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34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me—me too, my father!” The need for a parent’s blessing is not a dead, ancient tradition. I meet people every day who are reaching out for the blessing of their parents. Growing upContinue reading “21July2009 Genesis 27:34”

27 So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed. Jacob came so close to getting caught he could smell it. His blind father callsContinue reading “19July2009 Genesis 27:27”

18 He went to his father and said, “My father.” “Yes, my son,” he answered. “Who is it?” Jacob is ready to deceive his father. Since his birth he has been on this path. His life started with a message to his mother that twins were in her womb and that the older would serveContinue reading “16July2009 Genesis 27:18”

2 Isaac said, “I am now an old man and don’t know the day of my death. Isaac is being a wise man. He is doing what we all need to do: plan for our death. We don’t like to talk about it, but our day is coming. The more prepared we are the better.Continue reading “14July2009 Genesis 27:2”

34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Sometimes children do things that leave a bitter taste in their parent’s spirits. If you remember Esau was the twin brotherContinue reading “13July2009 Genesis 26:34-35”

28 They answered, “We saw clearly that the LORD was with you; so we said, ‘There ought to be a sworn agreement between us’ Sometimes people who used to oppose us want to switch to our side. We need to let them. The people in our text were not complete enemies of Isaac. They hadContinue reading “12July2009 Genesis 26:28”

22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land.” When the fights finally stop, and peace and quiet comes, what a relief. Enjoy the moments of silence and lowContinue reading “10July2009 Genesis 26:22”

14 He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. 15 So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth. Sometimes in life people just want to stop every bit of progress that hasContinue reading “9July2009 Genesis 26:14-15”

33 But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. Right in the middle of Jacob manipulating his brother so that he could steal his birthright, there is integrity at work. Esau takes an oath to sell his birthright to Jacob. This is a verbalContinue reading “4July2009 Genesis 25:33”

8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. With the death of some famous people this past week, we have all been reminded that we are going to die! This is one thing we have inContinue reading “30June2009 Genesis 25:8”