Second Best (Genesis 29:16 – 35:19)

Second Best (Genesis 29:16 – 35:19)

by | Jun 14, 2022

Poor Leah, it seemed she was always second best. She was the oldest daughter and yet we can assume no eligible suitors had claimed her hand in marriage for the last seven years. Have you ever thought of yourself as second best? Maybe you had a beautiful younger sister...
 A Marriage Made in Heaven (Genesis 25:19 – 26:35)

 A Marriage Made in Heaven (Genesis 25:19 – 26:35)

by | May 30, 2022

From the beginning, Isaac and Rebekah’s marriage was more than an arrangement to please an aging father. It seems that Rebekah filled the emptiness in Isaac’s heart. This was literally a “Marriage Made in Heaven.” It would not be farfetched to imagine that Isaac –...
Love Story (Genesis 24:28-66; Part 2 of 2)

Love Story (Genesis 24:28-66; Part 2 of 2)

by | Jan 28, 2022

Abraham’s unnamed servant has gone to find a bride for his son, Isaac, as reported in Genesis 24:1-27 (see previous article entitled Love Story). Let’s pick up the story in verse 28. After answering the servant’s question about housing for the night, Rebekah was...
Love Story (Genesis 24:28-66; Part 2 of 2)

Love Story (Genesis 24:1-27; Part 1 of 2)

by | Jan 23, 2022

“It was evening and time for the women to come to the well for water. A strikingly beautiful young woman was there with her large clay pitcher, ready to lower it into the well, when she heard the clop-clop of camels slowing under the shouts of their drivers. A small...
Loosening Your Grip on Your Child (Genesis 22)

Loosening Your Grip on Your Child (Genesis 22)

by | Jun 2, 2021

Now in her late 90’s or early 100’s, and having waited so long for this child, Sarah and Abraham must have had to constantly control themselves to not spoil their son, Isaac. Was there ever such a child as this, as handsome, as obedient, as pleasing to his parents as...