Day 8: Isaac
Genesis 24, 26
- Abraham instructs his chief servant to find Isaac a wife from his own people and not from the Canaan where they were living. But, he does not want Isaac to travel there himself because God instructed him not to.
- his servant prays at the well and finds Rebekah.
- after Rebekah takes him back to her home, the servant bowed down and worshipped the Lord for answering his prayer.
- he explains the situation to Laban (Rebekah's brother) and Bethuel (her father) and they agree to let go to be Isaac's wife.
- her family wanted to keep her a bit longer but the servant insisted that they must go immediately. Rebekah agrees to go with the stranger.
- they were married in the tent of Sarah.
- later on a famine struck the land and the Lord instructed Isaac to remain in the land of Gerar and not travel down to Egypt.
- Isaac was afraid some of the men would kill him and take Rebekah if they found out they were married so he lied and said they were siblings.
- However, the king of the Philistines, Abimelech, found out that he had lied and gave order to kill anyone who harmed Isaac or Rebekah.
- The Lord blessed Isaac and he had many crops, flocks, herds and servants. The Philistines became jealous and Abimelech sent Isaac away.
- Isaac digs some wells...
- Abimelech comes back to Isaac and acknowledges that the Lord was with Isaac and wanted to form a peaceful treaty between them.
Interesting read but not a whole lot to draw from. I find it interesting that Isaac tried to lie to save himself. Not really a show of courage on his part.
- Abraham instructs his chief servant to find Isaac a wife from his own people and not from the Canaan where they were living. But, he does not want Isaac to travel there himself because God instructed him not to.
- his servant prays at the well and finds Rebekah.
- after Rebekah takes him back to her home, the servant bowed down and worshipped the Lord for answering his prayer.
- he explains the situation to Laban (Rebekah's brother) and Bethuel (her father) and they agree to let go to be Isaac's wife.
- her family wanted to keep her a bit longer but the servant insisted that they must go immediately. Rebekah agrees to go with the stranger.
- they were married in the tent of Sarah.
- later on a famine struck the land and the Lord instructed Isaac to remain in the land of Gerar and not travel down to Egypt.
- Isaac was afraid some of the men would kill him and take Rebekah if they found out they were married so he lied and said they were siblings.
- However, the king of the Philistines, Abimelech, found out that he had lied and gave order to kill anyone who harmed Isaac or Rebekah.
- The Lord blessed Isaac and he had many crops, flocks, herds and servants. The Philistines became jealous and Abimelech sent Isaac away.
- Isaac digs some wells...
- Abimelech comes back to Isaac and acknowledges that the Lord was with Isaac and wanted to form a peaceful treaty between them.
Interesting read but not a whole lot to draw from. I find it interesting that Isaac tried to lie to save himself. Not really a show of courage on his part.
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