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Toldot | תולדות | "Family history "
The sixth reading from the book of Genesis is named Toldot (תולדות), which means “generations.”
It is so named because the Torah portion begins with the words “Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac” ().
Toldot tells us the story of the birth of Jacob and Esau and their struggle for the birthright and blessing of their father, Isaac.
We also learn about Isaac’s trials and difficulties in the land of Canaan.
The portion concludes with Jacob’s deception of Isaac in order to procure the family blessing.
The sixth reading from the book of Genesis is named Toldot (תולדות), which means “generations.”
It is so named because the Torah portion begins with the words “Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac” (Genesis 25:19).
Toldot tells us the story of the birth of Jacob and Esau and their struggle for the birthright and blessing of their father, Isaac.
We also learn about Isaac’s trials and difficulties in the land of Canaan.
The portion concludes with Jacob’s deception of Isaac in order to procure the family blessing.
And this is the genealogy of Yitsḥaq, Aḇraham’s son.
Aḇraham brought forth Yitsḥaq.
Genesis25:19 And this is the genealogy of Yitsḥaq, Aḇraham’s son.
Aḇraham brought forth Yitsḥaq.
20 And Yitsḥaq was forty years old when he took Riḇqah as wife, the daughter of Bethu’ěl the Aramean of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laḇan the Aramean.
20 And Yitsḥaq was forty years old when he took Riḇqah as wife, the daughter of Bethu’ěl the Aramean of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laḇan the Aramean.
21 And Yitsḥaq prayed to יהוה for his wife, because she was barren.
And יהוה answered his prayer, and Riḇqah his wife conceived.
21 And Yitsḥaq prayed to יהוה for his wife, because she was barren.
And יהוה answered his prayer, and Riḇqah his wife conceived.
22 And within her the children struggled together, and she said, “If all is right, why am I this way?”
So she went to ask יהוה.
22 And within her the children struggled together, and she said, “If all is right, why am I this way?”
So she went to ask יהוה.
23 And יהוה said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your body.
And one people shall be stronger than the other, and the older serve the younger.”
23 And יהוה said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your body.
And one people shall be stronger than the other, and the older serve the younger.”
24 And when the days were filled for her to give birth, and see, twins were in her womb!
24 And when the days were filled for her to give birth, and see, twins were in her womb!
25 And the first came out red all over, like a hairy garment, so they called his name Ěsaw.
25 And the first came out red all over, like a hairy garment, so they called his name Ěsaw.
26 And afterward his brother came out, with his hand holding on to Ěsaw’s heel, so his name was called Ya‘aqoḇ.
And Yitsḥaq was sixty years old when she bore them.
26 And afterward his brother came out, with his hand holding on to Ěsaw’s heel, so his name was called Ya‘aqoḇ.
And Yitsḥaq was sixty years old when she bore them.
27 And the boys grew up.
And Ěsaw became a man knowing how to hunt, a man of the field, while Ya‘aqoḇ was a complete man, dwelling in tents.
27 And the boys grew up.
And Ěsaw became a man knowing how to hunt, a man of the field, while Ya‘aqoḇ was a complete man, dwelling in tents.
As we read these scriptures one can see the beginning of a conflict that will stretch for centuries to come.
Rather than concentrate on that let us look at how this might be a mirror for us, inside our own hearts and minds.
How many of us have felt like we have been at war with ourselves?
Paul sure did.
He writes in Romans 7
As we read these scriptures one can see the beginning of a conflict that will streach for centuries to come.
Rather than concentrate on that let us look at how this might be a mirror for us, inside our own hearts and minds.
How many of us have felt like we have been at war with ourselves?
Paul sure did.
He writes in
18 For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, dwells no good.
For the wish (desire) is present with me, but to work (do) the good I do not find.
18 For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, dwells no good.
For the wish (desire) is present with me, but to work (do) the good I do not find.
19 For the good that I wish to do, I do not do; but the evil I do not wish to do, this I practise.
16 But if I do what I do not wish, I agree with the Torah that it is good.
20 And if I do that which I do not wish, it is no longer I who work it, but the sin dwelling in me.
17 And now, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me.
21 I find therefore this law, that when I wish to do the good, that the evil is present with me.
18 For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, dwells no good.
For to wish is present with me, but to work the good I do not find.
22 For I delight in the Torah of Elohim according to the inward man,
19 For the good that I wish to do, I do not do; but the evil I do not wish to do, this I practise.
23 but I see another law in my members, battling against the Torah of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
20 And if I do that which I do not wish, it is no longer I who work it, but the sin dwelling in me.
24 Wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from this body of death?
21 I find therefore this law, that when I wish to do the good, that the evil is present with me.
25 Thanks to Elohim, through יהושׁע Messiah our Master!
So then, with the mind I myself truly serve the Torah of Elohim, but with the flesh the law of sin.
22 For I delight in the Torah of Elohim according to the inward man,
What is being expressed here by Paul is the desire to do good clashing with the instinct or desire of our fleshly or SINNFUL natures.
In other words We all want to be better people, yet who holds us back the most?
Ourselves, we hold ourselves back from being the best person we can be.
23 but I see another law in my members, battling against the Torah of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
So with that established let us use this story of Jacob and Esau to mirror ourselves to better understand the battle of 2 people with in ourselves to do good.
24 Wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from this body of death?
Notice the difference a the beginning of their life.
Esau leading the way charging out of the womb.
Jacob is coming afterward seizing Esau’s heel.
Think of how strange this is.
Those of us that are parents know that even newborns will grasp anything in their hands.
It is sweet to see them hold our fingers or to grasp a toy.
The strangeness is not in the grasping but what is grasped.
Why the heel?
Why not the hand?
Or as many of us may have experienced the hair?
Esau is seen to have lots of hair even at birth so why the heel?
Was Jacob trying to avoid being stepped on?
Was he trying to restrain his brother?
Was he trying to keep up?
They are babes and so even Jacob could not explain it.
Even so what about their appearance?
How is it that Esau has hair that is like a coat while Jacob did not?
YHWH had already told Ribqah that she had 2 nations at war with in her.
Already at birth these 2 twin brothers are as different as can be.
25 Thanks to Elohim, through יהושׁע Messiah our Master!
So then, with the mind I myself truly serve the Torah of Elohim, but with the flesh the law of sin.
Let us look at Verse 27 of Genesis 25. 27 “And the boys grew up.
And Ěsaw became a man knowing how to hunt, a man of the field, while Ya‘aqoḇ was a complete man, dwelling in tents.”
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