Jun 16, 20223 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 27:14-29, Isaac Blesses Jacob
14 So he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother prepared delicious food, such as his father loved. 15 Then...
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 27:1-13, The Scheme is Hatched
1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see [mentioned here to explain why Jacob could trick his father], he...
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 26:26-35, Well and Wives
26 When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army, 27 Isaac said to them, “Why have...
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 26:6-16, Not the Same Sin Again!
6 So Isaac settled in Gerar [obediently]. 7 When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he...
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 26:1-5, God's Promise to Isaac
1 Now there was a famine [introduces a new section; last famine was 12:10] in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of...
Jun 8, 20221 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 25:29-34, Esau Sells His Birthright
29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of...
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 25:19-28, Hold on Brother
19 These are the generations of Isaac [a new section that is really more interested in Jacob rather than Isaac], Abraham's son: Abraham...
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Knowing The Word in Genesis 25:12-18, Ishmael's Sons
[As with the other family histories in Genesis, the non-elect line is described before the story of the elect. This history demonstrates...