THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM SOVEREIGNLY GIVEN (34 OF 48)
Scripture: Genesis 26:34, Genesis 27:1-46, Genesis 28:1-9
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The Blessing of Abraham Sovereignly Given (34 of 48)
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 26:34-28:9
Introduction
So who's the hero in this story? I mean who's the person to root for, here? More than that, whose the model to follow? Right? I mean, the people of God are supposed to have it all together, supposed to be holy people, right? When the world looks at us they're supposed to say, ''Wow, those people really have it together,'' right? So who's the hero in Genesis 27? Who should we look to and emulate? Who is worshiping and obeying God in this story?
I'm not sure anyone in this passage is praiseworthy. I'm not sure anyone is really in the right in Genesis 27.
1. None is righteous, no, not one. 26:34-27:13
Instead, as the psalmist and the apostle Paul tell us, number one: none is righteous, no, not one. I mean upon first read of this story it's hard to discern what to make of this passage. As human beings we want to read a story and see a model to follow; we want an illustration of what we are supposed to do. In other words, we want to learn something about us whenever we read Scripture. And we do actually learn something about ourselves whenever we study Scripture. It's just that, unfortunately, what we learn about ourselves is not very flattering, for just look at what we learn about these four persons in Genesis 27.
The first person we meet in the passage is Esau. And what are we told of him? Well apparently God was not a very central part of his decision making. First, as we've seen through the Abraham narrative and we continue to see throughout the Old Testament, the people of God are a people who have been called by God and set apart by Him to be holy and blameless. This was to be illustrated most clearly by avoiding interbreeding with the Canaanites. In other words, so to avoid become idolaters like the Canaanites, God commands His people not to marry them. Genesis 26:34, ''When Esau was forty years old, he ...
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 26:34-28:9
Introduction
So who's the hero in this story? I mean who's the person to root for, here? More than that, whose the model to follow? Right? I mean, the people of God are supposed to have it all together, supposed to be holy people, right? When the world looks at us they're supposed to say, ''Wow, those people really have it together,'' right? So who's the hero in Genesis 27? Who should we look to and emulate? Who is worshiping and obeying God in this story?
I'm not sure anyone in this passage is praiseworthy. I'm not sure anyone is really in the right in Genesis 27.
1. None is righteous, no, not one. 26:34-27:13
Instead, as the psalmist and the apostle Paul tell us, number one: none is righteous, no, not one. I mean upon first read of this story it's hard to discern what to make of this passage. As human beings we want to read a story and see a model to follow; we want an illustration of what we are supposed to do. In other words, we want to learn something about us whenever we read Scripture. And we do actually learn something about ourselves whenever we study Scripture. It's just that, unfortunately, what we learn about ourselves is not very flattering, for just look at what we learn about these four persons in Genesis 27.
The first person we meet in the passage is Esau. And what are we told of him? Well apparently God was not a very central part of his decision making. First, as we've seen through the Abraham narrative and we continue to see throughout the Old Testament, the people of God are a people who have been called by God and set apart by Him to be holy and blameless. This was to be illustrated most clearly by avoiding interbreeding with the Canaanites. In other words, so to avoid become idolaters like the Canaanites, God commands His people not to marry them. Genesis 26:34, ''When Esau was forty years old, he ...
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