Read Genesis 25:1-26:11 at Bible Gateway.
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Hebrew paragraph divisions:
Gen 25:1-11 {p} The seed of Abraham by Keturah
Gen 25:12-18 {p} The seed of Ishmael (the seed of Abraham by Hagar)
Gen 25:19-34 {p} The seed of Isaac (the seed of Abraham by Sarah)
Gen 26:1-33 {s} Contention over Isaac’s wife, and wells of water (life of Isaac repeats events from the life of Abraham)
gen 26:5, Abraham and the law of God
Strong themes of the parashah:
Gen 25:1-34 {px3} The seed of Abraham
Gen 25:1-26:11 {p+p+p+…} chiastic structure:
1a.1) Gen 25:1-18 {p+p} Abraham’s seed/ God blessed Isaac + he dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi;
1a) Gen 25:1-4, The seed of Abraham by Keturah;
1b) Gen 25:5-6, Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac + he sent the sons of his concubines eastward;
1c) Gen 25:7-8, Abraham lived 175 years + breathed his last + died + was gathered to his people;
central axis) Gen 25:9-10, And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife;
2c) Gen 25:11a, And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham;
2b) Gen 25:11b {p} That God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi;
2a) Gen 25:12-18 {p}, The seed of Abraham by Hagar (the seed of Ishmael);
1a.2) Gen 25:19-21, Abraham begot Isaac/ Isaac’s wife Rebekah;
1a) Gen 25:20, Isaac was 40 years old when he took Rebekah as wife;
1b) Gen 25:21a, Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife;
central axis) Gen 25:21b, Because she was barren;
2b) Gen 25:21c, And the Lord granted his plea;
2a) Gen 25:21d, And Rebekah his wife conceived;
1b) Gen 25:22-28, Isaac’s seed: Esau the firstborn, and Jacob his brother;
1c) Gen 25:29-30, Esau came in from the field + asked Jacob for the stew he had made;
central axis) Gen 25:31-33, Jacob: Sell me your birthright/ Esau swore + sold his birthright;
2c) Gen 25:34a, Jacob gave Esau bread + stew/ he ate + drank + went his way;
2b) Gen 25:34b {p} Thus Esau despised his birthright;
2a.1) Gen 26:1-6, I will be with you + bless you + Isaac dwelt in Gerar;
2a.2) Gen 26:7-11, Isaac’s wife Rebekah among the Philistines.
Theme of the parashah:
Isaac was Abraham’s heir of the covenant/ Esau despised his right to it, but Jacob loved + desired it.
Finding Messiah in Torah:
God said to Isaac, “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,” Gen 26:4. The Seed of Isaac is the Promised Seed, Messiah Yeshua!
Additional readings for this parashah:
For further study off site:
The Tares Among the Wheat by Brad Scott – if YHVH is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who is the god of Cain, Ishmael, and Esau?
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