Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Genesis 30 Commentary Rebekah has difficulties in childbearing. Isaac intercedes and the LORD opens her womb. 25v21. Rachel has difficulties in childbearing. Jacob does nothing. Instead, he shouts back in anger. Solutionless Jacob is upset because Rachel confronts him over his inactivity. For now, we can look at the Sarah-like transaction that Rachel implements involvingContinueContinue reading “Genesis 30 Commentary”

Genesis 29b Commentary Deception feels ‘nice’ until you are the victim. Probably the LORD allows it on Jacob so that he can learn one or two things about deception. We also know this could be lesson 1 in grade 1. There are a couple of grades to scale! “It is not our custom here toContinueContinue reading “Genesis 29b Commentary”

Genesis 29 Commentary It may not be the same well, but a well nevertheless. It’s the meeting place. Marriages are birthed here!Many years before, Jacob’s father landed here in search of a wife. Of course, Isaac was too important and too high at the palace to represent himself in such matters. The duty fell toContinueContinue reading “Genesis 29 Commentary”

Genesis 28 Commentary Now Isaac says it: Jacob is blessed! No persuasion; no deception. No scheming. Isaac says it all by himself! But Isaac’s words are a prayer to the LORD God. The LORD God is the one who blesses Jacob – with the same blessing that Isaac received from the LORD God. “May GodContinueContinue reading “Genesis 28 Commentary”

Genesis 27 Commentary At the end of the day, the score line would read, Jacob 1, Esau 0. But the victory is not celebrated and the loser doesn’t concede defeat. There is deep pain, extreme fear, death threats, and more scheming and deception. There is zero godliness in the entire process! “The Lord your God gave meContinueContinue reading “Genesis 27 Commentary”

Genesis 26 Commentary The blessing repeats and so does iniquity. The first 5 verses repeat the blessing of Abraham on Isaac, in equal measure. The next 5 verses repeat Abraham’s failures, nearly word for word! The blessing of land ownership is still a future event. The blessing of the nations through Abraham’s offspring (now throughContinueContinue reading “Genesis 26 Commentary”

Genesis 25c Commentary “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?” Of course, we know better. Esau isn’t about to die. We also know what a lie looks like. It looks so attractive (life-saving) that you feel you cannot do without it. Esau has fallen into the commonContinueContinue reading “Genesis 25c Commentary”

Genesis 25b Commentary Which ambitious athlete enters the race with a lame horse? Well, God just did! The grand plan of “multitudes” appears like a joke with Rebekah in the equation. She is barren!And it takes Isaac’s intervention! Verse 21. God’s planning isn’t for the faint-hearted!This love for big near-misses is startling! Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel…andContinueContinue reading “Genesis 25b Commentary”

Genesis 25 Commentary The message is written yet remains unwritten. It is coded. We need to read between the lines. Abraham has many more children from other women besides Sarah – women identified as concubines. Verse 6. Yet multiplication or increase is not in the many wives/children, but in the solo son of a nearlyContinueContinue reading “Genesis 25 Commentary”

Genesis 24 Commentary The death of Sarah in chapter 23 is swiftly followed by an announcement that Abraham is very old. The blessing has to change hands. Isaac is commanded not to marry from the ungodly Mesopotamia or indeed from the ungodly Canaanites.The key line is how the LORD oversees an entire marriage operation. ObjectivesContinueContinue reading “Genesis 24 Commentary”