Genesis 26

Genesis 26:1

Death and Burial of Abraham

When Abraham dies, he is buried by his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, next to Sarah. They both, still, wait in the land of promise in the grave for the fulfillment of the promise.

God’s blessing is for Isaac, who dwells at the well Lahai-roi, the well that speaks of God’s Word and His revelation therein.

Genesis 26:2

Death and Burial of Abraham

When Abraham dies, he is buried by his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, next to Sarah. They both, still, wait in the land of promise in the grave for the fulfillment of the promise.

God’s blessing is for Isaac, who dwells at the well Lahai-roi, the well that speaks of God’s Word and His revelation therein.

Genesis 26:3

Death and Burial of Abraham

When Abraham dies, he is buried by his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, next to Sarah. They both, still, wait in the land of promise in the grave for the fulfillment of the promise.

God’s blessing is for Isaac, who dwells at the well Lahai-roi, the well that speaks of God’s Word and His revelation therein.

Genesis 26:4

Death and Burial of Abraham

When Abraham dies, he is buried by his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, next to Sarah. They both, still, wait in the land of promise in the grave for the fulfillment of the promise.

God’s blessing is for Isaac, who dwells at the well Lahai-roi, the well that speaks of God’s Word and His revelation therein.

Genesis 26:5

Death and Burial of Abraham

When Abraham dies, he is buried by his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, next to Sarah. They both, still, wait in the land of promise in the grave for the fulfillment of the promise.

God’s blessing is for Isaac, who dwells at the well Lahai-roi, the well that speaks of God’s Word and His revelation therein.

Genesis 26:6

The Generations of Ishmael

Before the history of Isaac begins, the descendants of Isaac are mentioned first. The natural comes first, then the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46). The flesh, nature, always seems to win first, and the Spirit seems to lose. But in the end everything God has promised will be fulfilled. That is what faith relies on.

The descendants of Ishmael live “from Havilah to Shur” which is between Egypt and Assyria. These are the greatest enemies of Israel, but ultimately God also takes care of them just as He does of Israel (Isaiah 19:23).

For the record, at the end of this section again the types, what the different persons represent: 1. Abraham represents the principle of faith; 2. Sarah the principle of grace; 3. Hagar the principle of law; 4. Isaac is the Son, died and risen; 5. Ishmael is Israel according to the flesh; 6. Rebekah the church; 7. Ketura the nations.

Genesis 26:7

The Generations of Ishmael

Before the history of Isaac begins, the descendants of Isaac are mentioned first. The natural comes first, then the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46). The flesh, nature, always seems to win first, and the Spirit seems to lose. But in the end everything God has promised will be fulfilled. That is what faith relies on.

The descendants of Ishmael live “from Havilah to Shur” which is between Egypt and Assyria. These are the greatest enemies of Israel, but ultimately God also takes care of them just as He does of Israel (Isaiah 19:23).

For the record, at the end of this section again the types, what the different persons represent: 1. Abraham represents the principle of faith; 2. Sarah the principle of grace; 3. Hagar the principle of law; 4. Isaac is the Son, died and risen; 5. Ishmael is Israel according to the flesh; 6. Rebekah the church; 7. Ketura the nations.

Genesis 26:8

The Generations of Ishmael

Before the history of Isaac begins, the descendants of Isaac are mentioned first. The natural comes first, then the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46). The flesh, nature, always seems to win first, and the Spirit seems to lose. But in the end everything God has promised will be fulfilled. That is what faith relies on.

The descendants of Ishmael live “from Havilah to Shur” which is between Egypt and Assyria. These are the greatest enemies of Israel, but ultimately God also takes care of them just as He does of Israel (Isaiah 19:23).

For the record, at the end of this section again the types, what the different persons represent: 1. Abraham represents the principle of faith; 2. Sarah the principle of grace; 3. Hagar the principle of law; 4. Isaac is the Son, died and risen; 5. Ishmael is Israel according to the flesh; 6. Rebekah the church; 7. Ketura the nations.

Genesis 26:9

The Generations of Ishmael

Before the history of Isaac begins, the descendants of Isaac are mentioned first. The natural comes first, then the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46). The flesh, nature, always seems to win first, and the Spirit seems to lose. But in the end everything God has promised will be fulfilled. That is what faith relies on.

The descendants of Ishmael live “from Havilah to Shur” which is between Egypt and Assyria. These are the greatest enemies of Israel, but ultimately God also takes care of them just as He does of Israel (Isaiah 19:23).

For the record, at the end of this section again the types, what the different persons represent: 1. Abraham represents the principle of faith; 2. Sarah the principle of grace; 3. Hagar the principle of law; 4. Isaac is the Son, died and risen; 5. Ishmael is Israel according to the flesh; 6. Rebekah the church; 7. Ketura the nations.

Genesis 26:10

The Generations of Ishmael

Before the history of Isaac begins, the descendants of Isaac are mentioned first. The natural comes first, then the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46). The flesh, nature, always seems to win first, and the Spirit seems to lose. But in the end everything God has promised will be fulfilled. That is what faith relies on.

The descendants of Ishmael live “from Havilah to Shur” which is between Egypt and Assyria. These are the greatest enemies of Israel, but ultimately God also takes care of them just as He does of Israel (Isaiah 19:23).

For the record, at the end of this section again the types, what the different persons represent: 1. Abraham represents the principle of faith; 2. Sarah the principle of grace; 3. Hagar the principle of law; 4. Isaac is the Son, died and risen; 5. Ishmael is Israel according to the flesh; 6. Rebekah the church; 7. Ketura the nations.

Genesis 26:11

The Generations of Ishmael

Before the history of Isaac begins, the descendants of Isaac are mentioned first. The natural comes first, then the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46). The flesh, nature, always seems to win first, and the Spirit seems to lose. But in the end everything God has promised will be fulfilled. That is what faith relies on.

The descendants of Ishmael live “from Havilah to Shur” which is between Egypt and Assyria. These are the greatest enemies of Israel, but ultimately God also takes care of them just as He does of Israel (Isaiah 19:23).

For the record, at the end of this section again the types, what the different persons represent: 1. Abraham represents the principle of faith; 2. Sarah the principle of grace; 3. Hagar the principle of law; 4. Isaac is the Son, died and risen; 5. Ishmael is Israel according to the flesh; 6. Rebekah the church; 7. Ketura the nations.

Genesis 26:12

The Generations of Ishmael

Before the history of Isaac begins, the descendants of Isaac are mentioned first. The natural comes first, then the spiritual (1 Corinthians 15:46). The flesh, nature, always seems to win first, and the Spirit seems to lose. But in the end everything God has promised will be fulfilled. That is what faith relies on.

The descendants of Ishmael live “from Havilah to Shur” which is between Egypt and Assyria. These are the greatest enemies of Israel, but ultimately God also takes care of them just as He does of Israel (Isaiah 19:23).

For the record, at the end of this section again the types, what the different persons represent: 1. Abraham represents the principle of faith; 2. Sarah the principle of grace; 3. Hagar the principle of law; 4. Isaac is the Son, died and risen; 5. Ishmael is Israel according to the flesh; 6. Rebekah the church; 7. Ketura the nations.

Genesis 26:13

Birth of Esau and Jacob

When the birth of a son lacks with Abraham, he tries to conceive him in the power of the flesh. What is begotten, Ishmael, is not the son of promise. When the birth of a son lacks with Isaac, it leads him to prayer, despite the fact that he knows the promise of God. Barrenness must bring faith into action. The answer to his prayer was still twenty years away. But God is to be entreated. We find that God lets Himself to be entreated several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13; 19; Ezra 8:22-23).

Isaac has prayed the LORD on behalf of his wife. Although God has promised to multiply his descendants, he prays for it. This is an important indication that God’s promises encourage us to pray. God’s promises form the basis of our prayer (Daniel 9:2-3). Although Isaac prayed for this blessing for many years and the answer did not come, he did not stop praying. The Lord Jesus exhorts us to pray always and not to become discouraged (Luke 18:1). If we do, we will experience that we are not seeking God’s face in vain.

Rebekah has her own dealings with the LORD and asks Him why she is expecting twins. She receives an answer from the LORD. The two boys are two peoples, each with their own place on earth, determined by Him.

It is not written here that God hated Esau. That is written in Malachi 1, that is to say, only fourteen hundred years later, after Esau in his descendants has shown his true nature of wickedness and revolt (Malachi 1:2-3). If Esau had suited himself in the place God gives him here, even before his birth, he would have received the full blessing of it.

Jacob reveals already at his birth that he wants to master Esau in his own way, that he wants to receive the blessing of God in his own power (Hosea 12:3a). Esau, the stronger one, comes out first, but Jacob’s hand holds the heel of Esau. He wants to be as it were ahead of Esau. By doing so, he indicates that he wants to seize the birthright and the related blessing.

The name he gets alludes to this. “Jacob” means “heels holder”, with the thought of holding the heel to bring someone down (cf. Genesis 27:36). This name he would live up to many times in his life through his actions. Jacob is interested in the blessing of God, unlike Esau, but he wants to secure it by tricks.

Genesis 26:14

Birth of Esau and Jacob

When the birth of a son lacks with Abraham, he tries to conceive him in the power of the flesh. What is begotten, Ishmael, is not the son of promise. When the birth of a son lacks with Isaac, it leads him to prayer, despite the fact that he knows the promise of God. Barrenness must bring faith into action. The answer to his prayer was still twenty years away. But God is to be entreated. We find that God lets Himself to be entreated several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13; 19; Ezra 8:22-23).

Isaac has prayed the LORD on behalf of his wife. Although God has promised to multiply his descendants, he prays for it. This is an important indication that God’s promises encourage us to pray. God’s promises form the basis of our prayer (Daniel 9:2-3). Although Isaac prayed for this blessing for many years and the answer did not come, he did not stop praying. The Lord Jesus exhorts us to pray always and not to become discouraged (Luke 18:1). If we do, we will experience that we are not seeking God’s face in vain.

Rebekah has her own dealings with the LORD and asks Him why she is expecting twins. She receives an answer from the LORD. The two boys are two peoples, each with their own place on earth, determined by Him.

It is not written here that God hated Esau. That is written in Malachi 1, that is to say, only fourteen hundred years later, after Esau in his descendants has shown his true nature of wickedness and revolt (Malachi 1:2-3). If Esau had suited himself in the place God gives him here, even before his birth, he would have received the full blessing of it.

Jacob reveals already at his birth that he wants to master Esau in his own way, that he wants to receive the blessing of God in his own power (Hosea 12:3a). Esau, the stronger one, comes out first, but Jacob’s hand holds the heel of Esau. He wants to be as it were ahead of Esau. By doing so, he indicates that he wants to seize the birthright and the related blessing.

The name he gets alludes to this. “Jacob” means “heels holder”, with the thought of holding the heel to bring someone down (cf. Genesis 27:36). This name he would live up to many times in his life through his actions. Jacob is interested in the blessing of God, unlike Esau, but he wants to secure it by tricks.

Genesis 26:15

Birth of Esau and Jacob

When the birth of a son lacks with Abraham, he tries to conceive him in the power of the flesh. What is begotten, Ishmael, is not the son of promise. When the birth of a son lacks with Isaac, it leads him to prayer, despite the fact that he knows the promise of God. Barrenness must bring faith into action. The answer to his prayer was still twenty years away. But God is to be entreated. We find that God lets Himself to be entreated several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13; 19; Ezra 8:22-23).

Isaac has prayed the LORD on behalf of his wife. Although God has promised to multiply his descendants, he prays for it. This is an important indication that God’s promises encourage us to pray. God’s promises form the basis of our prayer (Daniel 9:2-3). Although Isaac prayed for this blessing for many years and the answer did not come, he did not stop praying. The Lord Jesus exhorts us to pray always and not to become discouraged (Luke 18:1). If we do, we will experience that we are not seeking God’s face in vain.

Rebekah has her own dealings with the LORD and asks Him why she is expecting twins. She receives an answer from the LORD. The two boys are two peoples, each with their own place on earth, determined by Him.

It is not written here that God hated Esau. That is written in Malachi 1, that is to say, only fourteen hundred years later, after Esau in his descendants has shown his true nature of wickedness and revolt (Malachi 1:2-3). If Esau had suited himself in the place God gives him here, even before his birth, he would have received the full blessing of it.

Jacob reveals already at his birth that he wants to master Esau in his own way, that he wants to receive the blessing of God in his own power (Hosea 12:3a). Esau, the stronger one, comes out first, but Jacob’s hand holds the heel of Esau. He wants to be as it were ahead of Esau. By doing so, he indicates that he wants to seize the birthright and the related blessing.

The name he gets alludes to this. “Jacob” means “heels holder”, with the thought of holding the heel to bring someone down (cf. Genesis 27:36). This name he would live up to many times in his life through his actions. Jacob is interested in the blessing of God, unlike Esau, but he wants to secure it by tricks.

Genesis 26:16

Birth of Esau and Jacob

When the birth of a son lacks with Abraham, he tries to conceive him in the power of the flesh. What is begotten, Ishmael, is not the son of promise. When the birth of a son lacks with Isaac, it leads him to prayer, despite the fact that he knows the promise of God. Barrenness must bring faith into action. The answer to his prayer was still twenty years away. But God is to be entreated. We find that God lets Himself to be entreated several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13; 19; Ezra 8:22-23).

Isaac has prayed the LORD on behalf of his wife. Although God has promised to multiply his descendants, he prays for it. This is an important indication that God’s promises encourage us to pray. God’s promises form the basis of our prayer (Daniel 9:2-3). Although Isaac prayed for this blessing for many years and the answer did not come, he did not stop praying. The Lord Jesus exhorts us to pray always and not to become discouraged (Luke 18:1). If we do, we will experience that we are not seeking God’s face in vain.

Rebekah has her own dealings with the LORD and asks Him why she is expecting twins. She receives an answer from the LORD. The two boys are two peoples, each with their own place on earth, determined by Him.

It is not written here that God hated Esau. That is written in Malachi 1, that is to say, only fourteen hundred years later, after Esau in his descendants has shown his true nature of wickedness and revolt (Malachi 1:2-3). If Esau had suited himself in the place God gives him here, even before his birth, he would have received the full blessing of it.

Jacob reveals already at his birth that he wants to master Esau in his own way, that he wants to receive the blessing of God in his own power (Hosea 12:3a). Esau, the stronger one, comes out first, but Jacob’s hand holds the heel of Esau. He wants to be as it were ahead of Esau. By doing so, he indicates that he wants to seize the birthright and the related blessing.

The name he gets alludes to this. “Jacob” means “heels holder”, with the thought of holding the heel to bring someone down (cf. Genesis 27:36). This name he would live up to many times in his life through his actions. Jacob is interested in the blessing of God, unlike Esau, but he wants to secure it by tricks.

Genesis 26:17

Birth of Esau and Jacob

When the birth of a son lacks with Abraham, he tries to conceive him in the power of the flesh. What is begotten, Ishmael, is not the son of promise. When the birth of a son lacks with Isaac, it leads him to prayer, despite the fact that he knows the promise of God. Barrenness must bring faith into action. The answer to his prayer was still twenty years away. But God is to be entreated. We find that God lets Himself to be entreated several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13; 19; Ezra 8:22-23).

Isaac has prayed the LORD on behalf of his wife. Although God has promised to multiply his descendants, he prays for it. This is an important indication that God’s promises encourage us to pray. God’s promises form the basis of our prayer (Daniel 9:2-3). Although Isaac prayed for this blessing for many years and the answer did not come, he did not stop praying. The Lord Jesus exhorts us to pray always and not to become discouraged (Luke 18:1). If we do, we will experience that we are not seeking God’s face in vain.

Rebekah has her own dealings with the LORD and asks Him why she is expecting twins. She receives an answer from the LORD. The two boys are two peoples, each with their own place on earth, determined by Him.

It is not written here that God hated Esau. That is written in Malachi 1, that is to say, only fourteen hundred years later, after Esau in his descendants has shown his true nature of wickedness and revolt (Malachi 1:2-3). If Esau had suited himself in the place God gives him here, even before his birth, he would have received the full blessing of it.

Jacob reveals already at his birth that he wants to master Esau in his own way, that he wants to receive the blessing of God in his own power (Hosea 12:3a). Esau, the stronger one, comes out first, but Jacob’s hand holds the heel of Esau. He wants to be as it were ahead of Esau. By doing so, he indicates that he wants to seize the birthright and the related blessing.

The name he gets alludes to this. “Jacob” means “heels holder”, with the thought of holding the heel to bring someone down (cf. Genesis 27:36). This name he would live up to many times in his life through his actions. Jacob is interested in the blessing of God, unlike Esau, but he wants to secure it by tricks.

Genesis 26:18

Birth of Esau and Jacob

When the birth of a son lacks with Abraham, he tries to conceive him in the power of the flesh. What is begotten, Ishmael, is not the son of promise. When the birth of a son lacks with Isaac, it leads him to prayer, despite the fact that he knows the promise of God. Barrenness must bring faith into action. The answer to his prayer was still twenty years away. But God is to be entreated. We find that God lets Himself to be entreated several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13; 19; Ezra 8:22-23).

Isaac has prayed the LORD on behalf of his wife. Although God has promised to multiply his descendants, he prays for it. This is an important indication that God’s promises encourage us to pray. God’s promises form the basis of our prayer (Daniel 9:2-3). Although Isaac prayed for this blessing for many years and the answer did not come, he did not stop praying. The Lord Jesus exhorts us to pray always and not to become discouraged (Luke 18:1). If we do, we will experience that we are not seeking God’s face in vain.

Rebekah has her own dealings with the LORD and asks Him why she is expecting twins. She receives an answer from the LORD. The two boys are two peoples, each with their own place on earth, determined by Him.

It is not written here that God hated Esau. That is written in Malachi 1, that is to say, only fourteen hundred years later, after Esau in his descendants has shown his true nature of wickedness and revolt (Malachi 1:2-3). If Esau had suited himself in the place God gives him here, even before his birth, he would have received the full blessing of it.

Jacob reveals already at his birth that he wants to master Esau in his own way, that he wants to receive the blessing of God in his own power (Hosea 12:3a). Esau, the stronger one, comes out first, but Jacob’s hand holds the heel of Esau. He wants to be as it were ahead of Esau. By doing so, he indicates that he wants to seize the birthright and the related blessing.

The name he gets alludes to this. “Jacob” means “heels holder”, with the thought of holding the heel to bring someone down (cf. Genesis 27:36). This name he would live up to many times in his life through his actions. Jacob is interested in the blessing of God, unlike Esau, but he wants to secure it by tricks.

Genesis 26:19

Birth of Esau and Jacob

When the birth of a son lacks with Abraham, he tries to conceive him in the power of the flesh. What is begotten, Ishmael, is not the son of promise. When the birth of a son lacks with Isaac, it leads him to prayer, despite the fact that he knows the promise of God. Barrenness must bring faith into action. The answer to his prayer was still twenty years away. But God is to be entreated. We find that God lets Himself to be entreated several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13; 19; Ezra 8:22-23).

Isaac has prayed the LORD on behalf of his wife. Although God has promised to multiply his descendants, he prays for it. This is an important indication that God’s promises encourage us to pray. God’s promises form the basis of our prayer (Daniel 9:2-3). Although Isaac prayed for this blessing for many years and the answer did not come, he did not stop praying. The Lord Jesus exhorts us to pray always and not to become discouraged (Luke 18:1). If we do, we will experience that we are not seeking God’s face in vain.

Rebekah has her own dealings with the LORD and asks Him why she is expecting twins. She receives an answer from the LORD. The two boys are two peoples, each with their own place on earth, determined by Him.

It is not written here that God hated Esau. That is written in Malachi 1, that is to say, only fourteen hundred years later, after Esau in his descendants has shown his true nature of wickedness and revolt (Malachi 1:2-3). If Esau had suited himself in the place God gives him here, even before his birth, he would have received the full blessing of it.

Jacob reveals already at his birth that he wants to master Esau in his own way, that he wants to receive the blessing of God in his own power (Hosea 12:3a). Esau, the stronger one, comes out first, but Jacob’s hand holds the heel of Esau. He wants to be as it were ahead of Esau. By doing so, he indicates that he wants to seize the birthright and the related blessing.

The name he gets alludes to this. “Jacob” means “heels holder”, with the thought of holding the heel to bring someone down (cf. Genesis 27:36). This name he would live up to many times in his life through his actions. Jacob is interested in the blessing of God, unlike Esau, but he wants to secure it by tricks.

Genesis 26:20

Birth of Esau and Jacob

When the birth of a son lacks with Abraham, he tries to conceive him in the power of the flesh. What is begotten, Ishmael, is not the son of promise. When the birth of a son lacks with Isaac, it leads him to prayer, despite the fact that he knows the promise of God. Barrenness must bring faith into action. The answer to his prayer was still twenty years away. But God is to be entreated. We find that God lets Himself to be entreated several times in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13; 19; Ezra 8:22-23).

Isaac has prayed the LORD on behalf of his wife. Although God has promised to multiply his descendants, he prays for it. This is an important indication that God’s promises encourage us to pray. God’s promises form the basis of our prayer (Daniel 9:2-3). Although Isaac prayed for this blessing for many years and the answer did not come, he did not stop praying. The Lord Jesus exhorts us to pray always and not to become discouraged (Luke 18:1). If we do, we will experience that we are not seeking God’s face in vain.

Rebekah has her own dealings with the LORD and asks Him why she is expecting twins. She receives an answer from the LORD. The two boys are two peoples, each with their own place on earth, determined by Him.

It is not written here that God hated Esau. That is written in Malachi 1, that is to say, only fourteen hundred years later, after Esau in his descendants has shown his true nature of wickedness and revolt (Malachi 1:2-3). If Esau had suited himself in the place God gives him here, even before his birth, he would have received the full blessing of it.

Jacob reveals already at his birth that he wants to master Esau in his own way, that he wants to receive the blessing of God in his own power (Hosea 12:3a). Esau, the stronger one, comes out first, but Jacob’s hand holds the heel of Esau. He wants to be as it were ahead of Esau. By doing so, he indicates that he wants to seize the birthright and the related blessing.

The name he gets alludes to this. “Jacob” means “heels holder”, with the thought of holding the heel to bring someone down (cf. Genesis 27:36). This name he would live up to many times in his life through his actions. Jacob is interested in the blessing of God, unlike Esau, but he wants to secure it by tricks.

Genesis 26:21

Isaac Chooses Esau; Rebekah Chooses Jacob

Isaac and Rebekah, as parents, do not set a good example. They have both their own sweetheart, chosen on the basis of their own taste. That’s wrong. Children are not there for parents to satisfy their tastes, but parents are there for children to raise them up for the Lord.

We can have more respect for Rebekah than for Isaac. Isaac lets itself be guided by his lusts. Rebekah chooses Jacob and loves him, who indeed is chosen by God in the line of His promises. Esau is a hunter, a killer like Nimrod (Genesis 10:8-9); Jacob is someone who lives in tents, a pilgrim, a shepherd.

Genesis 26:22

Isaac Chooses Esau; Rebekah Chooses Jacob

Isaac and Rebekah, as parents, do not set a good example. They have both their own sweetheart, chosen on the basis of their own taste. That’s wrong. Children are not there for parents to satisfy their tastes, but parents are there for children to raise them up for the Lord.

We can have more respect for Rebekah than for Isaac. Isaac lets itself be guided by his lusts. Rebekah chooses Jacob and loves him, who indeed is chosen by God in the line of His promises. Esau is a hunter, a killer like Nimrod (Genesis 10:8-9); Jacob is someone who lives in tents, a pilgrim, a shepherd.

Genesis 26:23

Esau Despises the Birthright

The first proof that Esau is a godless man and that Jacob himself wants to secure the blessing, is provided in this history with the lentil stew. The difference in character that appears here, will be expressed again and again in their future life. Esau is only interested in here-and-now. He cares nothing about what God has promised him. He wants an immediate satisfaction of his needs. For later he does not care.

Esau is like all those people who serve their belly and not God. His eyes follow his heart. He wants to eat and when he sees “that red stuff there”, he wants it immediately. The lentil stew is like the wine that “is red when it sparkles in the cup” and glides down smoothly, but “at last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper” (Proverbs 23:31-32).

In order not to become prey to the lusts of the flesh, it is necessary that we learn to live in self-judgment. This is only possible by looking at Christ and His work for us on the cross. Only then can we keep ourselves dead to sin (Romans 6:10-12).

For Esau life is short, he doesn’t care what his children will have. He thinks only of himself. The blessings are of no value to him, nor are his parents. He squanders his birthright for immediate pleasure, why he is also called a “godless person” (Hebrews 12:16).

Esau never repented this godless denial of the birthright. There is no place for this with him (Hebrews 12:17). Nor did he seek repentance, but blessing. Anyone who repents his sins and goes to God will receive forgiveness. However, Esau did not weep later on because he repented that he sold his birthright, but because he lost the blessings belonging to it. He wept, not because he is a sinner, but because he is a loser. Such tears will be in hell.

In short traits his attitude is described in Genesis 25:34: “He ate and drank, and rose and went on his way.” That is his life, like that of more and more people today (1 Corinthians 15:32). There is no room for God. His life is closed for looking upward and focused on what is down on earth. That is the tragedy of many people, especially those who grew up in a family where they heard about God and the Lord Jesus, but consciously rejected it. They have chosen the world and that is their life (Psalms 17:14a).

Genesis 26:24

Esau Despises the Birthright

The first proof that Esau is a godless man and that Jacob himself wants to secure the blessing, is provided in this history with the lentil stew. The difference in character that appears here, will be expressed again and again in their future life. Esau is only interested in here-and-now. He cares nothing about what God has promised him. He wants an immediate satisfaction of his needs. For later he does not care.

Esau is like all those people who serve their belly and not God. His eyes follow his heart. He wants to eat and when he sees “that red stuff there”, he wants it immediately. The lentil stew is like the wine that “is red when it sparkles in the cup” and glides down smoothly, but “at last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper” (Proverbs 23:31-32).

In order not to become prey to the lusts of the flesh, it is necessary that we learn to live in self-judgment. This is only possible by looking at Christ and His work for us on the cross. Only then can we keep ourselves dead to sin (Romans 6:10-12).

For Esau life is short, he doesn’t care what his children will have. He thinks only of himself. The blessings are of no value to him, nor are his parents. He squanders his birthright for immediate pleasure, why he is also called a “godless person” (Hebrews 12:16).

Esau never repented this godless denial of the birthright. There is no place for this with him (Hebrews 12:17). Nor did he seek repentance, but blessing. Anyone who repents his sins and goes to God will receive forgiveness. However, Esau did not weep later on because he repented that he sold his birthright, but because he lost the blessings belonging to it. He wept, not because he is a sinner, but because he is a loser. Such tears will be in hell.

In short traits his attitude is described in Genesis 25:34: “He ate and drank, and rose and went on his way.” That is his life, like that of more and more people today (1 Corinthians 15:32). There is no room for God. His life is closed for looking upward and focused on what is down on earth. That is the tragedy of many people, especially those who grew up in a family where they heard about God and the Lord Jesus, but consciously rejected it. They have chosen the world and that is their life (Psalms 17:14a).

Genesis 26:25

Esau Despises the Birthright

The first proof that Esau is a godless man and that Jacob himself wants to secure the blessing, is provided in this history with the lentil stew. The difference in character that appears here, will be expressed again and again in their future life. Esau is only interested in here-and-now. He cares nothing about what God has promised him. He wants an immediate satisfaction of his needs. For later he does not care.

Esau is like all those people who serve their belly and not God. His eyes follow his heart. He wants to eat and when he sees “that red stuff there”, he wants it immediately. The lentil stew is like the wine that “is red when it sparkles in the cup” and glides down smoothly, but “at last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper” (Proverbs 23:31-32).

In order not to become prey to the lusts of the flesh, it is necessary that we learn to live in self-judgment. This is only possible by looking at Christ and His work for us on the cross. Only then can we keep ourselves dead to sin (Romans 6:10-12).

For Esau life is short, he doesn’t care what his children will have. He thinks only of himself. The blessings are of no value to him, nor are his parents. He squanders his birthright for immediate pleasure, why he is also called a “godless person” (Hebrews 12:16).

Esau never repented this godless denial of the birthright. There is no place for this with him (Hebrews 12:17). Nor did he seek repentance, but blessing. Anyone who repents his sins and goes to God will receive forgiveness. However, Esau did not weep later on because he repented that he sold his birthright, but because he lost the blessings belonging to it. He wept, not because he is a sinner, but because he is a loser. Such tears will be in hell.

In short traits his attitude is described in Genesis 25:34: “He ate and drank, and rose and went on his way.” That is his life, like that of more and more people today (1 Corinthians 15:32). There is no room for God. His life is closed for looking upward and focused on what is down on earth. That is the tragedy of many people, especially those who grew up in a family where they heard about God and the Lord Jesus, but consciously rejected it. They have chosen the world and that is their life (Psalms 17:14a).

Genesis 26:26

Esau Despises the Birthright

The first proof that Esau is a godless man and that Jacob himself wants to secure the blessing, is provided in this history with the lentil stew. The difference in character that appears here, will be expressed again and again in their future life. Esau is only interested in here-and-now. He cares nothing about what God has promised him. He wants an immediate satisfaction of his needs. For later he does not care.

Esau is like all those people who serve their belly and not God. His eyes follow his heart. He wants to eat and when he sees “that red stuff there”, he wants it immediately. The lentil stew is like the wine that “is red when it sparkles in the cup” and glides down smoothly, but “at last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper” (Proverbs 23:31-32).

In order not to become prey to the lusts of the flesh, it is necessary that we learn to live in self-judgment. This is only possible by looking at Christ and His work for us on the cross. Only then can we keep ourselves dead to sin (Romans 6:10-12).

For Esau life is short, he doesn’t care what his children will have. He thinks only of himself. The blessings are of no value to him, nor are his parents. He squanders his birthright for immediate pleasure, why he is also called a “godless person” (Hebrews 12:16).

Esau never repented this godless denial of the birthright. There is no place for this with him (Hebrews 12:17). Nor did he seek repentance, but blessing. Anyone who repents his sins and goes to God will receive forgiveness. However, Esau did not weep later on because he repented that he sold his birthright, but because he lost the blessings belonging to it. He wept, not because he is a sinner, but because he is a loser. Such tears will be in hell.

In short traits his attitude is described in Genesis 25:34: “He ate and drank, and rose and went on his way.” That is his life, like that of more and more people today (1 Corinthians 15:32). There is no room for God. His life is closed for looking upward and focused on what is down on earth. That is the tragedy of many people, especially those who grew up in a family where they heard about God and the Lord Jesus, but consciously rejected it. They have chosen the world and that is their life (Psalms 17:14a).

Genesis 26:27

Esau Despises the Birthright

The first proof that Esau is a godless man and that Jacob himself wants to secure the blessing, is provided in this history with the lentil stew. The difference in character that appears here, will be expressed again and again in their future life. Esau is only interested in here-and-now. He cares nothing about what God has promised him. He wants an immediate satisfaction of his needs. For later he does not care.

Esau is like all those people who serve their belly and not God. His eyes follow his heart. He wants to eat and when he sees “that red stuff there”, he wants it immediately. The lentil stew is like the wine that “is red when it sparkles in the cup” and glides down smoothly, but “at last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper” (Proverbs 23:31-32).

In order not to become prey to the lusts of the flesh, it is necessary that we learn to live in self-judgment. This is only possible by looking at Christ and His work for us on the cross. Only then can we keep ourselves dead to sin (Romans 6:10-12).

For Esau life is short, he doesn’t care what his children will have. He thinks only of himself. The blessings are of no value to him, nor are his parents. He squanders his birthright for immediate pleasure, why he is also called a “godless person” (Hebrews 12:16).

Esau never repented this godless denial of the birthright. There is no place for this with him (Hebrews 12:17). Nor did he seek repentance, but blessing. Anyone who repents his sins and goes to God will receive forgiveness. However, Esau did not weep later on because he repented that he sold his birthright, but because he lost the blessings belonging to it. He wept, not because he is a sinner, but because he is a loser. Such tears will be in hell.

In short traits his attitude is described in Genesis 25:34: “He ate and drank, and rose and went on his way.” That is his life, like that of more and more people today (1 Corinthians 15:32). There is no room for God. His life is closed for looking upward and focused on what is down on earth. That is the tragedy of many people, especially those who grew up in a family where they heard about God and the Lord Jesus, but consciously rejected it. They have chosen the world and that is their life (Psalms 17:14a).

Genesis 26:28

Esau Despises the Birthright

The first proof that Esau is a godless man and that Jacob himself wants to secure the blessing, is provided in this history with the lentil stew. The difference in character that appears here, will be expressed again and again in their future life. Esau is only interested in here-and-now. He cares nothing about what God has promised him. He wants an immediate satisfaction of his needs. For later he does not care.

Esau is like all those people who serve their belly and not God. His eyes follow his heart. He wants to eat and when he sees “that red stuff there”, he wants it immediately. The lentil stew is like the wine that “is red when it sparkles in the cup” and glides down smoothly, but “at last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper” (Proverbs 23:31-32).

In order not to become prey to the lusts of the flesh, it is necessary that we learn to live in self-judgment. This is only possible by looking at Christ and His work for us on the cross. Only then can we keep ourselves dead to sin (Romans 6:10-12).

For Esau life is short, he doesn’t care what his children will have. He thinks only of himself. The blessings are of no value to him, nor are his parents. He squanders his birthright for immediate pleasure, why he is also called a “godless person” (Hebrews 12:16).

Esau never repented this godless denial of the birthright. There is no place for this with him (Hebrews 12:17). Nor did he seek repentance, but blessing. Anyone who repents his sins and goes to God will receive forgiveness. However, Esau did not weep later on because he repented that he sold his birthright, but because he lost the blessings belonging to it. He wept, not because he is a sinner, but because he is a loser. Such tears will be in hell.

In short traits his attitude is described in Genesis 25:34: “He ate and drank, and rose and went on his way.” That is his life, like that of more and more people today (1 Corinthians 15:32). There is no room for God. His life is closed for looking upward and focused on what is down on earth. That is the tragedy of many people, especially those who grew up in a family where they heard about God and the Lord Jesus, but consciously rejected it. They have chosen the world and that is their life (Psalms 17:14a).

Genesis 26:30

The LORD Appears to Isaac

Isaac never left the land like Abraham, he never went to Egypt. He has been in the neighborhood of it, in Gerar, that is the part of the land where the Philistines are in charge. He goes to Gerar because there is hunger in the land. Hunger is often a trial from God to see how we react (cf. Genesis 12:10; Rth 1:1), to see where our heart is. Blessings carry the danger of forgetting their source, which is God.

Isaac moves into the sphere of influence of the Philistines, who are a picture of the nominal Christians. With this he repeats the mistake of his father Abraham (Genesis 20:1). If his trust had been in the LORD, he would not have gone there. Isaac stays in the border area. There the LORD appears to him and tells him what He will give him. He does not have to go to the Philistines. The LORD reminds him of the blessing he has in the land which he has sworn to Abraham to give him.

He also confirms the promise, and now to Isaac personally, that his descendants will be as the stars of heaven. The promise is based on Abraham’s obedience to God’s orders, above all that he offered his son, a picture of Christ’s offer. Despite everything the LORD says, he remains in Gerar.

Genesis 26:31

The LORD Appears to Isaac

Isaac never left the land like Abraham, he never went to Egypt. He has been in the neighborhood of it, in Gerar, that is the part of the land where the Philistines are in charge. He goes to Gerar because there is hunger in the land. Hunger is often a trial from God to see how we react (cf. Genesis 12:10; Rth 1:1), to see where our heart is. Blessings carry the danger of forgetting their source, which is God.

Isaac moves into the sphere of influence of the Philistines, who are a picture of the nominal Christians. With this he repeats the mistake of his father Abraham (Genesis 20:1). If his trust had been in the LORD, he would not have gone there. Isaac stays in the border area. There the LORD appears to him and tells him what He will give him. He does not have to go to the Philistines. The LORD reminds him of the blessing he has in the land which he has sworn to Abraham to give him.

He also confirms the promise, and now to Isaac personally, that his descendants will be as the stars of heaven. The promise is based on Abraham’s obedience to God’s orders, above all that he offered his son, a picture of Christ’s offer. Despite everything the LORD says, he remains in Gerar.

Genesis 26:32

The LORD Appears to Isaac

Isaac never left the land like Abraham, he never went to Egypt. He has been in the neighborhood of it, in Gerar, that is the part of the land where the Philistines are in charge. He goes to Gerar because there is hunger in the land. Hunger is often a trial from God to see how we react (cf. Genesis 12:10; Rth 1:1), to see where our heart is. Blessings carry the danger of forgetting their source, which is God.

Isaac moves into the sphere of influence of the Philistines, who are a picture of the nominal Christians. With this he repeats the mistake of his father Abraham (Genesis 20:1). If his trust had been in the LORD, he would not have gone there. Isaac stays in the border area. There the LORD appears to him and tells him what He will give him. He does not have to go to the Philistines. The LORD reminds him of the blessing he has in the land which he has sworn to Abraham to give him.

He also confirms the promise, and now to Isaac personally, that his descendants will be as the stars of heaven. The promise is based on Abraham’s obedience to God’s orders, above all that he offered his son, a picture of Christ’s offer. Despite everything the LORD says, he remains in Gerar.

Genesis 26:33

The LORD Appears to Isaac

Isaac never left the land like Abraham, he never went to Egypt. He has been in the neighborhood of it, in Gerar, that is the part of the land where the Philistines are in charge. He goes to Gerar because there is hunger in the land. Hunger is often a trial from God to see how we react (cf. Genesis 12:10; Rth 1:1), to see where our heart is. Blessings carry the danger of forgetting their source, which is God.

Isaac moves into the sphere of influence of the Philistines, who are a picture of the nominal Christians. With this he repeats the mistake of his father Abraham (Genesis 20:1). If his trust had been in the LORD, he would not have gone there. Isaac stays in the border area. There the LORD appears to him and tells him what He will give him. He does not have to go to the Philistines. The LORD reminds him of the blessing he has in the land which he has sworn to Abraham to give him.

He also confirms the promise, and now to Isaac personally, that his descendants will be as the stars of heaven. The promise is based on Abraham’s obedience to God’s orders, above all that he offered his son, a picture of Christ’s offer. Despite everything the LORD says, he remains in Gerar.

Genesis 26:34

The LORD Appears to Isaac

Isaac never left the land like Abraham, he never went to Egypt. He has been in the neighborhood of it, in Gerar, that is the part of the land where the Philistines are in charge. He goes to Gerar because there is hunger in the land. Hunger is often a trial from God to see how we react (cf. Genesis 12:10; Rth 1:1), to see where our heart is. Blessings carry the danger of forgetting their source, which is God.

Isaac moves into the sphere of influence of the Philistines, who are a picture of the nominal Christians. With this he repeats the mistake of his father Abraham (Genesis 20:1). If his trust had been in the LORD, he would not have gone there. Isaac stays in the border area. There the LORD appears to him and tells him what He will give him. He does not have to go to the Philistines. The LORD reminds him of the blessing he has in the land which he has sworn to Abraham to give him.

He also confirms the promise, and now to Isaac personally, that his descendants will be as the stars of heaven. The promise is based on Abraham’s obedience to God’s orders, above all that he offered his son, a picture of Christ’s offer. Despite everything the LORD says, he remains in Gerar.

Genesis 26:35

The LORD Appears to Isaac

Isaac never left the land like Abraham, he never went to Egypt. He has been in the neighborhood of it, in Gerar, that is the part of the land where the Philistines are in charge. He goes to Gerar because there is hunger in the land. Hunger is often a trial from God to see how we react (cf. Genesis 12:10; Rth 1:1), to see where our heart is. Blessings carry the danger of forgetting their source, which is God.

Isaac moves into the sphere of influence of the Philistines, who are a picture of the nominal Christians. With this he repeats the mistake of his father Abraham (Genesis 20:1). If his trust had been in the LORD, he would not have gone there. Isaac stays in the border area. There the LORD appears to him and tells him what He will give him. He does not have to go to the Philistines. The LORD reminds him of the blessing he has in the land which he has sworn to Abraham to give him.

He also confirms the promise, and now to Isaac personally, that his descendants will be as the stars of heaven. The promise is based on Abraham’s obedience to God’s orders, above all that he offered his son, a picture of Christ’s offer. Despite everything the LORD says, he remains in Gerar.