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: Jacob purchased the “birthright,” but he got the “blessing” by deception. These are distinct things. So there is no real discrepancy.
Verse Genesis 25:31. _SELL ME THIS DAY THY BIRTHRIGHT._] What the בחרה _bechorah_ or birthright was, has greatly divided both ancient and modern commentators. It is generally supposed that the followi...
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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...
THIS DAY. Hebrew "as on this very day. "Figure of speech _Simile._ App-6. Compare Luke 23:43. BIRTHRIGHT. Included (1) the Father's blessing and supremacy (which went to Jacob, Genesis 27, and Jud 49:...
_this day_ Rather, as R.V. marg., _first of all_. So also in Genesis 25:33. See 1 Samuel 2:16, "they will surely burn the fat _presently_," where "presently" = Heb. "this day," i.e. "first of all." Th...
SELL ME THY BIRTH-RIGHT— To judge rightly of the _profaneness_ of Esau, (Hebrews 12:16.) we must consider what rights were attached to primogeniture. Now these were, 1st, Pre-eminence over the rest of...
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 JACOB SAID, SELL ME THIS DAY THY BIRTHRIGHT._ Jacob said, Sell me ... thy birth-right - i:e., the rights and privileges of the first-born, which were very important. The Chief of these were a do...
25:31 now (f-6) Or, 'first.'...
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...
SELL ME.. THY BIRTHRIGHT] The birthright included the headship of the family, a double portion of the inheritance (Deuteronomy 21:17), priestly rights (in these early days), and in the family of Abrah...
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 wa...
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 יֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִכְרָ֥ה כַ † יֹּ֛ום...
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...
Sell me. He had been informed by his mother, that God had transferred the birth-right to him; and, therefore, he takes this opportunity to obtain the consent of Esau quietly. The latter, who knew noth...
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And...
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 JACOB SAID, SELL ME THIS DAY THY BIRTHRIGHT. Which had many privileges annexed to it, as honour and authority in the family next to parents; a double portion of inheritance; some say the exercise...
_And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright._ Ver. 31. _Sell me this day thy birthright._] Which he knew, by the instruction of his mother, to be his by God's appointment; and therefore takes th...
_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...
Esau Sells His Birthright...
And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. This was not a low form of cunning which took advantage of the opponent's weakness, but the believing Jacob made use of the opportunity to acquire lega...
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...
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...
_ 1805_ i.e. Speedily, without delay. So this Hebrew word is used 1 SAMUEL 2:16, 1 SAMUEL 9:13,27 2 CHRONICLES 18:4. The birthright then had divers singular privileges; as, 1. Dignity and authority ov...
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 25:31 Jacob H3290 said H559 (H8799) Sell H4376 (H8798) birthright H1062 day H3117...
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...
BIRTHRIGHT The "birthright" had three elements: (1) Until the establishment of the Aaronic priesthood the head of the family exercised priestly rights. (2) The Abrahamic family held the Edenic prom...
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,...
Genesis 25:31...
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...
Sell me this day thy birth — right — He cannot be excused in taking advantage of Esau's necessity, yet neither can Esau be excused who is profane, Hebrews 12:16, because for one morsel of meat he sold...