekites
12 (Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son; she bore Amalek to Eliphaz.) These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
The children of the son of Isaac (Esau)
A creation that sin has been corrupted
A creation that will rebel
A creation that will oppose
A creation that will seek to destroy
Jesus the creator was opposed, rejected and crucified by His creation
5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. 6 It has been testified somewhere, “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? 7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, 8 putting everything in subjection under his feet.” Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. 9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Allow me to point out these incredible truths: Jesus IS crowned with glory and honor, NOTHING is out of Jesus' control, Jesus IS the perfect author of our salvation. But notice this one statement: "Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him." Do not allow the events of these times to weaken your faith. Jesus IS coming back. Jesus WILL establish HIS kingdom. Heed the call of Paul's sermon to "fix your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith" (12:2).
(2) All people are God’s creation but not all people are God’s children
The children of the sons of Isaac
The children of Jacob and the children of Esau
11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
(3) There is a King who will reign over all creation
31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites.
Gen 36:31-
Genesis: An Introduction and Commentary (Steinmann) C. The Kings of Edom and the Chiefs of the Edomite Clans (36:31–43)
This is a list of eight kings of Edom who ruled before any king reigned over the Israelites. Each king except the first is introduced by a formula that includes the death of his predecessor, the new king’s name and, when appropriate, the name of his father or other additional information (see vv. 32, 34, 35, 38, 39). This king list is probably a later appendix added during the time of David who subdued Moab and brought this line of kings to its end (2 Sam. 8:12).
King David adds to the writings of Moses
Can the Holy Spirit add to what He has already written?
David uses the Book of Genesis to point his people to the sovereign supremacy of God
Can we use the Book of Genesis to point to the sovereign supremacy of Christ the coming King?
Genesis: An Introduction and Commentary (Steinmann) (D. Jacob in Canaan (37:1))
This tenth tôlĕdôt section in Genesis serves two purposes. First, it explains the origin of an important neighbour of Israel, the Edomites, as well as identifying the Horites whom they had displaced. Second, and more importantly, it serves to demonstrate Esau’s lack of concern for his birthright and, by contrast, Jacob’s faith in God and his promises.
If the names of later Edomite kings such as the two Hadads and Baal-Hanan are an indication, it demonstrates that Esau’s abandonment of his birthright and marriage to Canaanite women was due not simply to a lack of family identity on his part, but to a lack of faith that led to his descendants adopting the pagan religion of Canaan. The appendix that lists the eight kings of Edom serves to further justify Isaac’s prophecy that Esau would live by the sword and … serve [his] brother (27:40).
Ultimately, it is God’s people who will reign over the world (Dan. 7:27; 2 Tim. 2:12), and this section ending with Jacob in Canaan and implying David’s later conquest of Edom is a foretaste of that future kingdom.
May the companionship of
the man of sorrows and
the power of the King of glory
rest upon you this day and all
your days. Amen.