Protection Program
Genesis 28: Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him,
and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the
daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan
Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a
wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother.
3 “May God Almighty bless you,
And make you fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
4 And give you the blessing of Abraham,
To you and your descendants with you,
That you may inherit the land
In which you are a stranger,
Which God gave to Abraham.”
5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he
went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of
Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
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Isaac was aware that Jacob had lied and stolen Esau’s
blessing. But it was too late. He did not want Jacob to marry a Hittite woman,
known as the daughters of Canaan. He sent Jacob away.
My Observations:
- Isaac
blessed Jacob again, asking GOD to make him fruitful and multiply him.
- Isaac
blessed Jacob with the ability to gather people.
- Isaac
blessed Jacob with the blessing of his father Abraham, which came directly
from GOD.
Undeservingly, Jacob accepted the blessing and went to
Rebekah’s brother Laban. GOD was clear that Laban was Rebakah’s relative. HE was
also clear that Rebekah was the mother of Jacob and Esau. This is the first time their names are
mentioned together and Jacob’s name is mentioned first.
Jacob is being sent away, similar to a witness protection
program of today. Isaac wanted him to marry someone from His father’s lineage.
Rebekah wanted Jacob protected from Esau. GOD saw the entire plan and allowed
Jacob to be protected.
Challenge
- Why
do you think Isaac blessed Jacob, knowing he made a mistake?
- Have
you ever been protected in the middle of your sins?
- Can
you praise GOD for HIS protection because HE sees, knows and forgives your
sins?
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