Scripture: Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban my brother in Haran and stay with him a while, until your brother’s fury turns away— until your brother’s anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Genesis 27:43-45a ESV Observation: As if stealing his brother’s birthright was not […]
Fulfilled Through Sinners
Scripture: And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore, his name was called Edom.) Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” Genesis 25:30-32 ESV Observation: With the union of Isaac and […]
Choosing the Right Mate
Scripture: “The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.” […]
Offering Our Best
Scripture: He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Genesis 22:2 ESV Observation: After releasing Ishmael to the Lord, Abraham again settles a conflict with Abimelech, this […]
Releasing Our Children to God
Scripture: But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named. And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.” […]
Don’t Look Back
Scripture: And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.” Genesis 19:17 ESV Observation: The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is disturbing. Two of the three manifested angels visited Sodom to assess its moral decline. […]
