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THE BINDING OF ISAAC
This chapter introduces 2 important concepts:
Substitutionary atonement (dying in the place of another to make things right)
Belief in the resurrection after death
Exodus 20:16 (CSB)
Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.
Remember that Genesis is building up to the rest of the Torah, which builds to Jesus.
Abraham’s family is one of liars…so no surprise that not giving false testimony is a top ten commandment.
Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 20)
Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name.
In the previous chapter, we saw Jacob’s name is a wordplay on “heel”, since he was grabbing Esau’s heel when they were born (perhaps to stop him from being born first).
As adults, Jacob buy’s Esau’s birthright (inheritance, clan leadership, etc.) for some lentil stew.
Jacob is about to deceive his father, but deception is embedded in their family makeup.
Jacob’s (Ya’aqob) name is a play on heel (aqeb) and cheat (aqab).
Jacob is called a cheater by Esau later on.
The name Jacob probably is related to the phrase “God Protects” (Ya’qabal’el), and God does indeed protect Jacob.
God will ultimately change his name to Israel (meaning “God struggles’).
Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 25)
But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?”
So she went to inquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said to her:Two nations are in your womb;two peoples will come from you and be separated.One people will be stronger than the other,and the older will serve the younger.
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What does your dream house look like?
How can you tell a couple is married?
Can children avoid the sins of their parents?
Have an example when in-laws actually were the bad guys?
Moms, how far would you go to protect your favorite son?
Have you ever accidentally done the right thing?
Why is gluttony a deadly sin?
How do you recover from parenting mistakes?
Why do we copy others?
Why do we fail?
Do you get angrier at people who are close, or people who aren’t?
Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 27)
30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob and Jacob had left the presence of his father Isaac, his brother Esau arrived from his hunting.
31 He had also made some delicious food and brought it to his father.
He said to his father, “Let my father get up and eat some of his son’s game, so that you may bless me.”32
But his father Isaac said to him, “Who are you?”He
answered, “I am Esau your firstborn son.”33
Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably.
“Who was it then,” he said, “who hunted game and brought it to me?
I ate it all before you came in, and I blessed him.
Indeed, he will be blessed!”
Genesis 27:34–38 (CSB)
When Esau heard his father’s words, he cried out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!”
But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
So he said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob?
For he has cheated me twice now.
He took my birthright, and look, now he has taken my blessing.”
Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
But Isaac answered Esau, “Look, I have made him a master over you, have given him all of his relatives as his servants, and have sustained him with grain and new wine.
What then can I do for you, my son?” Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father?
Bless me too, my father!”
And Esau wept loudly.
Are there similarities between these verses and your life?
What did Esau want from his father?
Could God have replaced it?
What did you want from your father?
What are you giving your children?
Where was God in this story?
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
How do I keep from becoming like Isaac?
What should have Rebekah done differently?
Why would God use this mess?
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