Bereavement

How Nave’s arranged it

• From GodExodus 12:29Hosea 9:12
• Mourning in, forbidden to Aaron, on account of his sons' wickednessLeviticus 10:6
• And to Ezekiel, for his wifeEzekiel 24:16–18
• INSTANCES OF
• Abraham, of SarahGenesis 23:2
• Jacob, of JosephGenesis 37:34Genesis 37:35
• Joseph, of his fatherGenesis 50:1Genesis 50:4
• The Egyptians, of their firstbornExodus 12:29–33
• Naomi, of her husbandRuth 1:3Ruth 1:5Ruth 1:20Ruth 1:21
• David
• Of his child by Bath-sheba2 Samuel 12:15–23
• Of Absalom2 Samuel 18:332 Samuel 19:4

The passages, in Bible order (21)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 23:2

   She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 23:22 voices

   “A brother asked an old man, "What shall I do for my sins?" He replied, "He who desires to be free from his sins shall be freed from them by weeping, and he who wishes to build virtues in himself will build them by weeping. …

   “And Sarah died in Kirjatharba,....

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2. Genesis 37:34

   Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

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   “And Jacob rent his clothes,....

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3. Genesis 37:35

   All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

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   “And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him,....

   “All his sons and all his daughters - He had only one daughter, Dinah; but his sons’ wives may be here included. But what hypocrisy in his sons to attempt to comfort him concerning the death of a son who they knew was alive; and what cruelty to put their aged father to such torture, when, properly speaking, there was no ground for it!

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4. Genesis 50:1

   Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.

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   “And Joseph fell upon his father's face,....

   “- The Burial of Jacob 10. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.” 11. מצרים אבל 'ābêl-mı̂tsrayı̂m, Abel-Mitsraim, “mourning of Mizraim,” or meadow of Mizraim. This chapter records the burial of Jacob and the death of Joseph, and so completes the history of the chosen family, and the third bible for the instruction of man. Gen 50:1-3 After the natural outburst of sorrow for his deceased parent, Joseph gave orders to embalm the body, according to the custom of Egypt. “His servants, the physicians.” As the grand vizier of Egypt, he has physicians in his retinue.

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5. Genesis 50:4

   When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that

   ›Commentary on Genesis 50:42 voices

   “And when the days of his mourning were past,.... The forty days before mentioned, in which both the Egyptians and Jacob's family mourned for him.

   “Speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh - But why did not Joseph apply himself? Because he was now in his mourning habits, and in such none must appear in the presence of the eastern monarchs. See Est 4:2.

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6. Exodus 12:29

   Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.

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   "He that has opened a pit and dug it." We do not find the name of "pit" (lakkos) ever assigned in the divine Scriptures in the case of something good, nor a "well" of water (phrear) in the case of something bad. That into which Joseph was thrown by his brothers is a pit (lakkos). And there is a slaughter "from the firstborn of Pharaoh unto the firstborn of the captive woman that was in the prison (lakkos)."

   “And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt,....

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7. Leviticus 10:6

   Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.

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   “And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar, and unto Ithamar, his sons,....

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8. Ruth 1:3

   Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,

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   “You call to mind Blaesilla's companionship, her conversation and her endearing ways; and you cannot endure the thought that you have lost them all. I pardon you the tears of a mother, but I ask you to restrain your grief. When I think of the parent, I cannot blame you for weeping, but when I think of the Christian and the recluse, the mother disappears from my view. Your wound is still fresh, and any touch of mine, however gentle, is more likely to inflame than to heal it.

   “And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died,....

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9. Ruth 1:5

   both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.

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   “You call to mind Blaesilla's companionship, her conversation and her endearing ways; and you cannot endure the thought that you have lost them all. I pardon you the tears of a mother, but I ask you to restrain your grief. When I think of the parent, I cannot blame you for weeping, but when I think of the Christian and the recluse, the mother disappears from my view. Your wound is still fresh, and any touch of mine, however gentle, is more likely to inflame than to heal it.

   “And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them,.... As well as their father, in the land of Moab, after they had lived with their wives in it about ten years; the Targum is,"because they transgressed the decree of the Word of the Lord, and joined in affinity with strange people, their days were cut off;''or shortened: and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband; deprived both of her husband and her sons, which was a great affliction, aggravated by her being in a strange country; many are the afflictions of the righteous.

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10. Ruth 1:20

    “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

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    “In describing loftily the sweetness of contemplation, you have renewed the groans of my fallen state, since I hear what I have lost inwardly while mounting outwardly, though undeserving, to the topmost height of rule. Know then that I am stricken with so great sorrow that I can scarcely speak; for the dark shades of grief block up the eyes of my soul. Whatever is beheld is sad, whatever is thought delightful appears to my heart lamentable. For I reflect to what a dejected height of external advancement I have mounted in falling from the lofty height of my rest.

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11. Ruth 1:21

    I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”

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    “I went out full,....

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12. 2 Samuel 12:15–23

    After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.

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    “How particularly difficult it is to atone for the evil deed of handing over the name of the Lord to the blasphemy of the heathen, we are instructed by the example of the most blessed David who, because of the intercession of his acts of …

    “And Nathan departed unto his house,....

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13. 2 Samuel 12:22

    David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

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    “And he said, while the child was yet alive,....

    Thus David wept for his son who was about to die; he did not grieve for him when dead. He wept that he might not be snatched from him, but he ceased to weep when he was snatched away, for he knew that he was with Christ. And that you may know what I declare is true, he wept for his incestuous son Amnon when he was killed, and he mourned for the parricide Absalom when he perished, saying, "My son Absalom, my son Absalom!"

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14. 2 Samuel 12:23

    But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

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    Thus David wept for his son who was about to die; he did not grieve for him when dead. He wept that he might not be snatched from him, but he ceased to weep when he was snatched away, for he knew that he was with Christ. And that you may know what I declare is true, he wept for his incestuous son Amnon when he was killed, and he mourned for the parricide Absalom when he perished, saying, "My son Absalom, my son Absalom!"

    “But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast?....

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15. 2 Samuel 18:33

    The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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    But that same David, that the difference of his actions may not perhaps disturb those who cling to the words of Scripture; that same David, I say, who had not wept for the innocent infant, wept for the parricide when dead. For at the last, when he was wailing and mourning, he said, "O my son Absalom, my son Absalom! Who will grant me to die for thee!"

    “And the king was much moved,....

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16. 2 Samuel 19:4

    But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

    ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:42 voices

    “But the king covered his face,.... And would not see his generals, and thank them for their services: but wrapped himself in his mantle, after the manner of mourners: and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom!

    “The king covered his face - This was the custom of mourners. O my son Absalom - Calmet has properly remarked that the frequent repetition of the name of the defunct, is common in the language of lamentation. Thus Virgil, act. v., ver. 51: - - Daphnin que team tollemus ad astra; Daphnin ad astra feremus: amavit nos quoque Daphnis. “With yours, my song I cheerfully shall join, To raise your Daphnis to the powers Divine.

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