Esau is still smarting from the stolen blessing. His “blessing” held a promise at the end but nothing for the immediate future. Now Isaac gives Jacob but another blessing. This one is tied to choosing a wife. We are not told how old the twins are at this point but I found a few references […]
Jacob has just acquired his father’s best blessing, through deceit, and now he is to follow one last task from his father. This was his mother’s doing too but was commissioned by Isaac. Abraham started this “tradition” of marrying within the family when he sent his servant to find Isaac a wife. Later on we […]
With the help of his mother, Joseph steals his brother’s blessing. Rebekah “helped” God and it turned out dangerous too. Rebekah remembered God’s words to her when she was carrying Esau and Joseph. The younger would rule over the older. This was God’s promise and He never goes back on His word. So she felt […]
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 […]