Genesis 25-26
Impressed by Esua? Naaah! Me, neither. Red, hairy guy. Gives away birthright for
some food. Marries two women (nobody has done that before). But
hey--he's being raised by a Mom who prefers his brother and a dad who
lies about his mom to save his own skin. Things are really getting to
be a mess. But God is with them and Isaac and Rebekkah do seem to
consult with God about things (some things anyway).
I
guess it just goes to show you that God is with us, even when we aren't
exactly living right. And I know we shouldn't judge, but after reading
today's passage, it's hard not to. I hope the writer of this book was
showing the mistakes clearly on purpose so that we understand how
fallible humans are. Surely the mistakes were not as blatant as they
seem.
God, thanks for loving us even when we repeat the
sins of our fathers, even when we get our priorities totally wrong.
And thanks for blessing us through others as Abraham and Isaac were
blessed by Abimelech.
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