Gen 25:24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, [there were] twins in her womb. Ver. 24. And when her days to be delivered. ] Which fell out fifteen years before Abraham’s death, to his great comfort, no doubt. God doth for his, his best at last. There were twins in her womb. ] See Son 4:2 ,Isaiah 66:8 . read more
Gen 25:25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. Ver. 25. And the first came out red. ] Red and rough, cruel and crafty, as that red old dragon Rev 12:3 who inhabited in him, and both acted and agitated him. Eph 2:2 Ab ascensore suo daemone perurgebatur, saith Bernard. And so are those Romish Edomites, Esauites, Jesuites, &c. And they called his name Esau. ] Factus et perrictus pilis, a bearded man, one that had everything more like a... read more
Gen 25:26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac [was] threescore years old when she bare them. Ver. 26. And after that came his brother out. ] God could have brought Jacob out first, for it is he that "takes us out of the womb"; Psa 22:9 but he suffereth Esau for a time to enjoy the first birthright, till his own time came to set things to rights. God "waits to be gracious; for he is a God of judgment". Isa 30:18... read more
Gen 25:27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents. Ver. 27. And the boys grew. ] Nature, art, grace, all proceed from less perfect to more perfect. "Grow in grace," saith Peter: 2Pe 3:18 grow "unto a perfect man," even "unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ," saith Paul. Eph 4:13 And Esau was a cunning hunter. ] Like Nimrod and Ishmael, whom he chose to imitate, rather than Abraham, and those holy... read more
Gen 25:28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of [his] venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. Ver. 28. And Isaac loved Esau, &c. ] Here, as likewise in Manoah’s wife, more grace appears in the woman than in the man; whose blind and misplaced love, for carnal ends, commends and illustrates the divine adoption. read more
Gen 25:29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he [was] faint: Ver. 29. And Jacob sod pottage. ] Pottage of lentiles, which was a kind of pulse much like to vetches or small peas: so frugal and sparing was the diet of those precious patriarchs, to the shame of our luxury. Quicquid avium volitat, quicquid piscium natat, quicquid ferarum discurrit, nostris sepelitur ventribus. a We devour the wealth of earth, air, and sea. b Esau came from the feld, and he was faint. ] ... read more
Gen 25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red [pottage]; for I [am] faint: therefore was his name called Edom. Ver. 30. Feed me, I pray thee, with that red, red. ] He doubleth it, and could not, for haste and hunger, tell what to call it, to show his greediness. a And saith, "Feed me," or let me swallow at once; as camels are fed by casting gobbets into their mouth. He thought he should never have enough Our proverb is, As hungry as a hunter: but this hunter hath... read more
Gen 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. Ver. 31. Sell me this day thy birthright. ] Which he knew, by the instruction of his mother, to be his by God’s appointment; and therefore takes this opportunity to get it. A well chosen season is the greatest advantage of any action. read more
Gen 25:32 And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? Ver. 32. What profit shall this birthright, &c. ] Pluris facio pulticulam bonam, quam titulam inahem. Sensualists look only at the present pleasure, and sell their souls for it. Earthly things are present and pleasant, therefore we so cleave to them; striving, like the toad, who shall fall asleep with most earth in his paws. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 25:23
Gen 25:23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve the younger. Ver. 23. And the Lord said unto her. ] Either by an angel, or a prophet, or some divine answer in her own heart. Two nations are in thy womb. ] So, what can a man "see in the Shulamite," in every sanctified soul, but "as it were the company of two armies"? Son... read more