Tag: Isaac
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Standing With Them – Genesis 27:34-37
Genesis 27:34-37And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry… and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob?…
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He Shall Be Blessed – Genesis 27:30-33
Genesis 27:30-33And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said…
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The Direction of a Blessing – Genesis 27:28-29
Genesis 27:28-29Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed…
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The Words of a Blessing – Genesis 27:27
Genesis 27:27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed: Secondly, the blessing includes a spoken message of valuable evaluation. Isaac smells the scent of Esau’s…
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The Touch of a Blessing – Genesis 27:24-26
Genesis 27:24-26And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee… And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he…
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The Voice and the Word – Genesis 27:18-23
Genesis 27:18-23And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may…
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I Know Not the Day – Genesis 27:2-4
Genesis 27:2-4And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me,…
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When Isaac Thought the End Was Near – Genesis 27:1
Genesis 27:1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. We are coming now to a very human moment in Isaac’s life.…
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A Grief of Mind – Genesis 26:34-35
Genesis 26:34-35And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. What a sad way to end the chapter. While Isaac is digging wells, building altars, and learning…
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Meek Enough to Keep Moving – Genesis 26:21
Genesis 26:21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. Again Isaac finds water. Again there is resistance. Again the blessing is followed by a battle. So he names the well Sitnah, a word that carries the idea of hatred. That is very revealing, because it…
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Right on the Edge – Genesis 26:6
Genesis 26:6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: That is a short verse, but it says a lot. God told Isaac not to go to Egypt. So Isaac obeys, technically. He stays in the land. But where does he stay? In Gerar, a border town, as close to Egypt as he can get without actually stepping over…
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Stay in the Land – Genesis 26:1-5
Genesis 26:1-5And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn…
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Two Boys, Two Natures – Genesis 25:24-26
Genesis 25:24-26And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called…
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Two Lines, One Promise – Genesis 25:11-17
Genesis 25:11-17 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according…
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Everything Given to the Son – Genesis 24:32-36
Genesis 24:32-36 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told…
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Called Away to the Son – Genesis 24:5-6
Genesis 24:5-6 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. The servant asks what sounds like…
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The Servant Sent on Heaven’s Business – Genesis 24:2-4
Genesis 24:2-4 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth,That thou shalt not take a wife unto my son…
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The Bride in View – Genesis 22:20-24
Genesis 22:20-24 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah…
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The Son Returns on the Third Day – Genesis 22:19
Genesis 22:19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. This is a brief verse, but it carries a quiet weight. Abraham comes back down the mountain and returns to the young men. The journey continues. They rise up and head back…
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God Will Provide Himself the Lamb – Genesis 22:7-9
Genesis 22:7-9 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they…
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Together to the Place of Sacrifice – Genesis 22:6
Genesis 22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son, and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. This verse is loaded. Abraham takes the wood and lays it on Isaac. That alone is enough to stop…
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We Will Come Again – Genesis 22:5
Genesis 22:5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. There is a quiet confidence in what Abraham says here that is easy to miss if you read it too quickly. He tells the young…
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The Father and the Son – Genesis 22:1-2
Genesis 22:1-2 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah… … and offer him there for…
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Two Sons Cannot Share the Inheritance – Genesis 21:9-11
Genesis 21:9-11And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of…
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Laughter at Last – Genesis 21:3-7
Genesis 21:3-7And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath…
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What Do You Want to Do Now – Genesis 17:20-22
Genesis 17:20-22 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set…
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Laughter, Not Striving – Genesis 17:19
Genesis 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. God’s answer to Abraham is tender, but it is also very clear. Ishmael would not be…
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Faith Believes Past What It Has Ever Seen – Hebrews 11:18–19
Hebrews 11:18, 19 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. Picture Abraham at the foot of the mountain. The wood is ready. Isaac is beside him. The…
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God Counts the Child of Promise – Hebrews 11:17
Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son. This verse lands with real weight because it brings Abraham to the place where faith costs him something deep. He is not merely asked to leave Ur now. He is…