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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>JAN
13 -GENESIS 21-26 - ABRAHAM AND ISAAC</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
21:10 (21:1-21) ISAAC VERSUS ISHMAEL. “Therefore Sarah said to
Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son: for the son of this
handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.”</b><span style="">
This is one of the most serious pronouncements in the entire Bible.
Not only did it grieve Abraham who fell into this trap because of
listening to Sarah - but it was the beginning of the enmity that
exists yet to this very day 4000 years later, between Jews and Arabs.
Nevertheless, God Himself chose Isaac before Ishmael! </span><b><i>Hallowed
be Your Name!</i></b></p>
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<b>2. 21:33 (21:22-34) ABRAHAM: COVENANT WITH ABIMELECH. “And
Abraham planted a tamarind tree in Beersheba, and called there on the
name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.” </b><span style="">This
planting of the grove followed the making of a covenant between
Abimelech and Abraham, initiated by the latter because of the
division between their respective servants over wells. This is a good
way to settle divisions. </span><b><i>Your :kingdom come.</i></b></p>
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<b>3. 22:14 (22:1-24) ABRAHAM: TRIAL OF HIS FAITH. “And Abraham
called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh (Jehovah will <u>see</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
or </span><u>provide</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">): as it
is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.”
</span></b><u><span style="">This</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is one of the great compound names of Jehovah. At the angel's voice
to spare Isaac, he then </span></span><u><span style="">saw</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
God's </span></span><u><span style="">provision</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
in the place of his son! Then see the extraordinary promise of God to
Abraham for not sparing his son! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></b></p>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">4. 23:19 (23:1-20) ABRAHAM:
BURIES SARAH. “And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in
the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same is Hebron,
in the land of Canaan.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Abraham
purchased this field for this purpose. Notice the “protocol” that
took place between Abraham and Ephraim the Hittite in this purchase.
We all could learn much in extending honor through protocol. It opens
many doors. </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our
:daily bread give us this day.</span></i></b></p>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: none;">5. 24:26-27 (24:1-67)
ABRAHAM: ARRANGES ISAAC'S MARRIAGE. “And the man bowed his head,
and worshiped Jehovah. </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">27</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who
has not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master:
and for me. Jehovah has led me in the way to the house of my master's
brethren.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
lessons of this chapter are rich indeed. Here we see the wisdom and
faith of Abraham, plus the faith and faithfulness of his servant
Eliezer. Rebekah is a true type of the bride of Christ; Isaac a type
of Christ; and Eliezer a type of the Holy Spirit. See if you can spot
the various examples of these types. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, as we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
25:21 (25:1-34) ABRAHAM'S DEATH: ESAU AND JACOB. And Isaac
entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah
was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Isaac
is a good example for husbands when a wife needs understanding. Jacob
is a bad example when Rachel faced the same need as Rebekah. Let us
as husbands be open to the needs of our wives, and seek the Lord on
their behalf. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
26:2-3 (26:1-35) THE COVENANT: CONFIRMED WITH ISAAC. “And
Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; live in
the land which I shall tell you of: </span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
sojourn in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for
unto you and unto your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will
establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham your father.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">What
God promised unto Abraham, now unto his son Isaac the Lord confirms
the same. Later he passes unto Jacob this same covenant. Then through
Jacob's 12 sons came the 12 tribes and nation of Israel. So - this
section, plus the whole book of Genesis is indeed a seed-plot laying
out in germinal form all that follows in the rest of the Bible. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil one.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<u><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">NOTE</font></b></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
</b></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">When
I looked for the Manuscript for this lesson which I had prepared in
1987, it was missing. Fortunately, I still had the Bible in which I
had made a choice of the verses and Titles for the 52 weeks of
lessons, plus the 366 daily devotions for this “Through the Bible
in a Year”. So I was enabled to reproduce the above lesson prepared
some 24 years ago. It was a blessing to me as I reproduced it.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">I
have already commented twice on the seriousness of God's choice of
Isaac through Sarah over against Ishmael through Hagar. God never
makes mistakes. The test for us as individual members of Adam's race
- Will </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">we</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">acknowledge</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">accept</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
the Sovereign right of our Sovereign God to make His Sovereign
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">choices</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
according to His own will? Or will the clay say to the Potter, What
are you doing with me? Does not the Potter (God) have the Sovereign
right to make and shape each one of us exactly according to </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">His</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
desire and will?</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">He
has chosen Israel as His special nation through Isaac. He has given
her the right of His land from the Nile to the Euphrates. Does this
bother the descendants of Ishmael, the nations, the Untied Nations
and the United States? Evidently, Yes! Will this judgment change the
will and purposes of God? Absolutely not! And when His Son - our Lord
Jesus returns - we will see all the will and purposes of God brought
to pass! Happy the man who has learned to say - Whatever pleases You,
Lord - concerning me or anyone else - pleases </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">me</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">I
don't ask </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">anything</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
for myself except what </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">He</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
desires for me. I am continually amazed at what He chooses to put me
into, and with whom He chooses to link me! It would never enter into
my mind to ask or desire for His Sovereign choice on my behalf. There
is a peace in this. Jesus as Son of Man walked this way for 33 years
on earth. My prayer is that each of us may learn this same way of
peace. </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">An
added note on “Protocol”. I would like to recommend the book
“Warfare by Honor - The Restoration of Honor ... A Protocol
Handbook” by Suuqiina and Quamaniq - </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><</span></font><u><a href="mailto:ndigenus@cs.com">ndigenus@cs.com</a></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">></span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
. For what it's worth, in my estimation this is one of the most
important books written in the last decade. </span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">One
last note - There is much controversy over the right approach to the
name of our God. Ivan Panin in his day believed that the version ASV
'01 was the closest to God's Bible Numerics. C.T. Studd used this as
his favorite translation in his day. In the Introduction to this
version, the American translators give a lengthy explanation why they
chose the name “Jehovah” above all others. I tend to side with
them. However, this is one of those choices that fit the Moravian
Proverb: “In essentials, </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">unity</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">;
in non-essentials, </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">tolerance</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">;
in all things, </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">charity</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
or love. I count this choice in the second category, so can
fellowship with others who prefer another choice. J.A.W.</span></span></font></p>
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