isaac, rachel, esau, jacob genesis 25-26 beginning of god’s nation

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ac, Rachel, Esau, Jac Genesis 25-26 Beginnin g Of God’s Nation

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Page 1: Isaac, Rachel, Esau, Jacob Genesis 25-26 Beginning Of God’s Nation

Isaac, Rachel, Esau, JacobGenesis 25-26

BeginningOf God’s

Nation

Page 2: Isaac, Rachel, Esau, Jacob Genesis 25-26 Beginning Of 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

Page 3: Isaac, Rachel, Esau, Jacob Genesis 25-26 Beginning Of God’s Nation

Two Sons – Two Directions

Hunter vs Home Boy

Jacob: nation of Israel

Rebekah loved Jacob

Esau: nation of Edom

Isaac loved Esau

Page 4: Isaac, Rachel, Esau, Jacob Genesis 25-26 Beginning Of God’s Nation

$ale of a Birthright

Poor Judgment or God’s Will?

Page 5: Isaac, Rachel, Esau, Jacob Genesis 25-26 Beginning Of God’s Nation

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

Page 6: Isaac, Rachel, Esau, Jacob Genesis 25-26 Beginning Of God’s Nation

Esau – bitterness for parents

“Grief of mind”

“Thorns in the side”

“Bitterness of spirit”

“Made life bitter”

Page 7: Isaac, Rachel, Esau, Jacob Genesis 25-26 Beginning Of God’s Nation

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

Page 8: Isaac, Rachel, Esau, Jacob Genesis 25-26 Beginning Of God’s Nation

The End

MacBetz Productions, Ltd., 2012