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Will God Keep His Word?
Gen 35:16 - 37:1
Date: 11.9.25
Recap of the Text:
Explanation of the Text:
* Overview: a conclusion for the brothers. Not the last we’ll hear.
I: Twin Tragedies (16-22a)
* Rachel’s hard labor (v16-17) leads to her death (v19) and burial (v20).
* He erects a pillar - a place of remembrance (cf v14) But moves on (v21).
* Grasping for control? (v22a). Possibly, again.
II: Listing of the sons, v22b-26
* Not by birth order—but Leah’s listed first.
* Paddan-aram, inclusively. Benjamin notwithstanding. Point? God brought him back.
III: The closing of Isaac’s story, v27-29
* 27:1, 4 - at 137 Isaac was preparing for death 43 years earlier; but apparently there was some warning here - Jacob came to his father.
* Some will say the concept of life after death is absent in the OT, but “gathered” clearly indicates such an idea
IV: Toledoths of Esau, 1-43
* unique set (v1, v9)?, immediate descendants & separation, with v31ff being a later insertion. This includes a longer descent
* - remember what Isaac spoke over Esau: 27:38-40
* If the land “could not sustain” you might expect the one who never left to stay; but no!
* Esau settles “away from the fatness” not the land where Abraham or Isaac had origins!
* Compare ch 36:6 to the base list of 12 in 35:23-26
* Who is multiplying greatly? Who has chieftains and clan leaders & kings? Esau!
Question: will God be faithful to his Word?
* Jacob’s family is in the process of falling into disarray - his beloved dies; his son violates his concubine; his father dies (regrets?); all we have is 37:1.
* But all is, of course, an understatement. That God brought him back is remarkable - & is a down payment on future fulfillment
* Friends, we have a fuller, clearer understanding of God’s promises than Jacob did - and an even better down payment: His presence & the Holy Spirit himself
* Eph 1:11-14
Brothers & sisters, it can be tempting to doubt God. To doubt his promise of salvation. To doubt his presence in your grief. To doubt his ordering of history. To doubt whether he can forgive your sins. When you doubt consider this: The God who did not spare his own Son but graciously gave him up for us all, will also with him give you everything you need. If you look to him, he will bring you safe to Canaan’s land.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit remsenbible.substack.com
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By Remsen BibleGen 35:16 - 37:1
Date: 11.9.25
Recap of the Text:
Explanation of the Text:
* Overview: a conclusion for the brothers. Not the last we’ll hear.
I: Twin Tragedies (16-22a)
* Rachel’s hard labor (v16-17) leads to her death (v19) and burial (v20).
* He erects a pillar - a place of remembrance (cf v14) But moves on (v21).
* Grasping for control? (v22a). Possibly, again.
II: Listing of the sons, v22b-26
* Not by birth order—but Leah’s listed first.
* Paddan-aram, inclusively. Benjamin notwithstanding. Point? God brought him back.
III: The closing of Isaac’s story, v27-29
* 27:1, 4 - at 137 Isaac was preparing for death 43 years earlier; but apparently there was some warning here - Jacob came to his father.
* Some will say the concept of life after death is absent in the OT, but “gathered” clearly indicates such an idea
IV: Toledoths of Esau, 1-43
* unique set (v1, v9)?, immediate descendants & separation, with v31ff being a later insertion. This includes a longer descent
* - remember what Isaac spoke over Esau: 27:38-40
* If the land “could not sustain” you might expect the one who never left to stay; but no!
* Esau settles “away from the fatness” not the land where Abraham or Isaac had origins!
* Compare ch 36:6 to the base list of 12 in 35:23-26
* Who is multiplying greatly? Who has chieftains and clan leaders & kings? Esau!
Question: will God be faithful to his Word?
* Jacob’s family is in the process of falling into disarray - his beloved dies; his son violates his concubine; his father dies (regrets?); all we have is 37:1.
* But all is, of course, an understatement. That God brought him back is remarkable - & is a down payment on future fulfillment
* Friends, we have a fuller, clearer understanding of God’s promises than Jacob did - and an even better down payment: His presence & the Holy Spirit himself
* Eph 1:11-14
Brothers & sisters, it can be tempting to doubt God. To doubt his promise of salvation. To doubt his presence in your grief. To doubt his ordering of history. To doubt whether he can forgive your sins. When you doubt consider this: The God who did not spare his own Son but graciously gave him up for us all, will also with him give you everything you need. If you look to him, he will bring you safe to Canaan’s land.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit remsenbible.substack.com