Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." ChesedThe name "Chesed" is derived from the Hebrew root "חֶסֶד" (chesed), which often translates to "loving-kindness" or "mercy." In the context of the Bible, this word is frequently used to describe God's covenantal love and faithfulness towards His people. The inclusion of Chesed in this genealogy may symbolize the enduring mercy and kindness that God extends to His chosen lineage, reflecting His unwavering commitment to His promises. Hazo
"Hazo" is a name that appears only in this genealogical listing, and its etymology is less clear. However, it is believed to be of Semitic origin, possibly related to the Hebrew root "חָזָה" (chazah), meaning "to see" or "to perceive." This could imply a sense of vision or insight, suggesting that those in this lineage were granted a special understanding or foresight, perhaps in relation to God's plans and purposes. Pildash
The name "Pildash" is also unique to this passage, and its meaning is not definitively known. Some scholars suggest a connection to the Hebrew root "פָּלַשׁ" (palash), which means "to roll" or "to wander." This could metaphorically represent the journey or pilgrimage of faith that Abraham's descendants would undertake, emphasizing the transient nature of life and the reliance on God's guidance. Jidlaph
"Jidlaph" is another name that appears solely in this genealogical record. Its meaning is uncertain, but it may be linked to the Hebrew root "דָּלַף" (dalaph), meaning "to drip" or "to weep." This could symbolize the trials and tribulations faced by Abraham's descendants, as well as the tears shed in the process of spiritual growth and reliance on God's providence. Bethuel
The name "Bethuel" is significant in the biblical narrative, as he is the father of Rebekah, who becomes the wife of Isaac. "Bethuel" is derived from the Hebrew roots "בֵּית" (beth), meaning "house," and "אֵל" (El), meaning "God." Thus, "Bethuel" can be interpreted as "house of God." This name underscores the divine purpose and blessing inherent in this family line, as Rebekah plays a crucial role in the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham through her marriage to Isaac. Persons / Places / Events 1. ChesedOne of the sons of Nahor, Abraham's brother. The name "Chesed" is related to the Hebrew word for "kindness" or "loving-kindness," which is a significant theme throughout the Bible. 2. HazoAnother son of Nahor. The name "Hazo" is less frequently mentioned in the Bible, and little is known about him beyond his inclusion in this genealogy. 3. PildashAlso a son of Nahor. Like Hazo, Pildash is not a prominent figure in biblical accounts, but his inclusion signifies the expansion of Nahor's family. 4. JidlaphAnother son of Nahor. His name and lineage are mentioned here, but he does not play a significant role in the biblical account. 5. BethuelThe most notable of Nahor's sons listed here, as he becomes the father of Rebekah, who is a key figure in the Genesis account. Bethuel's lineage connects to the account of Isaac and Rebekah. Teaching Points The Importance of GenealogyUnderstanding the genealogies in the Bible helps us see the unfolding of God's plan through generations. It reminds us that God works through families and lineages to fulfill His promises. Significance of NamesThe names in biblical genealogies often carry meanings that reflect God's character or the destiny of the individuals. Reflecting on these can deepen our understanding of the text. God's Faithfulness Across GenerationsThe inclusion of Nahor's sons in the biblical account underscores God's faithfulness to His promises, not just to individuals but to entire families and nations. Connections to God's CovenantThe genealogy of Nahor connects to the broader account of God's covenant with Abraham, showing how God's promises extend beyond immediate circumstances. Role of Lesser-Known FiguresEven those who seem minor in the biblical account, like Hazo and Pildash, are part of God's account. This encourages us to see value in every role within God's plan. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the genealogy of Nahor's sons in Genesis 22:22 contribute to the larger account of God's covenant with Abraham? 2. In what ways do the meanings of the names listed in Genesis 22:22 reflect themes found throughout the Bible? 3. How can understanding the genealogies in the Bible enhance our appreciation of God's faithfulness across generations? 4. What lessons can we learn from the inclusion of lesser-known figures like Hazo and Pildash in the biblical account? 5. How does the account of Rebekah, connected to Bethuel, illustrate the unfolding of God's promises in Genesis 24? How can this encourage us in our own faith journey? Connections to Other Scriptures Genesis 24This chapter details the account of Isaac and Rebekah, highlighting the importance of Bethuel's lineage. Rebekah becomes Isaac's wife, continuing the Abrahamic covenant. Genesis 25The genealogy of Nahor's family is revisited, emphasizing the connections between Abraham's family and the broader account of God's promises. Ruth 2:20The concept of "chesed" or loving-kindness is exemplified in the account of Ruth and Boaz, illustrating the importance of kindness in God's covenant relationships. People Abraham, Aram, Bethuel, Buz, Chesed, Gaham, Hazo, Huz, Isaac, Jidlaph, Kemuel, Maacah, Maachah, Milcah, Nahor, Pildash, Rebekah, Reumah, Tebah, ThahashPlaces Beersheba, Mount MoriahTopics Bethuel, Bethu'el, Chesed, Hazo, Jidlaph, PildashDictionary of Bible Themes Genesis 22:21 5688 firstborn Library Faith Tested and Crowned
'And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And He said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureIf, Therefore, Even they who are United in Marriage Only for the Purpose Of...
22. If, therefore, even they who are united in marriage only for the purpose of begetting, for which purpose marriage was instituted, are not compared with the Fathers, seeking their very sons in a way far other than do these; forasmuch as Abraham, being bidden to slay his son, fearless and devoted, spared not his only son, whom from out of great despair he had received [1997] save that he laid down his hand, when He forbade him, at Whose command he had lifted it up; it remains that we consider, …
St. Augustine—On the Good of Marriage The Promise to the Patriarchs.
A great epoch is, in Genesis, ushered in with the history of the time of the Patriarchs. Luther says: "This is the third period in which Holy Scripture begins the history of the Church with a new family." In a befitting manner, the representation is opened in Gen. xii. 1-3 by an account of the first revelation of God, given to Abraham at Haran, in which the way is opened up for all that follows, and in which the dispensations of God are brought before us in a rapid survey. Abraham is to forsake …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Genealogy of Jesus According to Matthew.
^A Matt. I. 1-17. ^a 1 The book of the generation [or genealogy] of Jesus Christ, the son of David [the Messiah was promised to David--II. Sam. vii. 16; John vii. 42], the son of Abraham. [Messiah was also promised to Abraham--Gen. xxii. 18; Gal. iii. 16.] 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren [mentioned here because they were the heads of the tribes for whom especially Matthew wrote his Gospel]; 3 and Judah begat Perez and Zerah [these two were twins] …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Jehovah. The "I Am. "
WHEN Moses in the desert beheld the burning bush God answered his question by the revelation of His name as the "I Am." "And God said unto Moses, I am, that I am: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you" (Exod. iii:14). He who spake thus out of the bush to Moses was the same who in the fullness of time appeared upon the earth in the form of man. Our Lord Jesus Christ is no less person, than the I AM. If we turn to the fourth Gospel in which the Holy …
Arno Gaebelein—The Lord of Glory The Fulfilled Prophecies of the Bible Bespeak the Omniscience of Its Author
In Isaiah 41:21-23 we have what is probably the most remarkable challenge to be found in the Bible. "Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen; let them show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods." This Scripture has both a negative …
Arthur W. Pink—The Divine Inspiration of the Bible Difficulties and Objections
"Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not My way equal? are not your ways unequal?" (Ezek. 18:25). A convenient point has been reached when we may now examine, more definitely, some of the difficulties encountered and the objections which might be advanced against what we have written in previous pages. The author deemed it better to reserve these for a separate consideration rather than deal with them as he went along, requiring as that would have done the …
Arthur W. Pink—The Sovereignty of God Covenanting Performed in Former Ages with Approbation from Above.
That the Lord gave special token of his approbation of the exercise of Covenanting, it belongs to this place to show. His approval of the duty was seen when he unfolded the promises of the Everlasting Covenant to his people, while they endeavoured to perform it; and his approval thereof is continually seen in his fulfilment to them of these promises. The special manifestations of his regard, made to them while attending to the service before him, belonged to one or other, or both, of those exhibitions …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
The Medes and Cimmerians: Lydia--The conquest of Egypt, of Arabia, and of Elam. As we have already seen, Sennacherib reigned for eight years after his triumph; eight years of tranquillity at home, and of peace with all his neighbours abroad. If we examine the contemporary monuments or the documents of a later period, and attempt to glean from them some details concerning the close of his career, we find that there is a complete absence of any record of national movement on the part of either Elam, …
G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8 Conflict.
"Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against themselves, that ye …
Thomas Charles Edwards—The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews The Gospel of the Kingdom.
"This is He whom Seers in old time Chanted of with one accord; Whom the voices of the Prophets Promised in their faithful word." We have seen that, in the providence of God, John the Baptist was sent to proclaim to the world that "The Kingdom of Heaven" was at hand, and to point out the King. And as soon as the Herald had raised the expectation of men by the proclamation of the coming Kingdom, our Lord began His public ministry, the great object of which was the founding of His Kingdom for the salvation …
Edward Burbidge—The Kingdom of Heaven; What is it? The Faith of Abraham.
"By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose Builder and Maker is God. By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past age, since she …
Thomas Charles Edwards—The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews The Secret of Its Greatness
[Illustration: (drop cap G) The Great Pyramid] God always chooses the right kind of people to do His work. Not only so, He always gives to those whom He chooses just the sort of life which will best prepare them for the work He will one day call them to do. That is why God put it into the heart of Pharaoh's daughter to bring up Moses as her own son in the Egyptian palace. The most important part of Moses' training was that his heart should be right with God, and therefore he was allowed to remain …
Mildred Duff—The Bible in its Making Motives to Holy Mourning
Let me exhort Christians to holy mourning. I now persuade to such a mourning as will prepare the soul for blessedness. Oh that our hearts were spiritual limbecs, distilling the water of holy tears! Christ's doves weep. They that escape shall be like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity' (Ezekiel 7:16). There are several divine motives to holy mourning: 1 Tears cannot be put to a better use. If you weep for outward losses, you lose your tears. It is like a shower …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12 Of Love to God
I proceed to the second general branch of the text. The persons interested in this privilege. They are lovers of God. "All things work together for good, to them that love God." Despisers and haters of God have no lot or part in this privilege. It is children's bread, it belongs only to them that love God. Because love is the very heart and spirit of religion, I shall the more fully treat upon this; and for the further discussion of it, let us notice these five things concerning love to God. 1. The …
Thomas Watson—A Divine Cordial Genesis
The Old Testament opens very impressively. In measured and dignified language it introduces the story of Israel's origin and settlement upon the land of Canaan (Gen.--Josh.) by the story of creation, i.-ii. 4a, and thus suggests, at the very beginning, the far-reaching purpose and the world-wide significance of the people and religion of Israel. The narrative has not travelled far till it becomes apparent that its dominant interests are to be religious and moral; for, after a pictorial sketch of …
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