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To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:35:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

><>...Isaac...><> [EYE zik] (laughter)-- the only son of Abraham by his wife Sarah, father of Jacob and Esau. God promised to make Abraham's descendants a great nation that would become God's Chosen People. But the promised son was a long time in coming. Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 <Gen. 17:17; 21:5>. Both Abraham and Sarah laughed when they heard they would have a son in their old age <Gen. 17:17-19; 18:9-15>. This explains why they named their son Isaac, which means "to laugh." (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:37:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Isaac...><> On the eighth day after his birth, Isaac was circumcised <Gen. 21:4>. As he grew, his presence as Abraham's rightful heir brought him into conflict with Ishmael, Abraham's son by Sarah's handmaid Hagar. The strained relationship caused Sarah to send away Hagar and Ishmael <Gen. 21:9-21>. God comforted Abraham by telling him that Ishmael would also become the father of a great nation <Gen. 21:13>. Birthright. Isaac's birthright was an important part of his life. The blessings which God gave to Abraham were also given to his descendants. Thus, to inherit this covenant with God was of far greater value than to inherit property or material goods. Isaac's life gave evidence of God's favor. His circumcision was a sign of the covenant with God. God's favor toward him was also evident in Ishmael's disinheritance. The dismissal of the sons of Abraham's concubines to the "country of the east" is associated with the statement that Isaac inherited all that Abraham had, including God's blessing. Isaac was in a unique position historically because he would carry on the covenant. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:38:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Isaac...><> When Isaac was a young man, God tested Abraham's faith by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac as an offering. But when Abraham placed Isaac upon the altar, an angel appeared and stopped the sacrifice, providing a ram instead. This showed clearly that Isaac was God's choice to carry on the covenant. Marriage. Isaac married Rebekah when he was 40 years old. She became Isaac's wife when God directed one of Abraham's servants to her. The Bible reveals that Isaac loved Rebekah and that she was a comfort to him after his mother Sarah's death <Gen. 24:67>. Isaac and Rebekah had twin sons, Jacob and Esau, who were born when Isaac was 60 years old <Gen. 25:20-26>. Famine prompted the family to move to Gerar, where God appeared to Isaac and reaffirmed the covenant. Moving through the Valley of Gerar where he reopened the wells that Abraham had dug <Gen. 26:23; 28:10>, Isaac made a camp at Beersheba. This place became his permanent home. There he built an altar just as his father had done <Gen. 26:24-25>. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:41:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Isaac...><> Jacob and Esau. The elder twin, Esau, was Isaac's favorite son, although God had declared that the older should serve the younger <Gen. 25:23>. Jacob was Rebekah's favorite. Disagreement arose over which of the twins would receive the birthright and carry on the covenant which God had made with Abraham. Rebekah conspired with Jacob to trick the aging, blind Isaac into giving his blessing to Jacob rather than Esau. Shortly thereafter, Isaac sent Jacob to Laban in Paddan-aram to find a wife and to escape Esau's wrath. Esau soon left his father's household. Many years passed before the two brothers were at peace with each other. But they were united at last in paying last respects to their father after his death. Isaac lived to be 180 years old. He was buried alongside Abraham, Sarah, and Rebekah in the cave of Machpelah <Gen. 35:28-29; 49:30-31>. Isaac's Character. The Bible contains many references to Isaac's good character. The Scripture gives evidence of his submission <Gen. 22:6,9>, meditation <Gen. 24:63>, trust in God <Gen. 22:6,9>, devotion <Gen. 24:67>, peaceful nature <Gen. 26:20-22>, and his life of prayer and faith <Gen. 26:25; Heb. 11:11-17>. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:43:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Isaac...><> New Testament References. In the New Testament, Isaac is called a child of promise <Gal. 4:22-23>. The Book of Acts points to his significance as the first to receive circumcision on the eighth day <Acts 7:8>. His position as the first of the "elect" to receive God's blessing by birthright is also emphasized <Rom. 9:7>. In a famous passage, Paul uses Isaac and his mother as historical examples when discussing those who are justified by faith in God's promise <Gal. 4:21-31>. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:51:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Jacob/Israel...><> [JAY cub] (a supplanter)-- one of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah. The brother of Esau, he was known also as Israel <Gen. 32:28>. Jacob was born in answer to his father's prayer <Gen. 25:21>, but he became the favorite son of his mother <25:28>. He was nicknamed Jacob because, at the birth of the twins, "his hand took hold of Esau's heel" <25:26>. The pattern of Jacob's life is found in his journeys, much like the travels of his grandfather ABRAHAM. Leaving his home in Beersheba, he traveled to Bethel <28:10-22>; later he returned to Shechem <33:18-20>, Bethel <35:6-7>, and Hebron <35:27>. At Shechem and Bethel he built altars, as Abraham had done <12:6-7; 12:8>. Near the end of his life Jacob migrated to Egypt; he died there at an advanced age <Genesis 46--49>. The most dramatic moments in Jacob's life occurred at Bethel <Gen. 28:10-22>, at the ford of the River Jabbok <32:22-32>, and on his deathbed <49: 1-33>. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:52:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Jacob/Israel...><> The experience at Bethel occurred when he left the family home at Beersheba to travel to Haran (a city in Mesopotamia), the residence of his uncle Laban <28:10>. On the way, as he stopped for the night at Bethel, he had a dream of a staircase reaching from earth to heaven with angels upon it and the Lord above it. He was impressed by the words of the Lord, promising Jacob inheritance of the land, descendants "as the dust of the earth" in number, and His divine presence. Jacob dedicated the site as a place of worship, calling it Bethel (literally, House of God). More than 20 years later, Jacob returned to this spot, built an altar, called the place El Bethel (literally, God of the house of God), and received the divine blessing <35:6-15>. The experience at the ford of the River Jabbok occurred as Jacob returned from his long stay at Haran. While preparing for a reunion with his brother, Esau, of whom he was still afraid <32:7>, he had a profound experience that left him changed in both body and spirit. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:55:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Jacob/Israel...><> At the ford of the Jabbok, "Jacob was left alone" <32:24>. It was night, and he found himself suddenly engaged in a wrestling match in the darkness. This match lasted until the breaking of the dawn. The socket of Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he struggled with this mysterious stranger, but he refused to release his grip until he was given a blessing. For the first time in the narrative of Genesis, Jacob had been unable to defeat an opponent. When asked to identify himself in the darkness, he confessed he was Jacob-- the heel-grabber. But Jacob's struggling earned him a new name. For his struggle "with God and with men" in which he had prevailed, his name was changed to Israel (literally, Prince with God). In return, he gave a name to the spot that marked the change; it would be called Peniel--" For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved" <32:30>. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

To: O'Hara who wrote (9566)	11/24/1997 9:56:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Jacob/Israel...><> In these first two instances, a deep spiritual sensitivity is evident in Jacob. He appears outwardly brash and grasping, always enriching himself and securing his future. Yet he responded readily to these night experiences-- the dream and the wrestling contest-- because he apparently sensed "the presence of the holy" in each of them. He also proved to be a man of his word in his dealings with Laban <Gen. 31:6>, and in the fulfillment of his vow to return to Bethel <35:1-3>. At the end of his life, Jacob-- now an aged man <47:28>-- gathered his 12 sons about his bed to tell them what should befall them "in the last days" <49:1>. Jacob addressed his sons in the order of their birth. (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary) (Copyright (C) 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)