Category: Genesis Chapter 25
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Trading Away What Matters – Genesis 25:31-34
Genesis 25:31-34And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 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. Then Jacob gave Esau bread…
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A Bowl for a Birthright – Genesis 25:29-30
Genesis 25:29, 30And 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. Now the scene shifts from the womb… to a pot. Jacob is cooking. Nothing…
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Loved Because He Loves – Genesis 25:27-28
Genesis 25:27, 28And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. Now the boys begin to grow, and the difference between them becomes even clearer.…
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Two Boys, Two Natures – Genesis 25:24-26
Genesis 25:24-26And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called…
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The Trouble Within – Genesis 25:22-23
Genesis 25:22-23And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord. And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall…
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A Barren Season That Didn’t Stay That Way – Genesis 25:19-21
Genesis 25:19–21And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac: And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord was…
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He Died Full. Ishmael Fell. – Genesis 25:18
Genesis 25:18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren. There is a striking difference between the way Abraham’s death is described and the way Ishmael’s death is described. Abraham died full. Ishmael fell. That says a…
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Two Lines, One Promise – Genesis 25:11-17
Genesis 25:11-17 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according…
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Brought Together at the Grave – Genesis 25:9-10
Genesis 25:9-10 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. There is something moving about this scene. Isaac…
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Dying Full – Genesis 25:8
Genesis 25:8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of yearsand was gathered to his people. There is something beautiful here. Abraham did not merely die old. He died full. That gets my attention because a man can live a long time and still…
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One Day at a Time – Genesis 25:7
Genesis 25:7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. I like the way that is phrased. It does not just speak of years in the abstract. It speaks of the days of the years. That is where life is really lived. Not…
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One Son at the Center – Genesis 25:6
Genesis 25:6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. This is a strong picture. Abraham blesses the other sons, but he sends them away. Why? Because Isaac is the son of promise.…
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Everything Finds Its Place in Him – Genesis 25:5
Genesis 25:5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. This verse is short, but it carries a lot. Abraham gave everything to Isaac. He did not split it up. He did not hold the best part back. He gave all that he had to the son of promise. That is a beautiful picture…
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When the Song Fades – Genesis 25:2-4
Genesis 25:2-4 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. At first…
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A Sweet Fragrance in His Later Years – Genesis 25:1
Genesis 25:1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. There is something quietly beautiful about this verse. After the long years with Sarah, after the grief of losing her, after twenty years of living alone, Abraham marries again. Her name is Keturah, which means incense, or fragrance. That seems fitting because…