Isaac sends Jacob to find a wife from the family of Rebekah. Esau’s still trying to please his parents, so he looks for a wife ‘within the family’ too. From Ishmael. I’m wondering about communication in this family. It looks like they don’t really talk to one another. I can understand about having your own […]
Rebekah has to think of a plan to save Jacob from Esau. Esau wants to kill him because Jacob stole Esau’s birthright. And Jacob will get a bride out of the deal. Rebekah is cunning. I have no doubt that Jacob learned his ways from her. If we were to get more glimpses into their […]
Isaac believes he is nearing the end of his life. He calls Esau to bless him, as his eldest and favorite. That blessing is stolen by Jacob, his youngest and God’s choice. From the time the twins were conceived, Rebekah knew that “the younger would rule the older.” God is the one who told her […]
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 […]