I guess I have forgotten or it simply didn't ever register to me that Abraham remarried and had additional children. I had alway thought that he only ever had Ishmael by Hagar and Isaac by Sarah. Not really surprising knowing the promises God gave him. However for my knowledge of belief it's very surprising. I had always thought that those two boys were it.
Genesis 25 -
Another shocker to me was Ishmael and Isaac buried their father. I had always assumed Ishmael and Isaac were never to get along, but I see it now as more of a Sarah jealous thing.
Genesis 25 -
The family's of both Ishmael and Isaac are listed. Isaac's wife Rebekah has twin with which she has difficulties with boring. The Lord told her that she would have two nations separated from her and the old would serve the younger.
Genesis 25 -
Esau sells his birthright to his younger brother for a bowl of soup and some bread cause he felt as though he was gonna starve and die. Esau despised his birthright.
Genesis 25 -
Isaac and Abimelech have differences after Abraham's death. Here I see another generational sin of lying Isaac tells Abimelech that Rebekah is his sister not his wife. Isaac moves on from this region/area till he finds a place with a which he doesn't have disputed with Abimelech over the wells no longer, and he settles in Beersheba.
Genesis 26 -
Isaac blesses Jacob and not Esau. Isaac loved Esau and Rebekah loved Jacob, so when Isaac told Esau to get game and make a meal for him so he could bless him. Rebekah overheard and got Jacob to deceive his father and received the blessing intended for the Older son (Esau). Yea, he may have given up his birthright but he hadn't given up his blessing. Now, when Esau had returned he found out what had happened he was furious with Jacob and he wanted to kill him. Now, Rebekah seeing this sent Jacob away to stay with her brother to hide from his brother till he cooled down. So, It seems to me Rebekah manipulated Isaac into sending Jacob away to Laban Rebekah's brother. So, Jacob gets away from Esau.
Genesis 27-28 -
Esau married Mahalath daughter of Ishmael in addition to his previous wives. During Jacob's trip to Padan Aram he dreamed and dreamed of a ladder to heaven with angels going to and from. God came to him and said He would always be with him. Jacob called it a gateway of heaven. Jacob called the place Bethal. Jacob vowed to follow God as He was with him and would give Him a tenth of all God gave him.
Genesis 28 -
No Jacob moves on to Laban and meets Rachel daughter of Laban and he falls for her immediately. He goes to Laban and asks for her hand and agrees to work for him for 7 years to get his daughter Rachael's hand. He does so and prospers Laban in all he does. When time comes Laban deceived Jacob and gives him Leah, Laban's eldest daughter instead, but Jacob loved Rachel the younger daughter. Now Jacob vows to give 7 more years of service to Laban for Rachel. He does and he gets his daughter Rachael. Now God seen that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah and he closed up Rachel's womb. Leah gave Jacob boys and Rachel had none. Rachel was jealous and envied Leah. Leah gave her maidservant to Jacob to bore children to him from her. Leah dried up and gave her maidservant to Jacob to bore more children for her. Rachel finally had a child and called him Joseph. Now Jacob agrees to work for Laban for a while longer and tend his livestock and Jacob would only take the spotted and blemished and the brown lambs from among the livestock and he would leave the pure ones with Laban.
Genesis 29-30 -
Now Jacob flees from Laban and takes his wives and children and livestock. He fears Laban will kill him and take his family and possessions from him. Laban pursues Jacob and says he's after what was stolen from him (his gods, carved statues) Rachel had taken them. Jacob knew not of her taking them so he told Laban to search all there was there with them and place what was his at his feet and let the people decide and nothing was found. Laban called for a peace there and then that they would neither pass this spot where they were ever again, each remaining on his side. Laban likely feared Jacob.
Genesis 31 -
Esau comes to meet Jacob. Jacob is now really in fear of his brother, he just knows his brother has come to kill him. Esau was coming with 400 men. so Jacob divided his camp into 2 groups so the others could split if Esau attacked the one the others would be able to get away. Jacob sent servants ahead of him with countless gifts to his brother. I think as a bribe to not harm him. Now when Esau gets close Jacob bowes to him in service to his brother. When Esau reaches Jacob he hugs and kisses on him and holds him in embrace. Esau tells Jacob why the gifts but Jacob says because the Lord blesses him he wishes to bless his brother. Esau says he's blessed and doesn't need them to keep them but Jacob insistes. Jacob introduces his family to his brother Esau. Esau tries to get his brother to come on with him but Jacob wants to take it slow because of the young children and mothers and the livestock lest not they fall on the way. So, now Esau goes on his way and tells Jacob to join him.
Genesis 32-33 -
Now on the way Jacob bought land from Hamor father of Shechem in the land of Canaan. Now Shechem son of Hamor defiled and raped Jacob's daughter Dinah. Shechem was in love with her and asked with his father if he could marry her. Shechem said let him do whatever he must and would do it to marry Dinah. Jacob didn't say anything but his son's did. they said no way was they good enough and not acceptable with the Lord their God. They told them that they would have to circumcise all the men in their tribe to become a part of them and they would be the same. They agreed and circumcised all the men. on the third day when they were all swollen and sore Simeon and Levi went in and killed all the men and stole all their goods and livestock and women and children. Jacob was very upset and feared they people of the area would retaliate for there was more of them then they. Jacob took his family to Bethal and the Lord spoke to him to let him know He was with him. He told him that he was now to be called Israel and to go and multiply. Rachel died giving birth to a second child Benjamin who she called Ben-Oni. Now Jacob had 12 son's. Isaac died in Hebron his and his father's home, Jacob and Esau buried him there. Esau and Jacob had such vast families that they agreed they couldn't live in same area so Esau moved on to Seir and Jacob stayed. Esau is Edom and the father of the Edomites.
Genesis 34-36 -
This time through the word already in my first week has really enlightened me and corrected my misunderstanding on many things already. I'm so excited I don't wanna put it down. I relish all the Lord opens me up to in my continued study.
Father I give you thanks and glory in all I do. I pray my study brings more and more glory to your kingdom as it invigorates my desire and fills my life with more of you with deeper understanding. Father you have all my praise and worship. I ask that you continue to fill me with all you have to give. I ask all in the loving blessed magnificent blessed wonderful loving precious humble name of Christ Jesus, Amen!
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