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†. Gen 27:30-33a . . No sooner had Jacob left the presence of his
father Isaac-- after Isaac had finished blessing Jacob --than his
brother Esau came back from his hunt. He too prepared a dish and
brought it to his father. And he said to his father: Let my father sit
up and eat of his son's...
†. Gen 27:28 . . May God give you of the dew of heaven and the fat of
the earth, abundance of new grain and wine.
The benediction, first of all, regards things in nature necessary for prosperity
in an agrarian economy-- rain, fertile soil, and abundant yields. Rain is an
especially precious...
†. Gen 27:14-15 . . He got them and brought them to his mother, and
his mother prepared a dish such as his father liked. Rebecca then
took the best clothes of her older son Esau, which were there in the
house, and had her younger son Jacob put them on;
The word for "house" is from bayith...
†. Gen 27:5a . . Rebecca had been listening as Isaac spoke to his son
Esau.
Note : I don't know if it means anything or not; but why didn't the author
refer to Esau as "their" son?
There is no way Isaac and Esau caught this woman by surprise. Uh-uh. I
believe Rebecca had a contingency plan all...
†. Gen 27:1a . .When Isaac was old
Just precisely how old Isaac was at this time, is difficult to tell. But I think
we can come close enough for government work.
Jacob spent 20 years with Laban. (Gen 31:41a)
Joseph was born during that time. (Gen 30:22-24)
At just about the time Joseph was...
Have you ever got into a situation where a group of people or an individual misuses your charity or abuses your trust with hurtful acts of the physical and mental type? If we were to ask anyone this question I am pretty sure they would have a list of injustice and hurt caused by another. This...
†. Gen 26:31-32 . . Early in the morning, they exchanged oaths.
Isaac then bade them farewell, and they departed from him in
peace. That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the
well they had dug, and said to him: We have found water!
Ah, yes. It is always so pleasant to cap a...
†. Gen 26:26 . . And Abimelech came to him from Gerar, with
Ahuzzath his councilor and Phicol chief of his troops.
Well, well, well; look what the cat dragged in. There were a whole lot more
than just those three men; you can bet on that. Phicol is the Army chief of
staff. There is no way he...
Saw you again tonight. Come to think of it, ain’t seen you for quite some time. I don’t really know what others think, Whether you’re beautiful or not – whether you need a shrink. Don’t know, don’t care, Cause I’m here and you’re there. You know, it really bothers me, that I don’t know, What …...
†. Gen 26:21 . . And when they dug another well, they disputed over
that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
The Hebrew word for "Sitnah" is from sitnan (sit-naw') which is the very
same as sitnah (sit-naw') which means: opposition (by letter).
Apparently the herdsmen were filing formal...
I have a sort of despair. I job as engineer at plant. Engineers like me in other countries have enough high income. But here my chiefs don't want to do so or a little like so - for me - because "crisis". I have respect in the plant, but it give no use for my income. In latest five years prices...
†. Gen 26:14b . . so that the Philistines envied him.
Some feel that the Philistines' envy was rooted in anti-Semitism. Well . . .
there are always those seeking to enhance their own image as a victim; and
this chapter would certainly seem a good source of propaganda for that
purpose.
Envy is...
†. Gen 26:6 . . So Isaac stayed in Gerar. When the men of the place
asked him about his wife, he said "She is my sister" for he was
afraid to say "my wife" thinking: The men of the place might kill me
on account of Rebecca, for she is beautiful.
The Hebrew word for "sister" is 'achowth...
†. Gen 26:1a . .There was a famine in the land-- aside from the
previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham
That particular famine occurred in chapter 12 before Isaac was born; even
before Ishmael was born. Many good, prosperous years have gone by since
the last famine. This may in...
†. Gen 25:32-33 . . And Esau said: I am at the point of death, so of
what use is my birthright to me? But Jacob said: Swear to me first.
So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
It just amazes me how much faith the people of long ago put in oaths.
Nowadays nobody trusts an oath...
†. Gen 25:27c . . who stayed in camp.
Does that mean Jacob never ventured outdoors? No. After all, his family was
pastoral; they lived in tents and spent their whole lives working outdoors.
Staying in camp only means Jacob would rather come on home when the
day was over, take a hot shower, eat...
I fell on my knees to pray, found a demon in my safest haven. Hideous deformation of some craved being from which I’m fleeing. Footsteps behind me, torture my mind, wondering if a remedy I’ll find. Doesn’t matter where I am, this monster still finds me, inside me is he...
I first remember you from way back, when I was just a kid. You stopped your life and reached down to spend time with me. I guess I’m getting rather old now, as I look back and wistfully wish. Wish that things would go back to how they use to be. Cause you ain’t there … <a...
I may be the cream of the crop, I could be the brass at the top. I could rise up, beyond ordinary’s scope, where does it stop? Where does it stop? I could have the biggest house, best car, flashy jewels, a hollywood star. I could be the biggest, richest, best-known near n’ far. But...
†. Gen 25:26c . . Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
Isaac married Rebecca at forty (Gen 25:20). If Becky was 18 at her
wedding, she would have been 38. Imagine waiting twenty years to have
your first child? Quite a few modern marriages end long before then.
†. Gen 25:27a . .When...