Genesis 35:28-29

Genesis 35:28-29

[28] And the days  of Isaac  were an hundred  and fourscore  years.  [29] And Isaac  gave up the ghost,  and died,  and was gathered  unto his people,  being old  and full  of days:  and his sons  Esau  and Jacob  buried  him.

What does Genesis 35:28-29 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

With the record of Jacob entering into his father"s inheritance the history of Isaac"s life concludes. He was buried in the cave of Machpelah near Hebron ( Genesis 49:29-31). Isaac lived for12years after Jacob"s relocation to Hebron, however. He probably shared Jacob"s grief over the apparent death of Joseph, but died shortly before Joseph"s promotion in Egypt. [1]
"The end of the Jacob narratives is marked by the death of his father, Isaac. The purpose of this notice is not simply to record Isaac"s death but rather to show the complete fulfillment of God"s promise to Jacob ( Genesis 28:21). According to Jacob"s vow, he had asked that God watch over him during his sojourn and return him safely to the house of his father. Thus the conclusion of the narrative marks the final fulfillment of these words as Jacob returned to the house of his father, Isaac, before he died." [2]
It is very important that God"s people follow through and keep the commitments they have made concerning participation in His program. When they commit themselves to Him in purity and worship, He commits Himself to blessing them.