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 Shuah. V3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim and Leu... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaac was the son that God had promised. Isaac owned everything that had belonged to Abraham. So Isaac must be Abraham’s only son who lived in *Canaan. Therefore, Abraham sent the other sons away. Before this, Abraham sent his son Ishmael away for the same reason. (See Genesis 21:14.) God had told h... [ Continue Reading ]
‘He went to be with his fathers.’ A man’s body dies. But, if the man knows God, his spirit still lives. Abraham knew this. He knew that he would be with his fathers and with God. Jacob also knew this. (See Genesis 35:29.) And so did Joseph. (See Genesis 47:30.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Abraham had sent Ishmael away with his mother Hagar. But Ishmael was not completely separate from Abraham. Ishmael heard that Abraham had died. And Ishmael came to bury him. (See the comment on Genesis 21:12.) ISHMAEL’S FAMILY V12 These are Ishmael’s *descendants. Ishmael was Abraham’s son. Ishma... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaac’s family is more important than Ishmael’s family. So Genesis tells us Ishmael’s family first. When it has done that, it tells us the more important family of Isaac. ISAAC’S FAMILY V19 These are Isaac’s *descendants. Isaac was Abraham’s son. Abraham was Isaac’s father. V20 Isaac was 40 years... [ Continue Reading ]
Paddan-aram was the same as west Mesopotamia. (See the comment on Genesis 24:4.)... [ Continue Reading ]
Rebekah did not know yet that she had two babies in her. But the two babies caused great trouble for her. They kicked and they moved strongly. So she prayed. She asked God what was happening.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Two nations are in you.’ God told Rebekah that she had two babies. Each baby was a son. Each son would grow and he would have many *descendants. The *descendants of each of her sons would become a nation. ‘Two groups of people are separating as they are born.’ The two boys were already fighting ag... [ Continue Reading ]
‘He was red.’ This probably means that his hair was red. He had hair on all his body. The name ‘Esau’ is not the same as the *Hebrew word for ‘hairy’. So we do not know why they called him Esau.... [ Continue Reading ]
The back of the foot is called the ‘heel’. Jacob seized Esau’s heel. Jacob means ‘someone who follows another person’s heels’. That can mean ‘someone who takes the place of another person’. So it can mean ‘someone who cheats’. ESAU SELLS THE RIGHT OF THE OLDEST SON V27 When the boys became men, Es... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Edom’ means ‘red’. Probably Esau was already called Edom because his hair was red. Perhaps this verse means, ‘He likes red meat. That is another reason to call him Edom.’... [ Continue Reading ]
The right of the oldest son was very important. There were two reasons for this. The oldest son took most of his father’s possessions when his father died. That was one reason, but the other reason was more important. When the father died, the oldest son became the head of the family. But sometimes... [ Continue Reading ]
The firm promise that Esau made was not enough. Their father Isaac had not agreed to it. And before Isaac died he must give his *blessing to his oldest son. But God was working out his plan. God had already said that the older son would serve the younger son. (See verse 23.) And before Isaac died he... [ Continue Reading ]
This verse, with verse 27, tells us about Esau’s character. He enjoyed hunting and he enjoyed eating. He did not think that his family was important. So it is not surprising that God did not choose him. But Jacob was not honest. He cheated his father Isaac and he cheated his uncle Laban. But God cho... [ Continue Reading ]