Abraham Passes Away

Genesis 25

Abraham lived a very long life, 175 years to be exact. In all of those years there were some good moments were he obeyed God by following after him, and listening to him, and the not so good moments such as lying about who Sarah was. But at the end of his life we can easily reflect and see that he loved God. What an adventure he lived by following after God; he fought battles, had mistrust with God, saw supernatural events, and God spoke with him. Not only did Abraham have an exciting journey following God but he also had a huge family. He remarried after the death of Sarah and had several other children. In this chapter we see the breakdown of these children and also the breakdown of Ishmael and his children. They are not the key heritage but are also not neglected by God. 

Verses 19-27- Twins 

The promise of God will flow from Isaac because he and Rebekah give birth to twins. Today as this writing was postponed until I got home, I was able to be there for my sister who just gave birth to her son, Noah. It is such an exciting thing as life is welcomed into this life and watch as the baby takes its breath on his own. God had a plan even when it involved two boys who were completely different in personality and even physical characteristics. Esau who was hairy and Jacob. Esau was a skillful hunter and Jacob was a quiet man who dwelt in tents. God created them individually even though they were twins. I have pleasure of knowing a couple of different groups of twins. Some look really similar and not so similar, but God has given them with different personalities. God had a plan with the younger, Jacob, going to be the one with the anointed of God. Isaac and Rebekah did not help in the diversity of their children, Isaac favored Esau and Rebekah favored Jacob. Even if you do not have a twin, God created you with a diverse personality with your own style.

 Verses 29-34

Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for some stew. The birthright was the inheritance that he would receive from his father since he was the firstborn. Esau did not care for the gift that was going to be given to him. It was like if you would inherit over a million dollars but you did not care about the gift that you would receive so you sold it for something that was worth only two dollars. Esau did not care about the great gift that Isaac was going to be giving him and also God had a plan that will unfold in the future chapters. How do you treat certain gifts that your parents have entrusted unto you? What about the greatest gift that you will ever be able to receive, salvation? We can treat God’s gift of salvation as if we can sell it for a short gratification in this life. I challenge you to see what compromises that you may have made over salvation.