the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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人 若 有 二 妻 ， 一 为 所 爱 ， 一 为 所 恶 ， 所 爱 的 、 所 恶 的 都 给 他 生 了 儿 子 ， 但 长 子 是 所 恶 之 妻 生 的 。
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
two wives: Genesis 29:18, Genesis 29:20, Genesis 29:30, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, 1 Samuel 1:4, 1 Samuel 1:5
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:1 - hath taken 2 Chronicles 11:22 - made Abijah 2 Chronicles 21:3 - gave them Malachi 1:3 - hated Luke 14:26 - hate Romans 9:13 - hated
Cross-References
The Lord cared for Sarah as he had said and did for her what he had promised.
Abraham named his son Isaac, the son Sarah gave birth to.
Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a leather bag full of water. He gave them to Hagar and sent her away. Carrying these things and her son, Hagar went and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.
Then Abimelech came with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about Abimelech's servants who had seized a well of water.
So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. After they had marched seven days, there was no more water for the army or for their animals that were with them.
A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Judah.
God, you are my God. I search for you. I thirst for you like someone in a dry, empty land where there is no water.One workman uses tools to heat iron, and he works over hot coals. With his hammer he beats the metal and makes a statue, using his powerful arms. But when he becomes hungry, he loses his power. If he does not drink water, he becomes tired.
The important men send their servants to get water. They go to the wells, but they find no water. So they return with empty jars. They are ashamed and embarrassed and cover their heads in shame.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If a man have two wives,.... Which is supposed, but not approved of, though permitted because of the hardness of men's hearts; for it was not so from the beginning, when only one man and one woman were created, and joined together in marriage; but as it was connived at, and become customary, a law is made to prevent confusion, and preserve order in families:
one beloved and another hated; or less loved, yet continued his wife, and not divorced. Aben Ezra observes, this follows upon the former, because it is there said, that though first he had a desire to her (the captive beautiful woman), yet afterwards had no delight in her:
and they have borne him children both, the beloved and the hated; as Rachel and Leah did to Jacob, who were, the one very much beloved by him, and the other less:
and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated; or not so much beloved as the other, as was the case in the above instance.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Moses did not originate the rights of primogeniture (compare Genesis 25:31), but recognized them, since he found them pre-existing in the general social system of the East. Paternal authority could set aside these rights on just grounds Genesis 27:33, but it is forbidden here to do so from mere partiality.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Deuteronomy 21:15. One beloved, and another hated — That is, one loved less than the other. This is the true notion of the word hate in Scripture. So Jacob HATED Leah, that is, he loved her less than he did Rachel; and Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I HATED, that is, I have shown a more particular affection to the posterity of Jacob than I have to the posterity of Esau. Genesis 29:31; Genesis 29:31. From this verse we see that polygamy did exist under the Mosaic laws, and that it was put under certain regulations; but it was not enjoined, Moses merely suffered it, because of the hardness of their hearts, as our Lord justly remarks Matthew 19:8.
