Isaac, Rachel, Esau, JacobGenesis 25-26

BeginningOf God’s

Nation

Rebekah: From Barren to TWINS!

Boys struggle in womb

Isaac & Rebekah wait 20 years for sons

Rebekah asks God

Unusual birth

Boys pursue different paths

Two Sons – Two Directions

Hunter vs Home Boy

Jacob: nation of Israel

Rebekah loved Jacob

Esau: nation of Edom

Isaac loved Esau

$ale of a Birthright

Poor Judgment or God’s Will?

Genesis 26: Deja vu All Over Again? (See Gen 12)

Famine forces move

Not my wife?

Isaac prospers greatly

God renews promises

God recognized by Gentiles

Esau – bitterness for parents

“Grief of mind”

“Thorns in the side”

“Bitterness of spirit”

“Made life bitter”

What do these stories tell us aboutGod & His promises to Abraham?

The End

MacBetz Productions, Ltd., 2012