Obedient Blessings
Genesis 26: There was a famine in the land, besides the
first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech
king of the Philistines, in Gerar.
2 Then the Lord appeared to
him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I
shall tell you. 3 Dwell in this land, and I
will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I
give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham
your father. 4 And I will make your
descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants
all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be
blessed; 5 because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept
My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
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A second famine in history was wiping out all food. Like
Abraham, Isaac went to the king, looking for answers. He may have wondered if
there was a plan that could warrant him moving to Gerar. BUT GOD appeared to
HIM.
My Observations:
- GOD
caused a second famine.
- GOD
told Isaac to stay away from Egypt unlike what HE allowed Abraham to do.
- GOD
spoke to Abraham through HIS voice, providing HIS charge, HIS
commandments, HIS statutes and HIS laws.
Laws? What laws? Commands? What commands? Before Moses,
Abraham was given information to live according to the LORD. I believe it was
JESUS who delivered the message regarding how to live a Godly life to Abraham.
He obeyed everything told to him and was not manipulated
into doing so. Many humans have tried to manipulate GOD’s words today. But
Abraham heard directly from the LORD so he received full truth. Isaac followed
in Abraham’s footsteps. His obedience to GOD would bring him blessings.
Challenge
- Why
did GOD mention the second famine and Abraham’s prior obedience, to Moses?
- Have
you ever struggled obeying GOD?
- Is
obedience to GOD something that is valuable or a barrier to you?
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