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- †. Gen 26:26 . . And Abimelech came to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his councilor and Phicol chief of his troops. Well, well, well; look what the cat dragged in. There were a whole lot more than just those three men; you can bet on that. Phicol is the Army chief of staff. There is no way he...

- ● Matt 8:21-22 . . Another disciple said to him: Lord, first let me go and bury my father. But Jesus told him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead. The incident tells me that not all commandments are equal. In other words; the commandment to honor God trumps the commandment to...

- †. Gen 26:21 . . And when they dug another well, they disputed over that one also; so he named it Sitnah. The Hebrew word for "Sitnah" is from sitnan (sit-naw') which is the very same as sitnah (sit-naw') which means: opposition (by letter). Apparently the herdsmen were filing formal...

- The dead are mentioned four times in the scene depicted at Rev 20:11-15 while the living aren't mentioned even once and that's because Christ testified at John 5:24 that the living never have to worry about being put on trial for things they've done that are hell-worthy. In other words: none...

- †. Gen 26:14b . . so that the Philistines envied him. Some feel that the Philistines' envy was rooted in anti-Semitism. Well; there are always those seeking to enhance their own image as a victim; and this chapter would certainly seem a good source of propaganda for that purpose. Envy is a...

- †. Gen 26:6 . . So Isaac stayed in Gerar. When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said "She is my sister" for he was afraid to say "my wife" thinking: The men of the place might kill me on account of Rebecca, for she is beautiful. The Hebrew word for "sister" is 'achowth...

- †. Gen 26:5 . . inasmuch as Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge: My commandments, My laws, and My teachings. It's sincerely believed by some that the statement above serves to include Abraham in the covenant that Yhvh's people agreed upon with God as per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and...

- †. Gen 26:1a . .There was a famine in the land-- aside from the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham That previous famine occurred in chapter 12 before Isaac was born; even before Ishmael was born. So many good, prosperous years have gone by since the last famine. This may...

- †. Gen 25:32-33 . . And Esau said: I am at the point of death, so of what use is my birthright to me? But Jacob said: Swear to me first. So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. It just amazes me how much faith the people of long ago put in oaths. Nowadays nobody trusts an oath...

- †. Gen 25:29 . . Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the open, famished. I guess Esau never heard of the Boy Scouts' motto: Be prepared. Well . . next time, maybe he'll be a little more careful to fill his ALICE pack with some LRRP rations before going out in the boonies...

- †. Gen 25:27c . . who stayed in camp. Does that mean Jacob never ventured outdoors? No. After all, his family was pastoral; they lived in tents and spent their whole lives working outdoors. Staying in camp only means Jacob would rather come on home when the day was over, take a hot shower...

- Human life is susceptible to death; viz: human life is a kind of life that's very easy to unborn. Eternal life is quite a bit different than human life. It's impervious to death; hence eternal life is impossible to unborn. If that were not true, it would be possible to assassinate God...

- †. Gen 25:26c . . Isaac was sixty years old when they were born. Isaac married Rebecca at forty (Gen 25:20). If Becky was 18 at her wedding, she would have been 38. Imagine waiting twenty years to have your first child? Quite a few modern marriages end long before then. †. Gen 25:27a . .When...

- †. Gen 25:23b . . One people shall be mightier than the other, and the older shall serve the younger. Esau will come out first; hence, chronologically, he's the eldest son. However, the right of primogeniture was taken from him and given to Jacob. That was God's sovereign prerogative as the...

- Webster's defines "probation" as a situation or period of time in which a person who is starting a new job is tested and watched to see if that person is able to do the job properly. By no stretch of the imagination does that define biblical salvation; yet there are people who sincerely...

- †. Gen 25:23a . . and the Lord answered her: Two nations are in your womb, two separate peoples shall issue from your body; The Hebrew word for "nations" is from gowy (go'-ee); or the short version goy (go'-ee) which means: (in the sense of massing) a foreign nation; hence, Gentiles; also...

- ● Gen 26:5 . . Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My instructions. ● Deut 29:13-14 . . Not only with you am I making this covenant and this oath, .but with those standing here with us today before the Lord, our God, and [also] with those who...

- †. Gen 25:21b . . and the Lord responded to his plea, and his wife Rebecca conceived. The twins Jacob and Esau were born when Isaac was 60 years old. So Isaac and Rebecca had been trying to have children for about 19 years. There is no record that Abraham ever prayed concerning Sarah's...

- †. Gen 25:19 . .This is the story of Isaac, son of Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac. The word for "son" is ben (bane) and is used like American's use a middle name. Isaac's whole name is: Isaac ben Abraham. It's a common idiom in the Old Testament, and found in the New Testament too. "They...

- †. Gen 25:11a . . After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac. With the death of Abraham, the covenant torch is passed on to the next patriarch. The promises now shift into Isaac's possession and it becomes his responsibility to take over as the family priest too. †. Gen 25:11b ...