I am at the point to die; not with famine, which could not consist with Isaac's plentiful estate and house, but by the perpetual hazards to which his course of life exposed him in the pursuit of wild beasts, and contending with other men. What profit shall this birthright do to me? by which he plainly showeth that his care and affections reached no further than the present life.
- LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן _padān_, Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי _‛__êśâv_, ‘Esaw, “hairy, or made.” 26. יעקב _ya‛ăqôb_, Ja’aqob, “he shall take the hee...
IX. THE GENERATIONS OF ISAAC CHAPTER 25:19-34 Esau and Jacob _ 1. Rebekah barren and the answered prayer (Genesis 25:19)_ 2. The birth of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:23) 3. The growth of the boys ...
THE BIRTH OF JACOB AND ESAU. JACOB TAKES ADVANTAGE OF ESAU TO SECURE HIS BIRTHRIGHT. At this point we pass to the story of Jacob. In the present section Genesis 25:19 f., Genesis 25:26_ b_ belong to P...
ME. Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6). _Brachyology._ The words to be supplied are "I will sell it".. famine accounts for the sale. See Genesis 26:1....
_I am at the point to die_ Esau's words mean that he is dying of hunger, and has no thought of anything but the prospect of food. So LXX ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πορεύομαι τελευτᾶν, Lat. _en morior_. A more improbabl...
DISCOURSE: 41 THE BIRTHRIGHT TYPICAL OF THE CHRISTIANS PORTION Genesis 25:32. _And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?_ IT may be considered a...
I AM AT THE POINT TO DIE, &C.— One cannot have a stronger picture of a profane, thoughtless sensualist, who, for a present momentary gratification, was willing to give up the most important spiritual...
PART THIRTY-SEVEN THE STORY OF ISAAC; THE TWINS AND THE BIRTHRIGHT (Genesis 25:19-34) _1. Introduction_ Having concluded the account of all that needed to be known about Ishmael and his progeny, th...
_AND ESAU SAID, BEHOLD, I AM AT THE POINT TO DIE: AND WHAT PROFIT SHALL THIS BIRTHRIGHT DO TO ME?_ Esau said ... I am at the point to die - i:e., I am running daily risk of my life; and of what use w...
THE SONS OF ABRAHAM BY KETURAH. DEATH AND BURIAL OF ABRAHAM. DESCENDANTS OF ISHMAEL. BIRTH AND YOUTH OF ESAU AND JACOB 1. It is not known at what period of his life Abraham took Keturah as his seconda...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 25 ABRAHAM DIES V1 Abraham married another wife, who was called Keturah. V2 She became the mother of Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and S...
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The _Tôldôth_ in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his des...
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר עֵשָׂ֔ו הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י הֹולֵ֖ךְ...
ESAU AND JACOB Genesis 25:1 "He goeth as an ox goeth to the slaughter, till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life."- Proverbs 7:22...
JACOB AND ESAU, TWIN BROTHERS Genesis 25:19 In the thought of that age, the birthright carried with it the spiritual leadership of the tribe. To be the priest of the family, to stand between the Most...
The record of the death of Abraham is full of beauty. His life had been spent in the realm of the supernatural, the region of vision, the power of the spiritual. The whole of it is summed up in the wo...
THE SELLING OF THE BIRTHRIGHT A special blessing ordinarily went to the firstborn. In fact, under the law of Moses, the firstborn received a double portion when the inheritance was distributed. Of co...
And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what (k) profit shall this birthright do to me? (k) The reprobate do not value God's benefits unless they feel them presently, and therefore the...
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. The...
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
We have next the election of God which now sets apart the earthly people, Jacob. It is remarkable how little we have of Isaac, nothing but his remaining in heavenly places, I mean of course in the fig...
AND ESAU SAID, BEHOLD, I [AM] AT THE POINT TO DIE,.... Or, "going to die" y, going the way of all flesh; which he might say on account of the common frailty and mortality of man, and the brevity of li...
And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? Ver. 32. _What profit shall this birthright, &c._] _Pluris facio pulticulam bonam, quam titulam inah...
_Sod_ That is, boiled. _Edom_, or _red. Sell me this day thy birthright_ He cannot be excused in taking advantage of Esau's necessity; yet neither can Esau be excused, who was profane, Hebrews 12:16,...
1 The sonnes of Abraham by Keturah. 5 The diuision of his goods. 7 His age and death. 9 His buriall. 12 The generations of Ishmael. 17 His age, and death. 19 Isaac prayeth for Rebekah being barr...
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die; and what profit shall this birthright do to me? The character of Esau was evidently such as to make him think lightly of the great privilege of being t...
Esau Sells His Birthright...
SECOND SECTION _Jacob and Esau_ GENESIS 25:19-34 19And these _are_ the generations [genealogies] of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac: 20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to...
OTHER GENERATIONS OF ABRAHAM We are not told what time Abraham took Keturah as a wife. Of course, God could enable him to be a father of children even after Sarah had died, but in this case he would b...
AT THE POINT TO DIE: _ Heb._ going to die...
29-34 We have here the bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the right, which was Esau's by birth, but Jacob's by promise. It was for a spiritual privilege; and we see Jacob's desire of the birth...
In the opening of this chapter, Abraham's second marriage is set before us, an event not without its interest to the spiritual mind, when viewed in connection with what we have been considering in the...
Genesis 25:32 Esau H6215 said H559 (H8799) about H1980 (H8802) die H4191 (H8800) birthright H1062 at the poi
THE SALE OF THE BIRTHRIGHT (GENESIS 25:27). Genesis 25:27 ‘And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the open country, and Jacob was a perfect man, dwelling in tents.' The two boys...
Genesis 25:29 The story of the birthright shows us what kind of a man Esau was: hasty, careless, fond of the good things of this life. He had no reason to complain if he lost his birthright. He did no...
Genesis 25 _(with Hebrews 12:16)_ The chief use, apparently, of some men's lives is that they may serve as beacons, warning off those who come after them from quicksand or whirlpool. They flame amids...
CONTENTS: Abraham weds Keturah. Isaac becomes Abraham's heir. Death of Abraham. Generations of Ishmael and Isaac. Birth of Esau and Jacob and the sale of the birthright. CHARACTERS: Abraham, Keturah,...
Genesis 25:1. _Keturah_ is here called a wife; but a learned writer in his _Bibliotheca Biblia,_ printed at Oxford 1720, brings forward a supposition of the Jews, that Hagar returned to Abraham after...
_Esau despised his birthright_ THE STORY OF THE BIRTHRIGHT The story of the birthright shows us what kind of a man Esau was: hasty, careless, fond of the good things of this life. He had no reason t...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 25:27 These verses tell of ESAU selling his birthright to JACOB. While Jacob may be criticized for exploiting his brother in a moment of weakness, Esau is indifferent toward hi...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 25:29. Sod pottage.] “That is, _seethed or boiled_—_a soup._ This pottage is a very common dish in that country. It is made up of different grain or lentiles, bruised and boi...
Then in chapter twenty-five we find that Abraham [after Sarah's death] took another wife, her name was Keturah. [The name means, "mother of us all".] And she bare him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian,...
at the point to die. Heb. going to die. and what. Job 21:15 Job 22:17 Job 34:9 Malachi 3:14 birthright....
JACOB, A PRINCE WITH GOD Genesis 25:27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our study centers around Jacob, one of the ancient heroes of the faith. 1. JACOB WAS AN HEBREW OF THE HEBREWS. He was, in fact, the head of...
Did Jacob purchase the birthright or get it by deception? PROBLEM: This text says Esau was asked by Jacob to “sell” him the birthright. But Genesis 29:1ff tells how he got it by deception. SOLUTION:...