Vocabulary List
Spurned- reject with disdain or contempt.
Adumbrates-foreshadow or symbolize.
Recapitulated-summarize and state again the main points of.
Progenitor-a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent. obliquely-not in a direct way; indirectly. proleptic-the representation or assumption of a future act or development as if presently existing or accomplished. conjugal-of or relating to marriage or the relationship of a married couple. endogamy-the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe. eponymous-(of a person) giving their name to something. antiquity-great age.
Genesis Chapters 21-23
In Genesis 21, it begins with The Lord promising …show more content…
As seen by Jacob and Esau, both are basically different from one another in many ways. Where Jacob is smooth skinned, Esau is has hairy skin, where Jacob is clean, Esau is dirty, and so on. When Jacob steals Esau’s blessing from his father, Esau is raged at Jacob and even declared that he would kill him once his father draws his last breath. Even after Jacob steals Esau’s blessing, he himself doesn’t receive another for himself, or even a minor blessing, there is only the curse bestowed upon Jacob to serve Esau forever. It makes Jacob look like he was never blessed by Isaac at all. Interestingly, instead of Jacob receiving a privilege, he gets a curse. Jacob gets cursed from Laban and causes him to do twice the amount of service required originally. This is just one of the opposite relationships found in this book. Another interesting thing found in these few chapters is the renaming of Jacob to Israel. At first Jacob meets God in disguise as a man who physically wrestles Jacob till dawn. He then desires a blessing from him, and he blesses Jacob renaming him Israel. In this book, the renaming of someone had some sort of significance, and in a way defined who they were. For example, when God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, Abram means and exalted father, but Abraham means father of many. Similarly, Sarai’s name was changed to Sarah because Sarai means princess, but Sarah means princess of …show more content…
These two daughters fought against each other for Jacob strangely in how many more children they bore with him. Not only this, but the daughters even bragged about this. In chapter 29, there is an entire chapter dedicated to explaining the conflict between daughters for Jacob. In the text it asserts, “‘Finish out the bridal week of this one and we shall give you the other as well for the service you render me for still another seven years.’ And so Jacob did” (155). This quote strongly supports how Jacob is working for the hand of one of Laban’s daughters. In a way, it seems like the daughters would had threw themselves on Jacob if their father wasn’t there to stop it. As seen on page 156, after Leah bore a child with Jacob, she thought that the Lord has seen her suffering in birth and therefore Jacob must love her. It also seems that when Leah bore any more sons with Jacob, she sees it as the Lord's doings, and believes that the Lord supports their marriage. “‘Yes, the LORD has heard I was despised and bore a son, and He has given me this one, too,’” (156). As seen from this chapter, strangely, he has been cursed and has to work for
Spurned- reject with disdain or contempt.
Adumbrates-foreshadow or symbolize.
Recapitulated-summarize and state again the main points of.
Progenitor-a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent. obliquely-not in a direct way; indirectly. proleptic-the representation or assumption of a future act or development as if presently existing or accomplished. conjugal-of or relating to marriage or the relationship of a married couple. endogamy-the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe. eponymous-(of a person) giving their name to something. antiquity-great age.
Genesis Chapters 21-23
In Genesis 21, it begins with The Lord promising …show more content…
As seen by Jacob and Esau, both are basically different from one another in many ways. Where Jacob is smooth skinned, Esau is has hairy skin, where Jacob is clean, Esau is dirty, and so on. When Jacob steals Esau’s blessing from his father, Esau is raged at Jacob and even declared that he would kill him once his father draws his last breath. Even after Jacob steals Esau’s blessing, he himself doesn’t receive another for himself, or even a minor blessing, there is only the curse bestowed upon Jacob to serve Esau forever. It makes Jacob look like he was never blessed by Isaac at all. Interestingly, instead of Jacob receiving a privilege, he gets a curse. Jacob gets cursed from Laban and causes him to do twice the amount of service required originally. This is just one of the opposite relationships found in this book. Another interesting thing found in these few chapters is the renaming of Jacob to Israel. At first Jacob meets God in disguise as a man who physically wrestles Jacob till dawn. He then desires a blessing from him, and he blesses Jacob renaming him Israel. In this book, the renaming of someone had some sort of significance, and in a way defined who they were. For example, when God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, Abram means and exalted father, but Abraham means father of many. Similarly, Sarai’s name was changed to Sarah because Sarai means princess, but Sarah means princess of …show more content…
These two daughters fought against each other for Jacob strangely in how many more children they bore with him. Not only this, but the daughters even bragged about this. In chapter 29, there is an entire chapter dedicated to explaining the conflict between daughters for Jacob. In the text it asserts, “‘Finish out the bridal week of this one and we shall give you the other as well for the service you render me for still another seven years.’ And so Jacob did” (155). This quote strongly supports how Jacob is working for the hand of one of Laban’s daughters. In a way, it seems like the daughters would had threw themselves on Jacob if their father wasn’t there to stop it. As seen on page 156, after Leah bore a child with Jacob, she thought that the Lord has seen her suffering in birth and therefore Jacob must love her. It also seems that when Leah bore any more sons with Jacob, she sees it as the Lord's doings, and believes that the Lord supports their marriage. “‘Yes, the LORD has heard I was despised and bore a son, and He has given me this one, too,’” (156). As seen from this chapter, strangely, he has been cursed and has to work for