{"id":6114,"date":"2023-09-23T07:15:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T12:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truthrightlydivided.ca\/wp2\/?page_id=6114"},"modified":"2023-09-23T07:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T12:23:48","slug":"genesis-study-10","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/truthrightlydivided.ca\/wp2\/genesis-study-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis Study #10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Bible Class – Study #10 (Gen 26-27) – Notes and Discussion questions<\/u>
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genesis Study #10: The fragmentation of Isaac\u2019s family<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main passage of study: Gen 26:1 – 27:46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related passages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A<\/u>: Ge 12:7,10; 15:5; 22:18; He 11:13
B<\/u>: Ge 12:18-19; 20:1-2
C<\/u>: Ge 21:25; 24:35; Jn 4:10; 2Ti 2:24
D<\/u>: Ge 12:7; 21:22-32; 22:19
E<\/u>: Ge 21:31; 24:3; 28:8-9; 36:2-3
F<\/u>: Ge 25:23-28; 48:10; Ro 8:7
G<\/u>: Ge 25:25; 1Sa 25:24; 1Th 5:22
H<\/u>: Ge 12:3; 25:23; Job 13:7; Mt 26:49; Col 3:9
I<\/u>: Ge 25:33; Jos 24:4; 2Ki 8:20; Job 21:6; He 11:20; 12:17
J<\/u>: Ge 28:7; 31:38; 1Jn 3:15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outline & Notes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Relocation & reiteration<\/strong>– Gen 26:1-5\n
      \n
    1. The problem \u2013 Gen 26:1<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The prevention \u2013 Gen 26:2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. The promise \u2013 Gen 26:3-4<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. The precedent \u2013 Gen 26:5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Duplication & duplicity<\/strong> – Gen 26:6-11\n
        \n
      1. The disobedience \u2013 Gen 26:6<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. The dishonesty \u2013 Gen 26:7<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. The discovery \u2013 Gen 26:8<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. The dishonour \u2013 Gen 26:9-10<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. The decree \u2013 Gen 26:11<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Expansion & excavation<\/strong>– Gen 26:12-22\n
          \n
        1. The prosperity \u2013 Gen 26:12-14<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. The hostility \u2013 Gen 26:15-17<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. The continuity \u2013 Gen 26:18<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. The animosity \u2013 Gen 26:19-21<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. The stability \u2013 Gen 26:22<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. A promise & a pact<\/strong> – Gen 26:23-31\n
            \n
          1. The restoration \u2013 Gen 26:23-25<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. The delegation \u2013 Gen 26:26-27<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. The mediation \u2013 Gen 26:28-29<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          4. The celebration \u2013 Gen 26:30-31<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          5. Beersheba & bitterness<\/strong> – Gen 26:32-35\n
              \n
            1. A duplicating discovery \u2013 Gen 26:32-33<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. A disheartening development \u2013 Gen 26:34-35<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                \n
              1. Isaac\u2019s desire<\/strong> – Gen 27:1-4\n
                  \n
                1. His age \u2013 Gen 27:1-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. His appetite \u2013 Gen 27:3-4<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                3. Rebekah\u2019s designs<\/strong> – Gen 27:5-17\n
                    \n
                  1. The information \u2013 Gen 27:5-7<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  2. The instructions \u2013 Gen 27:8-10<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  3. The reservation \u2013 Gen 27:11-12<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  4. The resolution \u2013 Gen 27:13-17<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  5. Jacob\u2019s deception<\/strong>– Gen 27:18-29\n
                      \n
                    1. The impersonation \u2013 Gen 27:18-20<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    2. The inspection \u2013 Gen 27:21-24<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    3. The indulgence \u2013 Gen 27:25-27<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    4. The imparting \u2013 Gen 27:28-29<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    5. Esau\u2019s despair<\/strong> – Gen 27:30-40\n
                        \n
                      1. The return \u2013 Gen 27:30-31<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      2. The realisation \u2013 Gen 27: 32-33<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      3. The resentment \u2013 Gen 27:34-36<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      4. The recourse \u2013 Gen 27:38-40<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      5. The family\u2019s division<\/strong> – Gen 27:41-46\n
                          \n
                        1. The plot \u2013 Gen 27:41-42<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        2. The plan \u2013 Gen 27:43-45<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        3. The pretext \u2013 Gen 27:46<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          Isaac lived the longest (180 years) of any of the 4 main patriarchs of
                          Genesis and yet, there are a relatively small number of chapters devoted
                          exclusively to his life. In fact, chapter 26 is the only one where he
                          stands alone under the spotlight of Scripture. In this chapter, Isaac
                          quite literally follows in the footsteps of his father Abraham in that he
                          makes his way down to the borderland with Egypt and has interactions with
                          Abimelech and the Philistines. Chapter 27 is the sad story of Isaac\u2019s
                          fractured family in which each one selfishly seeks their own way but it ends
                          up in bitterness, fear and in Jacob being forced to leave home.
                          Remarkably, God\u2019s sovereign will still comes to fruition in spite of
                          everyone taking matters into their own hands and in the next study, we will
                          see the Lord take up serious dealings with Jacob to begin the
                          transformation from \u201csupplanter\u201d to \u201ca prince with God\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Textual notes<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u25cf Abimelech was a kingly title, not a proper name, like Pharaoh and
                          this would be very unlikely to be the same Abimelech who had an interaction
                          with Abraham 97 years prior but perhaps a direct descendant. The name seems
                          to mean \u201cfather of kings\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u25cf There are three different words that have all been translated
                          \u201cdwell\u201d in various translations in the first few verses of chapter 26. In
                          Gen 26:3, the Lord tells Isaac to \u2018sojourn\u2019 (Heb guwr)<\/em>in this
                          land – i.e. Gerar. He was not to stay there long. In Gen 26:6, we read
                          that Isaac \u2018settled\u2019 (Heb yashab<\/em>) in Gerar. And in Gen 26:2, the
                          Lord instructs him to \u2018abide\u2019 (Heb shakan<\/em>) in the land that He
                          would show him, i.e. the promised land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u25cf In Gen 26:5, we have the first mention of the Hebrew words
                          translated as \u2018charge\u2019, \u2018commandments\u2019, \u2018statutes\u2019 and \u2018laws\u2019. There are
                          580 occurrences of these words in the rest of the OT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u25cf The names given to the wells in chapter 26 have significance.
                          Esek means \u2018contention\u2019, Sitnah means \u2018hostility\u2019, Rehoboth means \u2018broad
                          places\u2019 and as we have seen before, Beersheba means \u2018the well of the oath\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u25cf It is possible that the events of chapter 26 belong
                          chronologically before the birth of Esau and Jacob related in chapter 25 as
                          there is no mention of children when Isaac is in Gerar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u25cf We know that Isaac was \u2018old\u2019 with failing vision in Ge 27 but it
                          is difficult to calculate his exact age. From sources that I have
                          consulted, estimates range from 117 to 137 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \u25cf There is a play on words in the Hebrew words for \u2018birthright\u2019
                          (bekorah<\/em>) and \u2018blessing\u2019 (berakah<\/em>) in Gen 27:36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          Discussion questions<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          1. Famine in the Scriptures represents times of trial and testing. What
                          clues from the text at the beginning of chapter 26 tell us about how Isaac
                          responded to this trial? How should we respond when trials come into our
                          lives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          2. Isaac\u2019s father Abraham had also journeyed down to Gerar and had dealings
                          with another Abimelech in Gen 20. What similarities and differences do you
                          see between the two accounts?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          3. Material blessing and prosperity in the OT is often linked to the
                          blessing of God as a result of obedience. How might we explain Isaac\u2019s
                          great prosperity in Gen 26:12-14 when we have just read of his sin and
                          disobedience to God?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          4. Isaac is linked to a number of wells in this chapter. We noted the
                          first mention of a well back in Gen 16 and the picture of the Word of God.
                          What lessons could we learn from the wells in this chapter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          5. The Lord appeared to Isaac for the first time in Gen 26:2 and then again
                          in Gen 26:24. What is notable about the words of the Lord to Isaac on
                          these two occasions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          6. There is a sad addendum to chapter 26 in the details of Esau\u2019s taking
                          two wives. Recalling some of the details from chapter 24, what differences
                          do you see between the decision around Isaac\u2019s marriage and those of Esau?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          7. Where does Isaac\u2019s focus seem to be when he calls Esau at the beginning
                          of chapter 27? Note what he mentions and what he does not mention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          8. Though Jacob\u2019s name means \u201csupplanter\u201d, perhaps we see in the actions of
                          his mother in this chapter, from where he got these traits. How is Rebekah
                          at fault in this chapter and how should she have acted differently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          9. There is much mention of Isaac\u2019s physical senses in this chapter. What
                          can we learn from this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          10. Jacob evidently had a desire for his father\u2019s blessing and for the
                          spiritual benefits of the firstborn but the end does not justify the means.
                          Which details of the account show us the responsibility that Jacob bore in
                          this sad episode?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          11. Some might have pity on Esau as the victim in this chapter but the
                          writer to the Hebrews cites him as an example of a \u201cprofane\u201d or \u201cunholy\u201d
                          person in Heb 12:27. How do we see Esau\u2019s true character in his reaction
                          to these circumstances?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          12. It is obvious by this chapter that Isaac & Rebekah had a rather
                          dysfunctional family. What are some important general principles of family
                          life that we can draw by way of contrast in this chapter?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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