Life continues with Isaac and Rebekah. Esau, there eldest has been quite the handful to deal with. Marrying two girls outside the family line has not helped!
In this chapter we get more detail into Jacob, the heel catcher, and Esau the red, hairy, strong man!
Isaac and his brother had issues. His mom had issues with Hagar. And we see Jacob having issues with his brother too!
The more we read the Bible we find we are the same today! Humans need a new heart, a new attitude. This is what Jesus comes to bring. Jesus is the Messiah, the promised child!
It's amazing how much our eyes our on us! Too many times I have found my own eyes on self and not on others! When someone comes to confess a sin against me, do I find that I am self focused or am I grateful of their sincere apology and confession. Do I see confession as a good move for them, into the light, towards God, or do I see it more from how it effects me? In this section we get a stark look into Moses in contrast to the people of Israel!
The people of Israel are getting ready to go into the Promised Land! It seems it has been quite a while since we last got word from them in the wilderness. But now it is finally here! Let's see how this goes down!
It is quite difficult to remain under the leadership of a person for a long period of time. If you don't believe me; try it! Go ahead and remain under a boss or church leader for 10, 20, 30+ years! It seldom happens. Challenge yourself to see if you are good at following!
A generation will end up dead in the desert! A new generation will prossess the Land and with that the instructions given by God to Moses! It is true that humans need instructions on just about everything. By default we go astray from God and other human beings. What book of instructions are you following?
Discipleship! It might be just what life is about! We are either a good example or a bad example. The instructions in this chapter are given during a time where the new generation will need to take over for the aged, bitter and dying. The remedy to our salvation is repeated over and over again in the Torah! But are we paying attention?
