Torah Portion Week 6 Toldot Study Notes

Torah Portion Week 6 – 22-23

Toldot – “generations” or “descendants”
25:19 – 28:9

25)

25:21 – Rebekah was barren (Read Jasher 25:28-26:8)

https://sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/25.htm

25:23 – Read Jasher 26:9-12

25:25 – Targums

25:26-27 – The name Jacob – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_(name)

  • Read extra details of Esau and Jacob (Jasher 26:17-18)

https://sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/26.htm

25:28 – Not judging Isaac, but what is this all about?

25:34 – Read Jasher part 27:1-16

https://sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/27.htm

26)

26:5 – Compare with Gen 15:6

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=gen+15%3A6%2C+john+8%3A37-40%2C+gal+3%3A27-29%2C+is+41%3A8%2C+james+2%3A21-26%2C+deut+30%3A1-5&version=KJV

26:14-16 – Envy (evil thoughts drive people to do evil deeds)

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=pro+14%3A30%2C+pro+27%3A4%2Cacts+7%3A9%2C+matt+27%3A1-2%2C17-18%2C+acts+13%3A45%2C+rom+1%3A29-32%2C+phil+1%3A15%2C+1+timothy+6%3A3-4%2C+gal+5%3A19-26%2C+james+4%3A5-11&version=KJV

26:20 – Esek “contention”

26:21 – Sitnah “hostility”

26:23 – We all have our trials, large or small.

26:25-29 – Coincidence that after seeking Yahuah, he changed the hearts of Abimelech and his crew?

26:30 – Notice Isaac didn’t contend with them but agreed to reunite with them.  Merciful, like David, quick to forgive https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Colossians-3-13/

26:35 – Targum 26:35

Pause and take a look at Jasher 28 says about the lives of Esau and Jacob)

Jasher 28:16-29

https://sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/jasher/28.htm

27)

27:1 – Eyes were dim – compare to moses – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deut+34%3A5-7&version=CJB

Why the difference?  Targums 27:1

27:23 – Targums 27:15-16

27:35 – Is deception ok?

27:40 -Targums

(end) Read Jasher 29:11-41 (prepping for why he had to be a servant to Laban)

ALSO – was it ok to lie http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/was-it-okay-for-jacob-to-lie-to-his-father

28

28:2 – cousin

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