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†. Gen 28:1a . . So Isaac sent for Jacob and blessed him. He
instructed him:
This is the first time, at least on record, that Isaac has shown any real
interest in Jacob's spiritual condition. You just have to wonder if Jacob
received any religious instruction at all from his dad. I would not be...
†. Gen 27:46 . . And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of living
because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the
daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the
land, I might as well die.
I think Rebecca was becoming very lonely for the company of daughters-in...
photo by http://www.sxc.hu/profile/mikelawrey We meet on an autumn day, under the trees Fast forward one year and a half, and now we’re here – done, broken, finished. But this is how I would play it today – if I had one chance at a replay . . . . I would have kissed you on that … Keep reading →...
You know, there are these dreary days, When a melancholic mood holds me in its sway, Probably something we get as we age, hey? - In this twilight hours, we forget tomorrow, And look back at the days, weeks, and years of long ago. Look back, and utter a flat, “Oh.” - Oh, all those … Keep reading...
†. Gen 27:39-40 . . And his father Isaac answered, saying to him: See, your abode shall be
[away from] the fat of the earth and [from] the dew of heaven above. Yet by your sword
you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restive, you shall break
his yoke from your neck...
Never quit, never say die, Never from adversity shy. We swallow fear, and let courage out, Pulling down the walls, facing the doubt. Enough hiding, if we die, may we die so, That from our example, will a fire grow! And though we get battered down, You’ll never keep us on the ground We’ve closed...
†. 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...