Genesis - Week Twenty-Seven

Hunter Howery

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Genesis 25

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What does the Bible say?

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Chapter 25

Verses 1-18

Genesis 25:1–18 ESV

Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country. These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years. Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi. These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen.

Thoughts or Questions?

25:1-6

Abraham takes another wife, Keturah, who is really just a concubine like Hagar

It is possible that this concubineship started prior to Sarah’s death

1 Chron 1:32 suggests this is possible

Isaac is given all that Abraham has, showing his importance

Further, the concubine’s children are sent away from Isaac

The continued children of Abraham show Gods miracle work in his life to restore his body

25:7-11

Abraham is buried in the site he purchased for Sarah

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25:8 he was gathered to his people This Hebrew phrase is used only in the Pentateuch. It likely refers to death itself, with the presumption of being reunited in the afterlife with family or ancestors.

This phrase occurs in conjunction with the deaths of Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Aaron, and Moses. Though associated with death, it does not indicate burial with ancestors—neither Abraham, Aaron, nor Moses were buried with their ancestors. In the account of Jacob’s death, he is “gathered to his people” in Egypt (49:29–33). He is buried only after the 70-day Egyptian embalming procedure and the trip to the cave of Machpelah (50:1–8).

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Beer-Lahai-Roi This refers to the well where Hagar had a divine encounter. See 16:14 and note.

25:12-18

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Some names in this passage are distinguished by lineage as from Keturah (see 12:1–4) or Ishmael but such distinctions are not retained in other passages. For example, in

The genealogy if Ishmael is given to confirm that God’s promise in Gen 17:20 has been fulfilled

These are the generations of (toledot) being used once again as a way to move the story on

Verses 19-28

Genesis 25:19–28 ESV

These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Thoughts or Questions?

25:19-23

Another toledot

Rebekah like Sarah was barren, so they prayed for divine assistance and God delivered

There are 20 years between his marriage and child, 20 years of prayer before receiving

What can we learn about prayer? And specifically prayer in marriage?

Rebekah has twins, Jacob and Esau, who will both birth a nation

Nations in conflict

The older serving the younger

In conflict from before birth

When Rebekah the conflict, and was in grief, she went to the Lord for comfort

What can we learn or imitate from this?

This passage and story are referenced in Romans 9:6–13 “But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. For this is what the promise said: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.” And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.””

Malachi 1:2–3 ““I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.””

Calvin argues that Romans 9 teaches God’s special, internal election to salvation, not merely an external or historical calling. Jacob and Esau both received the outward covenant promise, yet God secretly chose Jacob alone as an heir of eternal life; Paul cites this to show that within Israel’s visible, externally-called community, God freely and sovereignly elects some to salvation and passes over others, based solely on His will and not on foreseen merit. -AI Summary

What do you guys think?

We seem to have the promise only extending to the younger

They share a nature and have no merits or works, pure election

Was this statement foretelling the relationship or decreeing the relationship?

25:24-28

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red The Hebrew word used here, admoni, is used elsewhere only of David (

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so his name was called Jacob This is wordplay: In Hebrew, the name Jacob is ya'aqov, while the word for “heel” is aqev. The name ya'aqov is actually derived from the Hebrew word aqav, meaning “to protect.” Ya'aqov is likely an abbreviated version of the name ya'aqov-el, meaning “May God protect”

Commentary on the First Book of Moses Called Genesis Chapter 25

In short, the comparison implies that Moses praises Esau on account of his vigour, but speaks of Jacob as being addicted to domestic leisure; and that he describes the disposition of the former as giving promise that he would be a courageous man, while the disposition of the latter had nothing worthy of commendation. Seeing that, by a decree of heaven, the honour of primogeniture would be transferred to Jacob, why did God suffer him to lie down in his tent, and to slumber among ashes; unless it be, that he sometimes intends his election to be concealed for a time, lest men should attribute something to their own preparatory acts?

Commentary on the First Book of Moses Called Genesis Chapter 25

Since, therefore, Moses clearly demonstrates, by so many circumstances, that the adoption of Jacob was founded on the sole good pleasure of God, it is an intolerable presumption to suppose it to depend upon the will of man; or to ascribe it, in part, to means, (as they are called,) and to human preparations

Further evidence that Jacob’s election over Esau was not based on character, works, temperament, or parental favoritism

But solely by the choice of God

Verses 29-34

Genesis 25:29–34 ESV

Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.) Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Thoughts or Questions?

25:29-34

The differing parental favoritism further adds to the rivalry

The first born would receive twice the inheritance

Though Jacob takes advantage of Esau, Esau is painted as the bad guy for his disregard of his inheritance

Hebrews 12:15–17 “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.”

How are we tempted to abandon our divine blessings and birthright for immediate gratification in the world?

His swearing of the oath was irrevocable