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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

January 8 ... Genesis 25 -26 "Caught Up in the Larger Story"

Gen 25:7 "Abraham died happy"…but he had to see that things in Jacob and Esau’s lives were not right. I like that about Abraham and where he is in his life right now--- that his happiness didn’t depend on his children turning out right. He ended his life well. Abraham somehow got caught up in that Larger Story than his own mess which he helped to create in his sons. Oh that our sins drive us to a Grand God with a Grand Plan!
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5 comments:

  1. annie's eyesJanuary 8, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Hi, Bev. I found a link that had the Bible reading plan all listed with hyperlinks for The Message. I noticed you had the reading assignments at the foot of this blog, but if you get a chance, could you cut and paste to have links all here on the main page? Just if you get a chance...
    http://ageffert.wordpress.com/reading-the-message-in-2010/

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  2. Bev Brandon @ The FrayJanuary 9, 2010 at 12:55 AM

    Thanks Annette...Just got back from San Antonio...and tried to put up your link. Did that come out right? I don't know how to put the daily reading plan up where people can click on it from this blog. Any ideas?

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  3. Bev Brandon @ The FrayJanuary 9, 2010 at 1:13 AM

    I broke down and bought the hardback book 66 Love Letters at Lifeway---couldn't wait a day longer for my audio CD to come! I love what Crabb says on the back cover...see "Annie's Eyes," Annette G. posted the quote for us on her January 4th Comment.

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  4. annie's eyesJanuary 9, 2010 at 9:41 AM

    That part about Isaac's children not all doing well stood out to me also. "When Esau was forty years old he married Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite. They turned out to be thorns in the sides of Isaac and Rebekah." (Gen 26)My children are my delight and yet, at times, thorns. God is good to be so forthcoming in His Word to tell us it's all part of life. No insight as to what that entailed "being thorns" yet enough said. A parent's love can be so consuming, it is painful at times. Talk about family dynamics for Isaac. His dad ties him to an altar with a knife over his head, he follows his father's lies and pretends Rebekah is his sister, he favors one son over the other, and yet he is part of the patriarchs, because God alone is faithful to His promises.

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  5. twinkleJanuary 9, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    Lord knows after reading this, I don't feel so alone in my life drama!
    I noticed that Ishmael had 12 sons. And that they didn't get along with family. Lots of people to fight with that many brothers!

    And you know they hated Isaac! He was favored by Abraham AND God!

    Where is the grace in this story?


    Can we see Jesus here at all?

    Maybe it's the promise fulfilled to Abraham. He did indeed have a son by Sarai...the child of promise.

    It is much better to wait on the LORD.

    I needed that today.

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