Esau is 40 years old when he decides to get married. He marries not one wife but two! And there is friction between his Ima and his wives. This family has been divided for most of its existence. God told Rebekah that her sons were ‘warring’ even while still in the womb. Mother and father’s […]
Isaac settles in Gerar and makes the same mistake his father did concerning his wife. He is also chased about because of water. All is not well with the wells. This is not part of the stories I remembered about Isaac. I KNOW we have read them before. We even sat down and looked at […]
God promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit the land of Canaan. God’s promise is now given directly to Isaac. One thing that we know for a fact is that you can’t get to Heaven on your parent’s faith. You have to have faith of your own. You have to accept God at His word, […]
Esau was careless with something precious; his birthright. Jacob knew its value and wanted it for his own. Esau sold it for a bowl of stew. Some might see this story and think of how conniving Jacob was, and I’m not saying he wasn’t. But Esau’s utter disregard for something so precious cost him more […]
Isaac and Rebekah have waited 20 years for this day. The birth of a child of their own. They get twins! Esau and Jacob. I was a little off on the age of Isaac’s marriage in my earlier story. Sarah died when Isaac was 35. I gave him a couple of years before Abraham sent […]