Chapter 23:
What is going on in the exchange here? Are they trying to give Abraham the land, and he's insisting that he buys it?
Ted: I feel that Abraham BOUGHT the land, rather than have it given to him, and he did it in front of all the Hittites. He did this because, at some point in the future, if any of them or anyone else tried to lay claim to the land (saying, "well it was GIVEN to him, but it belongs to us), they couldn't legally take it.

Were they just trying to be nice, or did they have ulterior motives?
Ted: I'm not sure, but I kind of think that maybe Abraham had become rather famous and had a good name, so out of respect that Ephron guy just wanted to give him a gift of the land.


Chapter 24:
What exactly does "put your hand under my thigh" mean?
Ted: I don't have (an answer). I think it was just some type of traditional ritual of the time.

Chapter 25:
When Esau sells his birthright, does that mean he has sold what God promised for him?
Ted: I think that birthright refers to what the first-born is entitled to.
From his parents, not from God?
Ted: Yeah.

Chapter 26:
Is there some sort of theme with the men claiming their wife is actually their sister? It's happening so frequently.
Ted: I think they were just legitimately scared (for their lives).
(Meaning, no theme or hidden meaning.)