Because of the famine in the land Isaac moved his camp to Gerar, as his father had once done. Out of fear he pulled another of Abraham’s tricks out for use; he called his wife his sister. Isaac must have heard the stories of his father’s CYA (cover your assets) move. Abraham used this trick […]
Isaac is faced with difficulty; a famine in the land. This isn’t an unheard of thing, even in the land of plenty. During the last famine we saw Abram going to Egypt to wait it out. But God tells Isaac NOT to follow his example. It’s strange. I have read my bible all the way […]
Jacob and Esau have been at odds since conception. Their hearts and minds are on different wavelengths. Jacob uses his skills in today’s encounter to get what he wants from Esau. Rebekah may not have told Isaac the full impact of the prophecy she received while carrying her twins but Jacob’s behavior leads on to […]
Isaac and Rebekah start their family. They are blessed with twins. But that “blessing” comes with extreme sibling rivalry. We met Rebekah just a short while ago in our time together. She came from the land of Abraham’s family. She was Abraham’s great niece. Now she was his daughter-in-law. She married Isaac three years after […]
We see the final years of Abraham and all his children. Isaac was the child of promise but he was not the only one Abraham had. Nations came from him. The first thing we see in our reading today is that Abraham was lonely after Sarah’s death. He took another wife. Isaac was comforted after […]
