Ge 25:12 Now this is the genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maidservant, bore to Abraham.
13 And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then
16 These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations.
17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
18 (They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He died in the presence of all his brethren.
Moses is tracing the genealogy of Ishmael since he was Abraham's son too and he is showing here how God fulfilled His promise to Ishmael.
Ge 17:20 "And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Ge 25:1 Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were
4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and
5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
6 But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.
7 This is the sum of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years.
8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
9 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,
10 the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.
11 And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi.
Moses is showing here to his original Israelite readers that even though Abraham married and had many other children other than Isaac, children who will later on become nations in fulfillment of God's promise in Gen. 17:4, Isaac ever remained the child of blessing, the one in whom the line of Abrahamic blessing will continue. He made sure that this will be so.
He gave all that he had to Isaac. He he sent his other sons eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.
His sons, Isaac and Ishmael, buried him in the Promise Land, and Isaac himself dwelt in the area not Ishmael.
All this to show that it was Isaac who was the heir of the Abrahamic blessing not the other sons of Abraham who later on became other nations themselves.
Moses is showing that his Israelite readers, being descendants of Isaac, had a claim to the land they were about to possess.
2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were
4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and
5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
6 But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.
7 This is the sum of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years.
8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
9 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,
10 the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.
11 And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi.
Moses is showing here to his original Israelite readers that even though Abraham married and had many other children other than Isaac, children who will later on become nations in fulfillment of God's promise in Gen. 17:4, Isaac ever remained the child of blessing, the one in whom the line of Abrahamic blessing will continue. He made sure that this will be so.
He gave all that he had to Isaac. He he sent his other sons eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.
His sons, Isaac and Ishmael, buried him in the Promise Land, and Isaac himself dwelt in the area not Ishmael.
All this to show that it was Isaac who was the heir of the Abrahamic blessing not the other sons of Abraham who later on became other nations themselves.
Moses is showing that his Israelite readers, being descendants of Isaac, had a claim to the land they were about to possess.
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