Genesis 25

3. God is [reconstructed: bonum selectum], choice good; all things sub sole, are but [reconstructed: bassi scabelli], as Augustine, the blessings of the footstool; but to have God himself to be ours, is the blessing of the throne. Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the [reconstru…

2. The infiniteness of God's knowledge is a comfort, in case the saints have not so clear a knowledge of themselves. They find so much corruption, that they judge they have no grace (Genesis 25:22). If it be so, why am I thus?

This is indeed a spirit of liberty, it enlarges me to dominion over men; no creature in heaven or in earth, but a Christian is able to rule him to his own advantage; a Christian servant will turn his master's government to his advantage, and so all his enemies' tyranny; he will…

The event upon the fact of Abraham was, that his two wives, bore him two sons. He had indeed more sons by Ketura (Genesis 25:2), but these two, Ishmael and Isaac are only here mentioned: because by the special appointment of God, they were ordained as types of true believers, an…

Watchman, what was in the night? It appears by Genesis 25:14, that this people came of Ishmael's son, to whom this name is given: for which cause his successors were called Dumeans. The certain cause of the destruction which is here denounced against them, is not known: and this…

But why the name Jobab should be contracted into Job, I see little reason offered. A third opinion for his descent is, that he came from the children of Abraham by his second wife Keturah (Genesis 25), where it is said, that Abraham by her had various sons, and that he gave them…

For this cause does this verse or part of this song duly follow the first verse. After this manner do we read Genesis 25, that Abraham gave gifts to the children of the concubines, but to Isaac his true and lawful son by Sara his lawful wife, he gave the whole heritage. After th…

This prouident eie of God ouer all our wants, teaches us what to doe when we are assaulted by any enemie, either of bodie or soule; we must first of all make God our refuge and tower of defence, by getting assurance of our adoption; for if we be Gods children, he is our father,…

Thus also (Matthew 23:37) is Christ's expression, I would have gathered you, etc., whereby their bringing-in to him is signified. 2. It points at his glorifying of them, which is in part, when particular believers are gathered to their fathers, as the phrase is (Genesis 25:8 and…

The land of Uz, where Job lived was a land possessed by the posterity of Uz, or Huz, the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, of whom we read, Genesis 22:21. Bildad the Shuhite was of the offspring of Shuah, Abraham's son by Keturah, Genesis 25:1-2: and Elihu the Buzite, was of Buz…

Such as these are the questions which meekness would put to the soul, and in answer to them would abstract all that which passion is apt to suggest, and hear reason only, as it becomes rational creatures to do. Three great dictates of meekness we find put together in one Scriptu…

Moab was irked because of Israel, or did fret and vex, so the words; the same with that, Exod. 1:12 There was no cause for the Moabites thus to fret, they were allyed to Israel, for Moab was of Lot, to whom Abraham was Uncle: Israel passed by them in peace, and by the slaughter…

This liberty which the Prophet of God, and Apostle of Christ grant to a wife, can by no show of reason be denied to a husband: for the bond of marriage gives them a like power over one another's body (1 Corinthians 7:4), and knits one as inviolably as the other (Matthew 19:6). H…

A general duty tending to the good of all these is prayer. Saint Peter requires such a conduct of man and wife one towards another, as their prayers be not hindered (1 Peter 3:7): whereby he takes it for granted, that prayer is a mutual duty which one owes to the other: which du…

An especially outward means whereby parents may be the better enabled to provide fit callings and marriages for their children, is, before hand to lay up some stock, or competent portion for their children. This is comprised under that general provision, of which he that is care…

God is bountiful to all, gives to all men, all that they have, health, riches, honor, strength, beauty, and wit, but those things he scatters (as it were) with an indifferent hand. Upon others he looks, as well as on his beloved children: but the inheritance is peculiarly theirs…

I answer in two things. First, if it [reconstructed: will] snarl at God's dealings, and quarrel with his [reconstructed: providence], and privately [reconstructed: murmur] and repine when they see others have more and better than they: I see others have been humbled and pardoned…

First, hunger is a painful thing. Esau, when he returned from hunting, was almost dead with hunger (Genesis 25:32). And Psalm 107:5: Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

God may give the men of the world the blessings of the footstool, but in giving Christ to a person he gives the blessings of the throne. Abraham sent away the sons of the concubines with gifts, but he gave all he had to Isaac (Genesis 25:5). God may send away others with a littl…

Esau's want lay in his fleshy appetite; Little-Faith's did not so. Besides, Esau could see no further than to the fulfilling of his lusts: For I am at the point to die, said he: and what good will this birthright do me? (Genesis 25:32). But Little-Faith, though it was his lot to…

Gifts may be bestowed upon one for the good of others, (as the nurse's breasts are given her for the child) but grace is bestowed for a man's own eternal advantage. God may send away reprobates with gifts, as Abraham did the sons of the concubines, Genesis 25.6. But he entails t…