Torah Portion Week 6 – 26-27
Toldot – “generations” or “descendants”
25:19 – 28:9
25
25:21 – Rebekah was barren (Read Jasher 25:28-26:8)
- Reminder of the power of prayer in faith and steadfastness – Luke 18:1-8
25:23 – Read Jasher 26:9-12
25:25 – Red and hairy cow garment photo (for example)
25:26-27 – The name Jacob –Wiki
- Jacob/Esau 2 Esdras (changing of the times – A new era)
2 Esdras 6 Enoch 91/93
- Read extra details of Esau and Jacob (Jasher 26:17-18)
- Heel prophecies
25:28 – Not judging Isaac, but what is this all about?
- The text implies Isaac favored Esau and Rebecca favored Jacob
- Was it the venison (meat) that blinded his eyes? Ecc 20:29
- Food and spiritual blindness (not accusing Isaac) Deut 8 & Deut 32
- Natsarim 9:9-10 (88)
- Matt 6:25-34 & Luke 21:33-36 (food and the end times)
25:34 – Read Jasher part 27:1-16
26
26:1 – The famine was necessary for future events to happen (much like in the future with Joseph)
- We, as his people trust him no matter what
26:3 – Following Torah is not just the commands, but hearing his voice on when and where to move – Heb 11, Ps 119 & Others
26:5 – Compare with Gen 15:6 John 8 Gal 3 & Others
26:14-16 – Envy (evil thoughts drive people to do evil deeds) Lots O’ Scripture references
26:20 – Esek “contention”
26:21 – Sitnah “hostility”
Well Theme
- Meeting a woman at the well
- Messiah in the future
- Well references (end times) – verses
Staff theme -The Hebrew suggests something more ceremonial/symbolic than literal shovel-work.
A tribal leader’s staff/rod represented:
- authority
- governance
- inheritance
- shepherding
- judgment
- Messiah to meet his bride by a ‘well’ again?
- Genesis 24:10–27 – Abraham’s servant meets Rebekah at a well; hospitality reveals she is chosen for Isaac.
- Genesis 29:1–14 – Jacob meets Rachel at a well while she waters sheep; beginning of their relationship.
- Exodus 2:15–21 – Moses meets Zipporah and her sisters at a well after defending them from shepherds.
- 1 Samuel 9:11–13 – Saul meets young women going out to draw water while searching for Samuel.
- John 4:4–30 – Yahusha/Jesus speaks with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well about “living water.”
- Song of Solomon 4:12–15 – Symbolic imagery comparing the bride to a sealed fountain and well of living waters.
26:22 – Humble move
26:23 – We all have our trials, large or small.
- Abimelech first dealt well with Isaac, then cast him out for his abundant blessing!
- How much more for us in these last days who have been blessed abundantly with understanding in his Torah and the true messiah!! (Pro 3, Matt 10, John 15 etc..)
- How much more for us in these last days who have been blessed abundantly with understanding in his Torah and the true messiah!! (Pro 3, Matt 10, John 15 etc..)
26:25-29 – Coincidence that after seeking Yahuah, he changed the hearts of Abimelech and his crew?
- Let us never forget to petition him on all matters! Psalm 50:15
- Deut 31:8
26:30 – Notice Isaac didn’t contend with them but agreed to reunite with them. Merciful, like David, quick to forgive – Col 3:13
27
27:1 – Eyes were dim – compare to moses – Deut 34:7
27:35 – Is deception ok? (Consider the venison that blinded Isaacs eyes was the center of this ‘deception’) – See Gen 25:28
- Remember, this is the will of YHWH – Gen 25:28
- Gen 12, Gen 26, Prayer of Manasseh & Others (Preserving life)
- Yah is the judge and can grant leniency based off the scenario (think of court, or if an officer pulls you over etc…)
- Lying is not good – don’t get it twisted! – Exo 20 & Sirach 7
- Deceiver was deceived later
- Jacob may not have sinned, but actions may reap consequences
- Goat with father (deception)
- Goat blood on Joseph’s coat (deception)
- Esau’s clothes / Joseph’s clothes
- Eye for an eye?
- Laban switched Lea for Rachel later
28
28:2 – cousin
(end) Read Jasher 29:11-41 (prepping for why he had to be a servant to Laban)
Accompanying verses (Malachi 1, Rom 9, Heb 11 & 12)