Genesis 35

Rachel cried, Give me children, or I die (Genesis 30:1). God let her have a child, but it cost her her life (Genesis 35:18). Israel not content with manna (angels' food) they must have quails to their manna, God punished them by letting them have their will (Numbers 11:31): Ther…

Where there was none in office so to receive them, they were immediately to be offered to God in sacrifice according to their capacity. So Jacob vowed the tenth to God (Genesis 28:22), which he was himself to offer, there being no other priest to receive it at his hand, and no d…

Another prejudice is, that the examples before mentioned are brought from the Old Testament, and so propose to the policy of the Jews. I answer, some alleged were before Moses' Law, as that of Abraham and Jacob's commanding his family to put away their idols (Genesis 35:2). And…

The commended examples are very many. Jacob (Genesis 35:4) destroys not only the idols of his family, but their earrings also. Moses (Exodus 32:20) took the calf which they had made and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water.

But the LXX (Septuagint) renders those words "to Abraham the crosser." Chrysostom too was quite incautious in thinking that Abraham was therefore called Abram, and that that name carries such a signification, in his Homily on Genesis 35: "From the beginning," he says, "the paren…

Yet that it had taken hold there is evident from the solemn reformation he instituted. This is found in Genesis 35:1-4: "Then God spoke to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make there an altar to that mighty God who appeared to you when you fled from the face of…

Such as they must performe to them. Gen. 35:2. Wherfore Iacob gaue commandement to his familie, and to all that were with him: Put away the goddes of the people, which are among you, and cleanse your selues, changing your garments. 3 Afterward arising let vs ascend to Bethel, th…

And it is a fault in many that they love to hear sermons, which are beyond their reach, in which they stand and wonder at the preacher: and plain preaching is little respected of such. The occasion of Paul's desire is in these words, I doubt of you, or thus, I am in perplexity f…

And the reason is, because under the Law it was never offered alone by its self, but as an appendix to burnt-offerings, sin-offerings, and peace-offerings, to compleat the Mincha, or meat-offering that accompanied them. But of old before the Reformation of Sacrifices by Moses, i…

Use of their Testimony against the present Jews. Genesis 35:21. Occasion of the mention of the Messiah in that place, from Micah 4:8.

Now when it is said that Job sent and sanctified them, it is not meant as if Job did infuse holy habits into his children, as if it were in his power to make them gracious; Indeed that is impossible, it is only the work of the Spirit of God, no man can come at the spirit of anot…

This preservation was in some instances especially very remarkable; those instances that we have an account of, wherein the people of the land were greatly irritated and provoked; as they were by Simeon and Levi's treatment of the Shechemites, as you may see in Genesis 34:30 etc…

More directly, and with better success did Jacob redress the superstition, or rather idolatry of his wife Rachel, as may be gathered by comparing (Genesis 31:19, 34; Genesis 35:2, 4). A brother at large must not suffer sin to lie on his brother: much less may husband or wife the…

2. In many things there is not a common equity: for the husband may command his wife, but not she him. 3. Even in those things wherein there is a common equity, there is not an equality: for the husband has ever even in all things a superiority: as if there be any difference eve…

It is said that Naomi became nurse to Ruth's child: now Naomi was old, long before this she was past child-bearing, without a husband for many years: how then was it possible that she should give suck? She was therefore a dry nurse, as other nurses mentioned in Scripture (Genesi…

Herein lies a main difference between the usage of men's bodies which after death shall be raised again, and beasts that utterly perish. Jacob's care of burying his mother's nurse is expressly mentioned, in way of commendation (Genesis 35:8). §. 33. Of neglect of servants in sic…

1. That good, and some of the best of men have been guilty hereof, and have suffered hereby; to instance but in two: the first is Jacob, who was exceeding tender of telling a lie, though it were to get a blessing (Genesis 27:11-12). But this Jacob was so forgetful of, and did so…

Pareus also, God uses the word command, that parents and superiors may understand that they are not overly and slightly, but diligently, and with authority to do their duty to bring their inferiors to the fear and obedience of God. Jacob the Patriarch (Genesis 35:2, 3, 4) said t…

I now proceed to the second thing, namely to answer your objections. Object 1. If children (say you) be members as it was in Abraham's Covenant, then wives and servants, and all the household are to be taken in; for so it was (Genesis 17 and Genesis 35:2, 3), and then what Churc…

When we unkindly repel the motions of it: The spirit sometimes whispers in our ears, and calls to us as God did to Jacob, Genesis 35:1. Arise, go to Bethel.

Solomon insinuates, that in his time there were some, that after, by vow they had bound themselves to the Lord for the performance of service, did yet afterward go about to inquire for reasons, how to be discharged of their vow (Proverbs 20:25; Ecclesiastes 5:5). Jacob promised…

The Arabic: my soul departed, I died. So is death described by the like phrase (Genesis 35:18): Rachel's soul was in departing, for she died. And when men are stricken with sudden fear, the heart is said to go out; so (Genesis 42:28): the soul of Joseph's brothers departed — tha…

6 For general blessings on mankind, David praised God (Psalm 8:1,6). 7 For God's blessings on his family, Jacob is thankful, and in testimony thereof built an altar to God (Genesis 35:7). 8 For private blessings, Leah praised God that had given her a son (Genesis 39:5): and Heze…

The Lutherans, Anabaptists, Arminians, and other sectaries are confuted? (1) Because, it is evident, from many examples of godly magistrates, who did extirpate idolatry, and inflict punishment upon idolaters, as did Jacob the patriarch, who at least purged his family of strange…