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  • A Temporary Throne – 30

    A Temporary Throne – 30

    Continuing Roger’s conversation with GOD of the marriage of Isaac & Rebekah

     CHAPTER 30

    “I had never given much thought to Isaac and Rebekah as a model of marriage and the family.”

    YET ESAU AND JACOB, SEED OF SETH, WERE ALSO SEED OF ADAM, LIKE CAIN AND ABEL.

    SIN LEAVENS EVERY LOVE:

    LOVE OF HUSBAND AND WIFE, LOVE OF BROTHERS; LOVE OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN.

     

    Genesis 26: 34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35 And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.

    “Esau already despised his birthright.” (Gen. 25:34)

    Genesis 27: Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?”

    46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”

    “Rebekah could have grieved like Eve, after Cain murdered Abel.”

    Genesis 28: 8 Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac. 9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.

    “So Esau has three wives, but Jacob will be tricked by his uncle Laban into marrying twice.”

    Genesis 29:16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah’s eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance.

    To be continued…

    A Temporary Throne is an original work of Roger Harned,

    © Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved by the author.

  • A Temporary Throne – 29

    A Temporary Throne – 29

    Previously, we questioned GOD about the three wives of ‘Father Abraham.’

    CHAPTER 29

    Genesis 24: 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

    “Isaac loved Rebekah, but did Rebekah love him?” For she later deceived her husband to bless Jacob over Esau, I thought.

    HAVE YOU EVER DECEIVED YOUR WIFE, THOUGH SHE LOVED YOU?

    I knew well the answer: more than once.

    Then I thought less of how I had been deceived. I forgave, as I had been forgiven.

    REBEKAH LOVED ISAAC. I PLANTED THE SEED OF MY PROMISES IN HER WOMB. REBEKAH ALSO LOVED ME.

    Genesis 25: 22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her:
    “Two nations are in your womb,
    Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
    One people shall be stronger than the other,
    And the older shall serve the younger.”
    24 So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb.

     

    I LOVED ISAAC AS A MAN LOVES HIS ONLY SON.

    ISAAC AND REBEKAH LOVED EACH OTHER AS ONE. ISAAC AND REBEKAH LOVED ME AS ONE. I AM THE LORD. I AM LOVE.

    TO REBEKAH, WHOM I LOVED, I REVEALED WHAT MUST BE FULFILLED BY THEIR SONS. DOES A MOTHER NOT ALSO LOVE ALL HER CHILDREN?

    To be continued…

    A Temporary Throne is an original work of Roger Harned,

    © Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved by the author.

  • A Temporary Throne – 28

    A Temporary Throne – 28

    CHAPTER 28

    Genesis 17: 4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you…

    I AM ALMIGHTY GOD. MY COVENANT IS THROUGH ABRAHAM. MY COVENANT IS THROUGH NOAH. THE SEED OF ABRAHAM IS THE SEED OF NOAH, THE SEED OF MY FRUIT THROUGH ADAM.

    “Did Sarah love Abraham? How could she, after he had selfishly given her to Pharaoh? And if she loved Abraham, how could Sarah give Hagar to him as a wife?”

    SARAH HONORED AND OBEYED ABRAHAM.

    SARAH KEPT HER WORD AND HER PROMISE.

    SARAH LOVED ABRAHAM FOR MY SAKE; FOR SARAH LOVED ME MORE THAN ANY MAN.

    “It isn’t the same love, as the love between a man and his wife when they become one in the flesh.”

    LOVE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN IS MORE THAN THE FLESH; BUT WE WILL TALK OF THAT LATER.  

    ABRAHAM LOVED HIS GOD. SARAH LOVED HER GOD. HAGAR ACKNOWLEDGED MY LOVE AS WELL. I AM LOVE.

    “And Abraham had another wife after Hagar was gone and Sarah had died; and they too had more children.”

    A MAN AND HIS WIFE BECOME ONE FLESH,

    TWO JOINED AS ONE TO BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY.

    THROUGH THEM I GIVE LIFE, IMAGE OF MY OWN LOVE FOR YOU.

    To be continued…

    A Temporary Throne is an original work of Roger Harned,

    © Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved by the author.