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,
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