The Life of Sarah.
Abraham purchases a burial place property from the Hittites.
by Divine providence Rebecca is located for Isaac in Mesopotamia,
to become the mother of millions and future Israel, and the Messiah.
The chapter has four divisions according to Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia:
The first three are marked with double spacing in the Hebrew text and the final
verse by a Masoretic major section marker (פ)
Verses 1-9 culminating with the oath taken by Avraham’s servant
Verses 10-49 culminating with the option not to grant leave for Rebecca to go
Verses 50-60 culminatiing with the blessing and prophesy over Rebecca
Verses 61-67 the successful outcome of the whole account
The traditional translation/interpretation, “The LORD”, for
the Tetragrammaton, יְהוָ֣ה, is at the beginning of this translation of chapter 24 also rendered as the proper name, Yehovah. The name is translated by others as “Yahweh” and in Jewish circles as HaShem (“The Name”).
Moses wrote the account from his perspective in time. Previously the Divine Name, Yehovah, had not been revealed. —
Exodus 6:3 KJV “And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name, JEHOVAH was I not known to them.”
Are we looking at a proper name which is also an acronym?
Lineage and Titles of Jesus Christ
Yeshua HaMashiach – Jesus The Messiah – The Anointed Salvatore
Yeshua HaNotzri VeMelech HaYehudim
Jesus the Nazarene and The King of the Jews
Yud He Waw He (The Tetragrammaton revealed)
Jesus the Nazarene and The King of the Jews (see video above)
Human Lineage:
Lineal father – descended from David (the tribe of Judah),
King of Israel (and so, King of the Jews and Israel)
Father: Joseph (a name from the tribe of Joseph,
no doubt through intermarriage).
Mother: Mary (Miriam in Hebrew)
A lineal descendant of Aaron the high priest.
Divine Lineage:
God Himself: His Father, so not of the human lineage
Melchizedek: King of Righteousness (Hebrews 7:2)
Position:
King of Salem/Shalem – King of Peace (Hebrews 7:2)
King of JeruShalem/Jerusalem (Genesis 14:18)
The Melchizedek priesthood gives Biblical precedence
establishing the Right of Jesus to act as our Great High Priest.
No Aaronic high priest had ever been part of the tribe of Judah,
from which the lineage of a person was deemed to emanate.
A Naming Clue:
Ancient Hebrew naming tradition seems to be based on previous names given in a tribe or family – Luke 1:61
Let everyone be convinced in their own mind.
The greater family of Abraham
The account of the birthing of Esau and Jacob.
Esau sells his birthright for a meal of red lentil stew.
Due to famine, Isaac moves to Gerar which is the capital of Philistia.
But eventually, there is a conflict due to envy,
as the LORD blessed Isaac exponentially.
Isaac moves to Be-er Sheva.
Esau marries Judith and Bosmath of the local Hittite population,
but they are bitter toward Isaac and Rebecca.
Rebecca is eager to speed up the process of Jacob receiving
Isaac’s patriarchal blessing
Isaac Blessing Jacob
1639
Oil on canvas, 117 x 141 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Courtesy of Web Gallery of Art
Isaac leaves for Padan Aram
Jacob’s vision of the gateway to Heaven
Jacob’s Dream
1724-29
Fresco
Palazzo Patriarcale, Udine
Courtesy Web Gallery of Art
Jacob goes to Padan Aram for what he anticipates as being
a short visit to fetch a wife…
Jacob Reproaching Laban
1628
Oil on canvas, 123,5 x 157,5 cm
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne
Courtesy Web Gallery of Art
Jacob builds up a family under unusual circumstances.
He also acquires great possessions by extraordinary methods:—
He uses tree branches with torn-off strips of bark from
three different tree species, placed in the sight of the flock
when they are in heat, so that striped, speckled and spotted offspring are produced.
The question is, why are these methods not used today for breeding sheep and goats, or is there another reason why this breeding system was so successful?
Please note the special characteristics of the three tree species:
- Storax Tree
Styrax from the Storax tree was used as incense from ancient times often in combination with other aromatic gums. © Lovere
- Almond Tree
Almond trees blossom first after winter in Israel
- Plane Tree
Platanus orientalis, or oriental plane is a large, deciduous tree of the Platanaceae family, growing to 30 m or more and known for its longevity and spreading crown. © Sansargo
The Hebrew word for a Plane Tree, עַרְמוֹן , is based on a primary word meaning, “to scrape away the flesh from bones or bark from a tree”
Flogging whip and crown of thorns, © Mrs. William Heinrich, Courtesy of Mysteries of the Messiah
Jacob finds himself in an extremely difficult situation,
after being accused of having stolen all the possessions
that he had worked so hard to accumulate.
Jacob and Laban have parted in finality,
but a new even greater threat poses through Esau.
Jacob wrestles with God for deliverance.
Jacob meets Esau and reconciles, then enters Canaan.
Massacre and plunder at Shechem.
Three deaths in a row.
The history of Edom and Seir.
(by Bashar Tabbah, CC By-SA 4.0)
The beginning of the final history of Jacob’s immediate family.
The account of how Joseph came to be in Egypt.
Joseph Sold into Slavery by his Brothers
1900
Oil on canvas, 192 x 229 cm
Magyar Nemzeti Galéria, Budapest
Courtesy Web Gallery of Art
Judah and Tamar
Joseph in Prison
1733
Oil on canvas
Musée Bossuet, Meaux
