Transcript
Isaac, Rachel, Esau, JacobGenesis 25-26
BeginningOf God’s
Nation
Rebekah: From Barren to TWINS!
Boys struggle in womb
Isaac & Rebekah wait 20 years for sons
Rebekah asks God
Unusual birth
Boys pursue different paths
Two Sons – Two Directions
Hunter vs Home Boy
Jacob: nation of Israel
Rebekah loved Jacob
Esau: nation of Edom
Isaac loved Esau
$ale of a Birthright
Poor Judgment or God’s Will?
Genesis 26: Deja vu All Over Again? (See Gen 12)
Famine forces move
Not my wife?
Isaac prospers greatly
God renews promises
God recognized by Gentiles
Esau – bitterness for parents
“Grief of mind”
“Thorns in the side”
“Bitterness of spirit”
“Made life bitter”
What do these stories tell us aboutGod & His promises to Abraham?
The End
MacBetz Productions, Ltd., 2012