Abraham took another wife named Keturah. 」
"Kitura" spice.
Note: "Married another wife." The Bible calls her "concubine" elsewhere (I.32), which means that her position before God cannot be compared with Sarah.
(Note) Chapter 24 After Isaac got married, it is recorded here that Abraham had a second wife and another descendant of the flesh. As far as spiritual teaching is concerned, it shows that after the bride (church) of Christ is taken in heaven, the descendants of Abraham (Israel) will be resurrected (Luo. 1 1: 25~26).
Moreover, Kitura also predicted the church in times of disaster.
Gen 25: 2 Keturah bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbar and Shuah. 」
[Translation Lu Zhongzhen] "Keturah bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Midan, Midian, Ishba and Shua. 」
(Original meaning) "Lan Xin" sings to celebrate; "Yossam" bird catcher; "Midan" competition; "Midian" argument; "I Shiba" was discarded and became waste; "Shu Ya" wealth, low.
This genealogy shows that Moses went to see Jethro, the priest of Midian. 2: 15 ~ 22; 18 1~ 12) foreshadowed that the descendants of Midian knew the true god, which was undoubtedly handed down by Abraham. These illegitimate children, together with Ishmael's children, later fulfilled God's promise to Abraham-making him the father of many countries and nations-literally and practically.
Gen 25: 3 "Jokshan begat Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan: Ashurites, Litullites and Reummites. 」
[Lü translation] "Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan: Ashurites, Litullites and Reummites. 」
(Original meaning) "Sheba" is drunk; "Didan" depression; "Ashuri" is blessed and happy; Du Li was hammered and sharpened; "Lioumi" has many countries and many people.
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Ida. These are the sons of Kitura. 」
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Ida. These people are descendants of Kitura. 」
(original meaning) "measure by law", dark; "fu" deer; "Hannuo" is dedication and origin; "Abida" is the father of knowledge; Elda, the God of Wisdom.
Gen 25: 5 "Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. 」
Abraham gave everything he had to Isaac. 」
This section shows that Isaac enjoyed his success.
"All" refers to all real estate, including most movable property; Abraham may have bought a lot of real estate (Gen. 24: 35) after buying the fields in Ephron and the caves in Machpelah (Gen. 23: 17~ 18).
(Note) Isaac expresses Jesus Christ and inherits everything from God the Father (about 16: 13~ 15).
(1) Believers experience the God of Isaac, that is, experience that God is everything to us, that is, experience that he is the God who gives us everything to enjoy (in advance 1. 6: 17).
(2) The characteristic of Isaac is that everything he has in his life is enjoyment and acceptance; If we don't enjoy God's provision, we can't achieve God's purpose for us.
(3) God has made Christ the inheritor of all things (Lai 1: 3), and only he deserves all things; We should also dedicate all our time, strength, everything and everything to Christ.
Gen 25: 6 "Abraham gave his inheritance to his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the east while he was still alive. 」
Abraham gave presents to all the sons of his concubines, and sent them away from his son Isaac to the east while he was still alive. 」
(Text Note) "Property" refers to movable property, such as sheep and cattle.
"Children born out of wedlock" refers to children born from Keturah.
"East" refers to the eastern part of Palestine, namely the Arabian Peninsula.
The reasonable explanation of property distribution in the fifth and sixth sections is that Abraham had given all his life savings to Isaac before remarriage, and he only kept a part of the property he needed for his future life, and all the business income since then was given to his concubines.
Abraham sent his concubine's son away from Isaac because he knew that God only promised to give Isaac the land of Canaan as an inheritance, and his other sons could not interfere with God's plan.
Parents should not only think about their children's health, but also take care of their children's souls, lead them to know the Lord and experience and enjoy the richness of the Lord.
Gen 25: 7 The years of Abraham's life were one hundred and seventy-five. 」
[Translated from Lu] "Abraham lived 175 years old. 」
This section fulfilled God's promise of "long life" (Gen 15: 15).
Note: Abraham was seventy-five years old when he arrived in the land of Canaan (Chuang 12: 4~5), so he just spent a hundred years in the land of Canaan. "One hundred" is ten times as much as ten, which is a perfect number in the Bible.
(1) If we believe in God's promise, we will have a very complete spiritual experience.
(2) Life in Christ is perfect.
(3) Ask God to teach us how to count our days, so that we can gain a wise heart (Ps. 9 12) and the days of our lives can be remembered by God.
Gen 25: 8 "Abraham breathed the last of his life, died, and was gathered to his people. 」
[Lu translation] "Abraham lived for a long time, lived a long and full life, died with the last breath, and was adopted into his ancestors. 」
(Text Note) "To die with the last breath" means to stop breathing and die naturally.
"Back to his ancestors" means to be buried in the ancestral grave with the bones of his ancestors; But Abraham and Sarah were buried together in the cave of Machpelah (see section 9), so the correct explanation should be that the soul left the body after death and gathered with the soul of the ancestors in the underworld (Gen. 37: 35), waiting for the final judgment.
The Lord Jesus said that the underworld is divided into two parts: one is a place of rest and the other is a place of suffering. There is an abyss between them that we can't touch (Lk.16: 19~3 1). The former's resting place is called paradise (Luke 23: 43), also called the underworld (Acts 2: 27, 365: 438+0); The place where the latter suffers is the place where the sinner's soul is temporarily detained, which is also called "the underworld" (Bo 24 19) or "the underworld" (Rev.6 8).
(1) Believers should try their best to pursue the Lord in their lifetime and make their spiritual life mature (the spiritual meaning of "long life").
(2) Death means "dying" (Matt. 27: 50); If we are often "angry", it means that our old friend is not dead (Rom. 6: 6).
Gen 25: 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah. This cave is in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite before Mamre.
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the place of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Merri.
Isaac is younger than Ishmael, but he ranks first because he is his own son.
The field that Abraham bought from the Hittites. Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there. 」
The field that Abraham bought from the Hittites, where Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried. 」
(Text Note) Abraham and Sarah were buried together in the cave of Machpela, which just fits the meaning of the cave name "in pairs".
To put it simply: only by paying the price (buying) can we have a real rest.
Gen 25 1 1 "After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. Sack lives near Bilhallalai. 」
After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer Hailalai. 」
The well of the living who cares about me, the well of the living who can see.
(Spiritual Notes) Isaac had just returned from Beer Lahailai before he met Rebekah (Gen. 24: 62). Now, after his father died, he has returned to live in Billahailai. According to the spirit, it shows that he has been living a life of enjoying God's care.
Light in words: If we rely on God's care wholeheartedly, we will be completely blessed.
Gen 25: 12 "The son born to Abraham by Hagar, Sarah's handmaid Egyptian, is Ishmael. 」
"These people are descendants of Ishmael, the son of Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian handmaid, who was born to Abraham. 」
These are the descendants of Ishmael, the son of Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, who was born to Abraham. 」
Gen. 25 13 "The names of Ishmael's sons are recorded below according to their genealogy. The firstborn of Ishmael: Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbel and Mibishan. "
[Translated by Lu Zhong Zhen] "The following are the names of Ishmael's sons, arranged by name and lineage: the eldest son of Ishmael is Nebaio; The remaining sons are Kida, Jadeby and Mibi Mountain. "
(Original meaning) "Nibayo" highland, farming; "Kida" is black; The miracle of Jadeby; The aroma of "Mibi shirt".
Mishma, Duma, Martha
[Translated by Lu Zhong Zhen] "Mishma, Duma, Martha,"
(original meaning) "Mishma" heard the newspaper; "Duma" quiet; Martha's gift, a burden.
Hada, Mati, Itu, Naphish, Dedema. 」
[Translated by Lv Zhongzhen] "Hada, Mati, Itu, Naphish, Gedema:"
(Original meaning) "Hada" bravely closed; "Horse body" desert; "Yi Tu" camp, fence; The expansion of "take what you don't give up"; "Ji Ma" goes east.
Gen 25 16 these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, heads of twelve families according to their villages and their strongholds. 」
These are the sons of Ishmael. These are their names, twelve heads of families, according to their villages and camps. 」
The camp is a solid camp.
The descendants of Ishmael are regarded as the ancestors of Arabs, so Arabs also regard Abraham as their ancestors.
When Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years, he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered to his people. . 」
[Translated by Lu Zhong Zhen] "The life span of Ishmael is 137 years old; He gave up the ghost and died, so he was taken back to his ancestors. 」
Gen 25: 18 His descendants lived in the east of all his brothers, from Havilah to Shur, which is in front of Egypt, on the road to Assyria. 」
[Lu Zhong Zhen] "He lives in Shur in eastern Egypt from Havilah and is on his way to Assyria. Ishmael lived before all nations. 」
(Original meaning) "Havila" is endless and miserable; The rise of "Shure", city walls, fortresses.
"His brother" refers to the Israeli.
"East", Arabian Peninsula.
"Hafila" refers to the northwest of Arabian Peninsula, which is different from the "Hafila" in Genesis II 1 1.
"Shure" refers to the area east of Suzhou Creek-Yi Shi Canal.
On the Road to Assyria is very difficult to understand. Some people think that "Assyria" here refers to a region of ancient Egypt.
Gen 25: 19 these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham is the father of Isaac. 」
[LV translation] "These people are all descendants of Isaac, son of Abraham: Abraham is Isaac's father. 」
Gen 25: 20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as his wife. Rebekah is the daughter of Bethuel, the Arameans of Bataan Aram, and the sister of Laban, the Arameans. 」
"Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah. Rebekah is the daughter of Bethuel of Bataan Aram and the sister of Laban of Aram. 」
Their ransom is high, the plain of aram.
(Note) "Bataan Aram" means Misobomi (24 10).
Once upon a time, everything about Isaac was recorded in the book of his father Abraham. The real history of Isaac's uniqueness begins in section 19 of this chapter.
(Note) "Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah." "Forty" is a test number in the Bible, and married life is a great test for everyone. I used to be free when I was single, but now I'm with another person and I'm going to be tested.
Gen 25: 2 1 "Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife because she was barren; The Lord answered his prayer and Rebekah, his wife, became pregnant. 」
[KJV] "Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; The Lord answered his prayer and Rebekah, his wife, became pregnant. 」
There was a gap of 20 years between the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah and the birth of twins (see verses 20 and 26).
(1) God promised to give it to Isaac's descendants (Gen 2 1: 12), but it has not been fulfilled so far; God often tests our faith by delaying time to show the value of faith (Peter 1. 1: 7).
(2) God's promise is not to replace our prayers, but to encourage us to pray as the basis of our faith; We should seize God's promise and pray persistently.
(3) Our prayers will be answered by God, but the way God answers them may be different from what we expect, because he knows what is in our interest.
(4) We failed to preach the gospel and lacked spiritual descendants. We also need to learn from Isaac's example and pray earnestly to God for this matter.
(5) "Pregnancy" shows that there is life-the most important thing for believers is to give birth to the life of Christ-only the life of Christ can have a new turn in our life and work.
Gen 25: 22 "The children were fighting with each other in her womb, and she said,' If so, why am I alive? So she went to inquire of the Lord. 」
"Her sons were squeezing each other in her stomach, and she said," If so, why am I doing this? "She went to ask the Lord. 」
The fetal movement in her stomach is very severe, which makes her feel very painful and uncomfortable.
"She went to ask God." Asking is slightly different from "praying" in the last section: praying is to seek a solution from God because of a certain need, and asking questions is to seek an answer from God because of unknown things.
(1) We often pray for the blessing we want, only to find that it doesn't seem to be a blessing, but it brings difficulties and we don't know what to do.
(2) After our salvation, there are often stories of struggle (Add.5 17).
(3) Like Rebekah, believers should ask God what is difficult to solve.
Gen 25:23 And the Lord said to her, There are two kingdoms in your belly. You will have two tribes. This family will be stronger than that one; In the future, the elderly should serve the young. 」
The Lord said to her, "Two countries are in your womb, and two houses are separated from your womb. One family will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger. 』」
Twins are fighting in their bellies, which indicates that two nations (Israel and East) will fight in the future. 8: 12 ~ 14; 25 1 1~24).
"The Lord said to her," Rebekah's preference for Jacob (the second son) is probably related to God's personal revelation to her.
"In the future, the elderly should serve the young." This shows that God chose people before they were born, so people's behavior is not important, but depends on the caller (Rom. 9: 1 1~ 12).
(Spiritual Note) "Two countries" are the scope of power, one is the power of Christ and the other is the power of darkness.
"Two tribes" and "clans" refer to different lives, one is spiritual life and the other is natural life.
(1) Isaac prayed for a son, but God gave him twins; God answers our prayers more often than we ask or think. 3: 20).
(2) The believer's spirit should be strong, so that he can conquer himself and make him obey me (1 Cor. 1. 9: 27).
Gen 25: 24 "The day of delivery came, and indeed twins were born in the womb. 」
[Lu translation] "Her date of birth has arrived, and she is really a pair of twins! 」
The word of God is faithful and has never failed.
Gen 25: 25 "The firstborn was red and hairy, like a leather coat, so they named him Esau. 」
[Translated by Lu Zhong Zhen] "The first one came out with red hair and looked like fur; So they named him Esau. 」
The original word "red" is homophonic with "east"; "Mao" and "Seir" (the name of a mountain in the east) are homophonic; Esau is covered in hair.
(spirit note) "red body" means "belonging to blood"; When a person loses his temper, his face will turn red, so the physical characteristic is that he is red. Esau predicted "believers in the flesh".
"All over the body is hairy", which means natural ability; A person with long hair shows that he is wild and disobeys the authority of God.
Gen 25: 26 So Esau's brother was born, and he grasped Esau's heel, so he named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to two sons. 」
[Lu translation] "Then his brother came out; His hand grasped Esau's heel, and his name was Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when he gave birth to two sons. 」
(Original meaning) "Jacob" seized the heel and took its place, scheming and usurping the throne.
(1) Many people only pay attention to status, money, fame and fortune, but not to God.
(2) Grasping the position by human wrist in the church will only lead to the end of humiliating the Lord's name.
Gen 25: 27 "The two children grew up, and Esau was good at hunting and often lived in the fields;" Jacob is quiet and lives in a tent. 」
[Lu] translation] "The two children grew up gradually; Esau is good at hunting. He is a field worker. Jacob is very quiet; He often lives in a tent. 」
(Original meaning) "Static" is solid and steady.
This is a description of Gemini's personality when he grows up, and it is also a portrayal of the different lifestyles of the two peoples. Edom was originally an active and wild nomadic people; The Israelites were originally a semi-nomadic people who were thoughtful and migrated in a planned and orderly way.
(Spiritual Annotation) Hunting, aiming at pursuing secularity.
"Field" means the world.
"Quiet" means sitting at the Lord's feet (reading the Bible and praying).
"Tent" means church.
(1) Natural life likes to pursue worldly things in the world, while spiritual life likes to pursue the Lord himself with saints in the church.
(2) It is a great danger and loss for believers to be busy in the world and ignore the quiet time before the Lord.
Gen 25: 28 "Isaac loved Esau because he often ate his game;" Rebecca loves Jacob. 」
[KJV] "Isaac loved Esau because the meat Esau hunted was to his liking; Rebecca loves Jacob. 」
(Note) Isaac's love comes from the taste of the flesh, and Rebekah's love comes from the revelation of God.
(1) If we like a person because he says something nice or does something to our taste, I'm afraid this is Isaac's love-caring for the body.
(2) We must love a person simply and unconditionally, because God loves him completely.
Gen 25: 29 "One day, while Jacob was cooking soup, Esau came back from the field and was very tired. 」
"One day, while Jacob was cooking bean soup, Esau came back from the field and was very tired. 」
What is cooked in the soup.
If believers spend all their energy on worldly things, they will be "exhausted" and ignore their spiritual needs.
Gen 25: 30 and Esau said to Jacob, I am tired; please give me this red soup to drink. So Esau is also called Edom (which means red). 」
Esau said to Jacob, Give me some of this red one and that red one. I am exhausted; Therefore Esau was named Edom. 」
"... please give me this red one, that is, this red thing to eat. ...」
(original meaning) "red soup" red things; "East" is red.
Note: "Red soup" is a kind of red gruel mixed with lentils and rice, which is very cheap in the Middle East.
(1) When a person is dark, he can't see the value of Christ and naturally pursues the enjoyment of the world.
(2) Only those who are always quiet before the Lord can provide spiritual food for the hungry.
Gen 25: 3 1 Jacob said, You sold me your birthright today. 』」
Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright first. 』」
The eldest son of a Jew has the following privileges: 1. Get father's blessing; 2. Be the head of the family (1 Sam. 229); 3. Double copy industry (Shen XXI17); 4. Be honored as the pastor of the whole family.
Believers should seize the opportunity to pursue spiritual blessings in heaven.
Gen 25: 32 And Esau said, I will die. What good does this birthright do me? 』」
Esau said, "I'm going to die. What good does being born do me? " 』」
This shows that scanning the reality is everything and despising God's promises, instead of dividing spiritual blessings into thoughts.
(1) Esau looks at a bowl of thick soup, which is better than industrial birthright; People of flesh and blood only look at the things in this world, not at the future happiness, by sight, not by faith.
(2) People who don't know God don't cherish things that belong to God, because they can't see the preciousness of God's promises and think those things are vague, unrealistic and unknowable.
Gen 25: 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me today. So Esau swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. 」
"Jacob said," swear to me first. So Esau swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. 」
Gen 25: 34 So Jacob gave Esau bread and red bean soup, and Esau ate and drank, and got up and left. This is Esau's contempt for his birthright. 」
[Lu] "So Jacob gave Esau bread and red bean soup, and Esau ate and drank, and got up and left. Thus Esau despised his birthright. 」
(1) Esau lusted after the world and sold his birthright for a little food (Hebrews 12: 16).
(2) It is an irreparable loss for believers to sell their Christian identity for the sake of temporary interests in this world.