A Prophecy of Esau and Jacob

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

— in the first month of the exodus, God spoke to Moses
— and I will give you two tables of the law and commandment
— the glory of the Lord was like a flaming fire
— a prophecy that they will forget all My commandments
— they will abrogate and change everything before My eyes
— and I will scatter them amongst the Gentiles
— go astray as to new moons, sabbaths, festivals, and jubilees
— the angel of the presence: “Write for Moses”

Chapter 2

— the angel of the presence spoke to Moses
— according to the word of the Lord
— on the first day He created the heavens and the earth
— on the second day He created the firmament of the waters
— on the third day He commanded the waters and the seas
— on the fourth day He created the sun, moon and the stars
— on the fifth He created sea monsters and fish in the oceans
— on the sixth day He created all the animals and mankind
— the Creator sanctify Israel who keeps the Sabbath thereon

Chapter 3

— and Adam named all the creation by their respective names
— and the Lord made Eve from one of Adam’s ribs
— and the Lord brought Adam and Eve into the Garden of Eden
— after seven years the serpent came and approached Eve
— she gave Adam and he eat, and both their eyes were opened
— and God made for them coats of skin, and clothed them
— sent out of the Garden all flesh from the Garden of Eden

Chapter 4

— Eve gave birth to Cain and then gave birth to Abel
— Cain slew Abel because God accepted the sacrifice of Abel
— but did not accept the offering of Cain
— and God cursed Cain and made him a fugitive on the earth 
— and Enoch who learnt writing and knowledge and wisdom
— the first to write a testimony to them the endtimes
— til the day of judgment; he saw and understood everything
— Edna, bore him a son and he called his name Methuselah
— Enoch was with the angels on earth and in the heavens

A Study of Chapters 1 to 4 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 5

— the children of men began to multiply on earth
— the angels of God saw they were beautiful to look upon
— and they took themselves wives of all whom they chose
— and they bore to them sons and they were giants
— and lawlessness increased on the earth and all flesh
— corrupted its way, men and cattle and beasts alike
— and God looked upon the earth, and it was evil
— said that He would destroy man and all flesh
— He sent His sword into their middle and were destroyed
— judgment is written down for every creature of every kind
— Noah built an ark and saved mankind from extinction
— save those that were in the ark with Noah

Chapter 6

— Noah built an altar on that mountain where the ark rested
— all beasts, winged creatures, and everything that moves
— and the fish in the waters, I have given you all things to eat
— only flesh, with the life of it, the blood, you shall not eat
— it is ordained and written on the heavenly tablets
— they should celebrate the feast of weeks on the third month
— first of first, fourth, seventh, tenth month are sacred days
— Calendar promoted here is similar to the Essenes Calendar

Chapter 7

— Noah planted vines on one of the Ararat Mountains
— until the first day, on the new moon of the first month
— he rejoiced and drank of this wine, he and his children 
— he lay down and slept, drunken and was uncovered
— Ham saw Noah naked, and went and told his brethren
— Shem and Japheth took his garment and covered him
— Noah awoke from his sleep and cursed his son, Canaan
— Ham to the South, Japheth to the West; Shem to the East
— Naphidim, the Giants, the Naphil, the Eljo, and mankind

Chapter 8

— Kainam, the son of Arpachshad, where he seized a city
— he begat a son, Shelah, Eber, then Peleg
— the children of Noah decided to divide the land themselves
— into three parts: for Shem and Ham and Japheth
— as for Shem’s lot it was the holy land and middle of the earth
— for Ham came forth beyond the Gihon towards the south
— for Japheth came forth the third portion towards the north
— Japheth’s land is cold, that of Ham is hot, Shem’s is neither

A Study of Chapters 5 to 8 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 9

— and Ham divided amongst his sons, towards the south
— first portion for Cush towards the east, the west for Mizraim
— the west of him for Put, and to the west of him for Canaan
— and Shem also divided amongst his sons, “Elam and his sons”
— the river Tigris till it approaches the east, and whole of India
— Asshur came forth second, of Asshur, Nineveh and Shinar 
— for Arpachshad, east of the Euphrates down to the Red Sea
— for Aram, the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates
— for Lud the fifth portion, of Asshur till it reaches the Great Sea
— Japheth also divide his inheritance amongst his sons
— for Gomer to the east from the north side to the river Tina
— for Magog all the inner portions of the north
— for Madai, from the west of his two brothers  to the islands
— for Javan, every island and islands towards the border of Lud
— Tubal came forth the fifth portion in the middle of the tongue
— for Meshech, all the region till it approaches the east of Gadir
— for Tiras, four great islands in the middle of the sea
— thus the sons of Noah divided the land, bound by an oath
— imprecating a curse on anyone that sought to seize other’s lot
— they all said, ‘So be it; so be it‘ for them and their posterity

Chapter 10

— unclean demons to lead the children of the sons of Noah astray
— these are malignant, and created in order to destroy
— and Mastema, came and said: ‘Lord, Creator, let some of them
— God replied: ‘Let the tenth part of them remain before him’
— Mastema speaks, and he helps in binding his fellow demons
— he refers to Satan as a third person, left with the tenth part
— ‘and we explained to Noah all the medicines of their diseases’
— and Noah wrote down all things in a book, and gave it to Shem
— then towards Shinar, they said, ‘Let us ascend into heaven’
— the Lord said: ‘Let us go down and confound their language’
— Canaan took the land of Lebanon and dwelt there
— drawing rebukes from Ham, his father; Cush and Mizraim
— ‘You have settled in a land which is not yours . . accursed

Chapter 11

— sons of Noah began to take captive and to slay each other
— and nation against nation, and do evil, and to acquire arms
— the prince Mastema sent forth other spirits to exert himself
— to do all manner of evils, to corrupt and destroy
— a cloud of ravens came to devour the seed, thus sowing failed
— Abram, when he was two weeks of years old, began to pray
— they brought enough grain home and eat and were satisfied
— and his name became great in all the land of the Chaldees

Chapter 12

— Abram said to Terah and he replied, ‘Behold, here I am’
— ‘What profit have we from those idols which you worship?’
— Abram spoke to his brothers, but they were angry with him
— and Abram arose by night, and burned the house of the idols
— Haran hasted to save them, but was burnt in the flame of fire
— and Terah went out from Ur of the Chaldees, he and his sons
— into the land of Lebanon and the land of Canaan for 14 years
— God blessed Abram: in you shall all the families be blessed

A Study of Chapters 9 to 12 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 13

— from Haran, Abram took Sarai and Lot his nephew to Canaan
— the Lord said: ‘To you and to your seed will I give this land’
— he came to Hebron but and there was a famine in the land
— Abram went to Egypt; after five years Pharaoh seized Sarai
— the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues
— Abram returned with Sarai and Lot out of the land of Egypt
— Lot parted from Abram; he dwelt in Sodom, a city of sinners
— the Lord said: ‘Lift up your eyes from the place where you
— are dwelling; northward and southward, and westward
— and eastward: to you and to your seed will I give this land’
— then Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, Amraphel, king of Shinar
— and Arioch, king of Sellasar, and Tergal, king of nations
— they slew the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Sodom fled
— for Abram, his seed, a tenth of the first fruits to the Lord

Chapter 14

— ‘Look toward heaven; number the stars if you are able’
— ‘Know of a surety your seed shall be stranger in a land not theirs
— shall bring them into bondage, afflict them four hundred years
— but in the fourth generation they shall return hither’
— ‘To your seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the
— Euphrates: Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Perizzites, Rephaim
— Phakorites, Hivites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, Jebusites
— Sarai advised Abram: ‘Go in to Hagar, my Egyptian maid:
— it may be that I shall build up seed to you by her’

Chapter 15

— Essenes: ‘in the third month, in the middle of the month
— Abram celebrated the feast of the first-fruits of grain harvest’
— ‘I am God Almighty; and I will multiply you exceedingly
— and you shall be the father of many nations’
— Sarah also shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac
— Esau and Jacob had morphed into Catholic and Protestant nations
— while from Ishmael arose Islam and its sread to many countries
— “every one born, the flesh of whose foreskin is not circumcised
— on the eighth day, belongs not to the children of the covenant”
— observe this sign so that they will not be rooted out of the land
— over Israel He alone is their ruler and that they may be His
— but a prophecy that the Israelites will deviate from this covenant
— and there will be great wrath from the Lord against them

Chapter 16

— oak of Mamre, angels of the presence appeared unto Abraham
— Sarah laughed when she overheard a son would be born to them
— then the Lord executed his judgments on Sodom and Gomorrah
— and He burned and destroyed them with fire and brimstone
— Lot was saved; but he and daughters committed sin upon the earth
— Essenes Calendar: in the middle of the third month, Isaac was born
— Isaac was the first to be circumcised on the eighth day
— that all the other seed of his sons by Keturah should be Gentiles
— because they celebrated this festival of tabernacles “in its season”

A Study of Chapters 13 to 16 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 17

— with Isaac weaned Sarah became envious and jealous of Ishmael
— and said to Abraham, ‘Cast out this bondwoman and her son
— for the son of this bondwoman will not be heir with my son, Isaac
— and God said to Abraham, listen to her words and do (them)
— for in Isaac shall your name and seed be called
— Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and water
— placed on the shoulders of Hagar and Ishmael; sent them away
— the child grew and became an archer, and God was with him
— his mother took him a wife from among the daughters of Egypt
— and the prince Mastema came and tempt before God
— bid him offer him a burnt-offering on the altar, and see if he obey
— in everything wherein He had tried Abraham, he was faithful

Chapter 18

— ”Take your beloved son whom you lovest, (even) Isaac, and go to
— offer him on one of the mountains which I will point out to you’’
— ‘Behold the fire, the knife and the wood; but where is the sheep?’
— ‘God will provide for himself a sheep for a burnt-offering, my son’
— prince Mastema acted like Satan before Job and God where Job
— refused to succum to his scheme as Abraham was again faithful
— Abraham celebrated this festival every year, seven days with joy
— called ‘the festival of the Lord’ – but not in the Masoretic Text

Chapter 19

— Sarah died in Hebron and Abraham bought the land against Mamr
— of the double cave for burial for four hundred pieces of silver
— Abraham sought a wife for his son Isaac and her name was Rebecca
— Abraham took for himself a third wife, and her name was Keturah
— they have six sons: Zimram, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah
— Rebecca bore to Isaac two sons, Esau and Jacob
— Jacob was a smooth, dwelt in tents and learned to write
— but Esau was fierce and hairy, and learnt the art of war in the field
— Abraham and Rebecca loved Jacob, but Isaac loved Esau
— the Spirits of Mastema shall not rule over you or over your seed

Chapter 20

— Abraham commanded Ishmael and his sons; Isaac and his sons
— the sons of Keturah, and their sons, to observe the way of the Lord
— that they should circumcise their sons, according to the covenant
— else destroyed by the sword, or accursed like Sodom and Gomorrah
— to Ishmael and sons, sons of Keturah, he sent them away with gifts
— but to Isaac his son, and he gave everything to him
— and Ishmael and his sons, and the sons of Keturah and their sons
— together they dwelt from Paran to Babylon: land facing the desert
— they mingled together and they are the Arabs and Ishmaelites

A Study of Chapters 17 to 20 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 21

— Abraham called Isaac; instructs him to hate idols
— for He is the living God, is holy, and righteous beyond all
— observe His commandments, His ordinances, His judgments
— eat no blood of any animals, or bird which flies in the heaven
— do not eat any blood for it is the soul; eat no blood whatever
— man cannot be cleansed from sins save by one who shed it
— as wood for sacrifices: do not lay any split or dark wood
— but hard, clean, without fault, of new growth: for its fragrance
— and do not lay old wood, for there is no longer fragrance in it
— clean by washing your body before making an offering
— wash your hands and feet before you draw near at the altar

Chapter 22

— Essenes: the feast of weeks, Abraham rejoicing over his sons
— Abraham, who then was 175 years before he died
— he called Jacob and said: ‘My son Jacob, may the God bless you
— your sons may He sanctify in the middle of the whole earth
— may all nations bow themselves and serve before your seed
— separate yourself from the nations, and eat not with them
— and do not according to their works, nor become their associate
— beware of taking a wife from any of the daughters of Canaan

Chapter 23

— Abraham placed Jacob’s fingers over his eyes and blessed God
— but Jacob did not know that his father’s father, was dead
— and they, Rebecca, Isaac, Ishmael, wept with a great weeping
— Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the double cave, near Sarah
— Abraham lived 3 jubilees and 28 years (175); a jubilee as 49 years
— all these shall come an evil generation; and lives become shorter
— man then lived three score years and ten; or if strong, four scores
— they have forgotten God’s commandment, covenant and feasts
— and months, and Sabbaths, and jubilees, and all judgments
— a great punishment shall befall this generation from the Lord
— and He will give them over to judgment, the sword and captivity
— to be plundered and devoured; and Gentile shall use violence
— and transgression against Jacob, and much blood shall be shed
— and you, Moses, write these words; on the heavenly tablets

Chapter 24

— from Hebron Isaac arose and dwelt at the Well of the Vision
— Jacob made lentil pottage, Esau came from the field hungry
— and Esau said to Jacob, ‘Give me of this red pottage’
— Jacob said: ‘Sell your birthright and I will give this lentil pottage’
— ‘I shall die; of what profit to me is this birthright?’
— and Jacob became the elder, as Esau brought down his dignity
— Isaac became exceedingly great and the Philistines envied him
— the wells Abraham had dug the Philistines filled them with earth
— but wherever Isaac dug a well they found living water
— and Isaac on that day cursed the Philistines to the day of wrath
— on the day of judgment that he may be rooted out of the earth

A Study of Chapters 21 to 24 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 25

— Rebecca said to Jacob: ‘Do not take a wife of Canaan as Esau
— who took for himself two wives of the daughters of Canaan
— but only of the house of my father, or of my father’s kindred
— Esau to Jacob: ‘Brother, take a wife from a sister of my wives’
— Jacob: ‘I swear before you, mother, that all the days of my life
— I will not take me a wife from the daughters of the seed
— of Canaan and I will not act wickedly as my brother has done’
— Rebecca placed both her hands on the head of Jacob
— ‘Blessed be the Lord God, who has given me Jacob a pure son
— and a holy seed; bless him beyond the stars of heaven, O Lord

Chapter 26

— Isaac to Esau: ‘I am old, my son, Go out and hunt for me venison
— and make me savoury meat, such as my soul loves, and bring it
— to me that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die’
— but Rebecca said to Jacob: ‘Behold, I heard Isaac speak to Esau
— my son, obey my voice in that I command you: Go to your flock
— upon me be your curse, my son, only obey my voice’
— and Rebecca took the goodly rainment of Esau
— and she clothed Jacob, and the skins of the kids upon his hands
— Isaac to his son: ‘How have you found meat so quickly, my son?
— Esau to Isaac: ‘Hast you not reserved any blessing for me, father?’
— ‘Behold, far from the dew of the earth shall be your dwelling
— and far from the dew of heaven from above
— by your sword must you live, but you must serve your brother
— Esau said in his heart: ‘May the days of mourning for my father
— now come, so that I may slay my brother Jacob’

Chapter 27

— the words of Esau were told to Rebecca in a dream
— Rebecca sent and called Jacob and said to him
— my son, obey my voice, and arise and flee to Laban
— Jacob: ‘I am not afraid; if he wishes to kill me, I will kill him’
— Rebecca: ‘Let me not be bereft of both my sons on one day’
— Isaac called Jacob and admonished: ‘Do not take you a wife
— of the daughters of Canaan; but go to the house of Bethuel
— and Jacob arose early in the morning, and took the stone
— put under his head as a pillar, and he poured oil over

Chapter 28

— and Jacob came to Laban and to serve for Rachel one week
— Leah was given; Jacob was asked to serve another seven years
— the Lord opened the womb of Leah, and she conceived Reuben
— then Simeon, Levi, Judah, on the fifteenth of the third month
— Rachel said to Jacob: ‘Give me children;’ and Jacob replied her
— ‘Have I withheld the fruits of your womb? Have I forsaken you?’
— Rachel: ‘Go in to Bilhah, she will conceive, and bear a son to me’
— she conceived, bore him a son named Dan, and then Napthali
— Leah also gave Zilpah to wife, and she bore Gad and Asher
— and Leah bore two sons: Issachar, Zabulon; and daughter Dinah
— and the Lord was gracious to Rachel, and she bore Joseph

A Study of Chapters 25 to 28 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 29

— after Rachel borne Joseph, Jacob schemed to return to Canaan
— as Laban went to shear his sheep, Jacob sais to Leah and Rachel
— they said: ‘To every place wherever you go we will go with you’
— Laban pursued and overtook Jacob in the mountain of Gilead
— the Rephaim: giants of ten, nine, eight to seven cubits in height
— and the Lord destroyed them because of the evil of their deeds
— and on that day Esau came to him, and he was reconciled to him
— departed from him to the land of Seir, but Jacob dwelt in tents
— Jacob sent to Isaac all his substance: food and clothings
— Isaac returned from Well of the Oath to the mountains of Hebron
— Esau went and dwelt on Mount Seir, away from his father Isaac

Chapter 30

— Jacob went to dwell to the east of Shechem but the inhabitants
— carried off Dinah into the house of Shechem, a Hivite
— Shechem defiled her, and she was only a child of twelve years
— Simeon and Levi went and executed judgment on all of Shechem
— Israel will be unclean if any has a wife of the daughters of Gentiles
— for there will be plague upon plague, and curse upon curse
— seed of Levi was chosen as Levites and as priests before the Lord
— if they transgress they will be recorded on the heavenly tablets
— the dread of the Lord fell upon all the cities around Shechem

Chapter 31

— Jacob to household: ‘Purify yourselves, change your garments
— they gave up strange gods that was in their ears and necks
— the idols Rachel stole from Laban her father she gave to Jacob
— Jacob brake them to pieces and buried them under an oak
— Isaac saw the two sons of Jacob, Levi, and Judah, and asked
— ‘Are these your sons, my son? for they are like you.’
— Isaac took Levi by his right, Judah by his left, a prophecy came
— they shall be judges, princes, chiefs over the seed of Jacob
— Judah: prince shall you and one of your sons, over sons of Jacob
— before you shall all the nations quake; and be found salvation

Chapter 32

— Jacob abode that night at Bethel gave a tithe that came to him
— Levi dreamed being ordained and made priest of the Most High
— Rachel pregnant with Benjamin; counting upwards, Levi was tenth
— Jacob and his sons with joy during seven days where it is chosen
— that it may be fulfilled in eating the second tithe before the Lord
— Levi discharged his office at Bethel before Jacob and brothers
— Jacob celebrated there yet another day, called its name ‘Addition’
— Rachel gave birth to Benjamin; she died that night in Bethlehem

A Study of Chapters 29 to 32 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 33

— as Jacob went to his father Isaac, Reuben eyed Bilhah
— Bilhah cried out, being ashamed because of him, and he fled
— for any man who uncovers his father’s skirt is abomination
— for it is written: ‘Cursed be he who lieth with the wife of his father
— and all the holy ones of the Lord said ‘So be it; so be it.’
— and there is no atonement, but he is to be put to death and slain
— for Israel is to be a holy nation, a priestly and royal nation
— sons of Jacob: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulon
— sons of Rachel, Joseph and Benjamin; of Bilhah, Dan and Naphtali
— of Zilpah, Gad and Asher; and Dinah, the only daughter of Jacob

Chapter 34

— Jacob sent his sons and servants to the pastures of Shechem
— but seven Amorites kings hid under the tree, conspiring to slay them
— Jacob and his three sons went against them with six thousand men
— they slew them in the pastures of Shechem with edge of the sword
— imposed upon any survival they should pay him and his sons tribute
— and became his servants, until he and his sons went down into Egypt
— years later Jacob sent Joseph to injure the welfare of his brothers
— to the land of Shechem but they dealt treacherously with him, 
— ultimately selling him to Ishmaelite merchants travelling into Egypt
— and they, in turn, sold Joseph to Potiphar, the eunuch of Pharaoh
— Jacob and all mourned for Joseph; Bilhah and Dinah died mourning
— Reuben’s wife is ‘Ada; and of Simeon’s wife is ‘Adiba’a, a Canaanite;
— Levi’s wife is Melka, a daughter of Aram, of the seed of Terah;
— and Judah’s wife, Betasu’el, a Canaanite; Issachar’s wife, Hezaqa:
— Zabulon’s wife, Ni’iman; of Gad’s wife, Maka; of Asher’s wife, ‘Ijona;
— Joseph’s wife, Asenath, an Egyptian; of Benjamin’s wife, ‘Ijasaka;
— of Dan’s wife, ‘Egla;’ of Naphtali’s wife, Rasu’u, of Mesopotamia

Chapter 35

— Rebecca called Jacob: I shall die this year, not live beyond 155 years
— Rebecca pressured Isaac: ‘Make Esau swear he will not injure Jacob
— nor pursue him; for Esau’s thoughts are perverse from his youth
— there is no goodness in him; for he desires after your death to kill him’
— Isaac: the guardian of Jacob more powerful than the guardian of Esau
— and Rebecca called Esau to love Jacob, his brother, above all flesh
— and Esau swore to love Jacob and no desire evil against him all his life
— Jacob swore not to do evil against Esau; and they eat and rejoiced

Chapter 36

— Isaac called Esau and Jacob to bury him in the double cave
— to practise righteousness on the earth; love one another
— to inherit Abraham’s blessings as the stars of heaven in multitude
— both to swear an oath that neither will desire evil against the other
— else he shall be rooted out of the land of the living, seed destroyed
— Isaac divided his possessions giving the larger portion to the firstborn
— Esau acknowledged: ‘I have sold and given my birthright to Jacob’
— then Isaac slept that night; at 180 years he slept the eternal sleep
— Esau went and dwelt to the mountains of Seir; but Jacob to Hebron

A Study of Chapters 33 to 36 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 37

— on Isaac death, sons of Esau heard that the birthright given to Jacob
— they were wrath; recruited allies from Aram, Philistia, Moab, Ammon
— pleading, ‘let us exterminate him and before he grows strong’
— Esau forgot the oath he had sworn of no evil against Jacob
— Jacob: ‘You have broken the oath and you be condemned’
— If the boar can change its skin and make its bristles as soft as wool
— or it can cause horns to sprout on its head like the horns of a sheep
— if the lion becomes the friend of the ox and makes peace with him
— Jacob saw that Esau was so evilly disposed towards him

Chapter 38

— Judah to Jacob: ‘Bend your bow and send your arrows to slay Esau’
— then Jacob bent his bow and the arrow struck Esau and slew him
— and Jacob buried his brother on the hill which is in ‘Aduram
— led by Judah, other sons of Jacob slew four sons of Esau
— after winning, Jacob placed a yoke of servitude on sons of Esau
— they paid tribute to Jacob and sons until they went into Egypt

Chapter 39

— Joseph was seventeen when they sold him into the land of Egypt
— Potiphar, the chief cook for the Pharaoh, set Joseph over all his house 
— his master’s wife lifted her eyes and besought Joseph to lie with her
— but he did not surrender his soul, and he refused and would not listen
— but she embraced and held him fast in the house in order to force him
— they cast Joseph into prison where other prisoners were imprisoned
— until Pharaoh was angry against the chief butler and the chief baker
— both dreamed, and they told it to Joseph to unveil the meaning
— Pharaoh restored the chief butler but the chief baker he slew

Chapter 40

— Pharaoh had two dreams concerning a famine which was widespread
— awoke, he demanded from his wisemen and magicians what they mean
— they were unable, but the butler remembered and spoke to Pharaoh
— ‘Seven years shall come in which there shall be plenty over all of Egypt
— after that seven years of famine, such a famine as had not been before
— Pharaoh appointed Joseph as second giving him authority over all Egypt
— called Joseph’s Sephantiphans, and the daughter of Potiphar to wife

A Study of Chapters 37 to 40 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 41

— Judah gave his firstborn Er, Tamar, a wife from daughters of Aram
— but Er resented Tamar, so the Lord, seeing it as wickedness, slew him
— Judah then said to Onan, his brother ‘Go in to your brother’s wife
— perform the duty of a husband’s brother, and raise up seed for him’
— in wickedness Onan spilt the seed on the ground so the Lord slew him
— Bedsu’el, the wife of Judah, did not permit their son Shelah to marry
— so Tamar lay in wait as Judah went thru the city looking for an harlot
— and consequently Tamar bore Judah two sons, Perez and Zerah

Chapter 42

— and rain refused to be given to the earth, so famine began to spread
— the earth grew barren, but in Egypt there was an abundance of food
— Joseph gathered the harvest in the years of plenty and stored them
— Jacob heard that there was food in Egypt, and he sent his ten sons
— that they should procure food for them all in Egypt
— they arrived, Joseph recognised them, but they didn’t recognise him
— and Joseph charged them as spies and have come to explore the land
— and after he set them free, he detained Simeon but sent off the others
— they told their father all that had befallen them; and to bring Benjamin
— when Israel saw that the famine was real: ‘Go again, and procure food
— but they said: ‘We shall not go; unless our youngest brother go with us
— reluctantly Jacob allowed Benjamin to go with them into Egypt

Chapter 43

— Joseph said to the steward: ‘Pursue them, run and seize them,
— they returned into Egypt and Joseph said to them: ‘You have done evil’
— Judah said: ‘Let me be your servant, instead of the boy as a bondsman
— Joseph saw that they were all accordant in goodness one with another
— he revealed to them that he was Joseph and fell on their neck and wept
— tell my father that I am still alive; now a ruler over all the land of Egypt
— but Jacob did not believe when they told him what happened
— ‘It is enough if Joseph lives; I will go down and see him before I die’

Chapter 44

— Jacob took a trip to the Well of the Oath to inquire from God
— God said: I am the God of your fathers: fear not to go into Egypt
— Jacob sent Judah before him to Egypt to examine the Land of Goshen
— these the names of the sons of Jacob who went into Egypt with him
— Reuben and sons: Enoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; Simeon and sons:
— Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, Shaul; Levi and his sons: Gershon,
— Kohas, Merari; Judah and sons: Shela, Perez, Zerah; Issachar and sons:
— Tola, Phua, Jasub, Shimron; Zebulon and his sons: Sered, Elon, Jahleel;
— of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Areli, Arodi; of Asher: Imnah,
— Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, Serah; of Benjamin and his sons: Bela, Becher,
— Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard;
— of Joseph already in Egypt: Ephraim and Manasseh

A Study of Chapters 41 to 44 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 45

— Jacob and sons went into the best part of Egypt, into Goshen
— and said to Joseph: ‘Now let me die since I have seen you
— Joseph and his brothers eat bread and drank wine before Jacob
— Jacob lived were three jubilees, one hundred and forty-seven years
— in his blessings he made known what would come in the last days
— he gave all his and books of his fathers to Levi his son to preserve

Chapter 46

— the children of Israel multiplied and they became a great nation
— and Joseph died being a hundred and ten years old; seventeen years
— he lived in Canaan; ten years he was a servant, three years in prison
— eighty years he was under the Pharaoh, ruling all the land of Egypt
— new Pharaoh of Egypt devised an evil against the children of Israel
— afflicting them he said to the people of Egypt: ‘Behold the children
— of Israel have multiplied more than we; let us afflict them
— and he set over them taskmasters to afflict them in slavery

Chapter 47

— Pharaoh issued a command; and this began a time of tribulation
— on the children of Israel; all their male children casted into the Nile
— and Moses was born, an ark for him, watched by her sister Miriam
— Tharmuth, daughter of Pharaoh, came to bathe heard the baby’s cry
— hence Moses grew up, they brought him to the daughter of Pharaoh
— when grown up, he saw an Egyptian bully an Israelite, killed him
— Moses was afraid and fled on account of knowing being watched

Chapter 48

— Moses went to live in the land of Midian; then returned to Egypt
— being sent to execute judgment and vengeance on the Egyptians
— to perform against Pharaoh, against his servants and people
— the Lord executed a great vengeance on them for Israel’s sake
— and smote them through plagues of blood and frogs, lice and flies
— malignant boils breaking forth in blains; and their cattle by death
— and by hail-stones, and by locusts; by hail, and darkness
— by deaths of the first-born of men and animals, and all their idols
— in these judgments, the prince Mastema stood up against Moses
— he helped the sorcerers with evils, but the Lord smote them

Chapter 49

— the Lord commanded to celebrate the passover on the fourteenth
— of the first month; that they should kill it before it is evening
— and that they should eat it at night on the evening of the fifteenth
— while they were eating the passover, the powers of Mastema
— let loose to slay all the first-born in Egypt: men and beasts
— and remember this day, to observe it from year to year once a year,
— according to all ordinances, do not adjourn a day or a month from it
— and it shall come for a memorial well pleasing before the Lord
— do not celebrate the passover in their cities; only at the sanctuary

Chapter 50

— besides the weekly and annual Sabbaths do keep the land Sabbath
— six days shall you labour, but the seventh day is the Lord’s Sabbath
— and whoever lights a fire, rides any beast, or travels on the sea
— and the man that does any work by desecrating such a day shall die
— save burning frankincense and bringing oblations before the Lord
— this work be conducted on the Sabbaths and only in the sanctuary

A Study of Chapters 45 to 50 ~ HERE ~ —— ~

~ by Joel on December 28, 2024.

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