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Genesis 12

I. God tells Abram to travel to a country He will show him, 12:1-6

A. God tell Abram to move, 12:1-3 . Abram travels with his !amily, 12:"-6

II. #he $ord a%%ears, 12:&-'

A. God tells Abram he will (ive him this land, 12:&. Abram builds a tem%le, but moves on to ethel, 12:&-'

III. Abram continues south to )(y%t, 12:*-16

A. Abram enters )(y%t because o! !amine, 12:*-1+ . Abram tells his wi!e, arai, to say shes his sister, 12:11-13

. he is ta/en to the 0haraoh, 12:1"-1

. #he 0haraoh o!!ers to marry arai, 12:16

I. Abram is shunned !rom )(y%t, 12:1&-2+ A. God sends a %la(ue u%on 0haraohs house, 12:1&

. 0haraoh as/s Abram why he said arai was his sister, 12:1'-1*

. Abram is e4iled !rom )(y%t, 12:2+

Genesis 1

I. Abram desires an heir, 1:1-6 A. A vision o! God comes to Abram, 1:1

. Abram says he has no heir, 1:2-3

. God tells Abram he will have many children, 1:"-6II. Abram ma/es sacri!ice, 1:&-12

A. God instructs Abram to ma/e sacri!ice, 1:&-*

. Abram obeys and slee%s that ni(ht, 1:1+-12

III. Another vision, 1:13-1& A. God tells Abram his %eo%le will be slaves !or rou(hly !our-hundred years, 1:13

. God will 5ud(e the nation that enslaved them, the Hebrew %eo%le will be !ree 1:1" . God tells Abram he will live to an old a(e, 1:1 . y the !ourth (eneration they shall return to Abrams homeland, 1:16

). #he sacri!ice is com%leted, 1:1&

I. #he $ords covenant with Abram, 1:1'-21 A. #he $ord tells Abram that his descendants will be (iven the land !rom the river o!

)(y%t to the (reat river )u%hrates, 1:1'

. #he $ord includes the lands o! the enites, the ene77ites, the admonites, the

Hittites, the 0eri77ites, the 8e%haim, the Amorites, the anaanites, the Gir(ashites, andthe 9ebusites, 1:1*-21

Genesis 16I. arai (ives Abram her handmaiden in an attem%t to (ive Abram an heir, 16:1-"

A. arai has been barren !or many years, so she conceives o! the idea o! havin( Abram

have a child with her )(y%tian handmaiden, Ha(ar, 16:1 . arai (oes to Abram and %resents her idea, by ma/in( the ar(ument that the $ord has

/e%t arai barren, so she wants Abram to slee% with Ha(ar in ho%es o! creatin( an heir.

Abram heeds her %leadin(, 16:2



. arai (ives Abram Ha(ar to be another o! his wives around the time that Abram has

been in anaan !or ten years, 16:3

. Abram and Ha(ar consummate their marria(e, Ha(ar conceives, and a!ter becomin( %re(nant be(ins to loo/ with scorn at arai, 16:"

II. arai reali7es the error o! her decision and Abram leaves the choice o! dealin( with

Ha(ar u% to arai 16:-6 A. arai (oes into Abram and tells him that she was wron( !or havin( Abram wed Ha(ar

because now that Ha(ar has become %re(nant she is des%isin( arai, and arai says that

the $ord should 5ud(e between hersel! and Abram, 16:. Abram a(rees with arai and says that Ha(ar is in the care o! arai and that she should

deal with Ha(ar as she sees !it. o arai deals harshly with Ha(ar and Ha(ar !lees into the

wilderness, 16:6

III. God ta/es %ity on Ha(ar, sends an An(el to her, and Ha(ar becomes the mother o!Ishmael, 16:&-16

A. #he An(el o! the $ord !inds Ha(ar by a s%rin( in the wilderness on the way the

hur, 16:&

. #he An(el as/s Ha(ar why she is there and where she is (oin(, andHa(ar tells theAn(el that she i! !leein( !rom the wrath arai has brou(ht down onto her, 16:'

. #he An(el tells Ha(ar that she needs to return to arai, and submit hersel! as/ aservant to arai once more, 16:*

. #he An(el tells Ha(ar a messa(e !rom God that Ha(ars descendants will be too

(reat to count, 16:1+ ). #he %ro%hecy o! Ha(ars child continues with the An(el tellin( Ha(ar that, she shall

bear a son, and that his name is the be Ishmael because God has heard Ha(ars cries o!

a!!liction, 16:11

. Ishmael is to be a wild man, a(ainst all men, that every man will be a(ainst him, yethe will live amon(st all his brethren, 16:12

G. Ha(ar then calls u%on the name o! God and calls Him, ;ou-are-the-God-who-ees

because God heard her cries, 16:13 H. Ha(ar renames the s%rin( eer $ahai 8oi, and says that it is between adesh and

ered, 16:1"

I. Ha(ar returns to Abram and arai and (ives birth to her son Ishmael when Abram is ei(hty-si4 years old, 16:1-16

Genesis 1&

I. God recon!irms his covenant with Abram and (ives Abram a new name, 1&:1-' A. <hen Abram is ninety-nine years old, God a%%ears be!ore him and tells Abram that

He is God almi(hty and that Abram should wal/ blamelessly be!ore him, 1&:1

. God tells Abram that i! he will do that, God will ma/e His covenant between Abramand himsel!, and that Abram will be the !ather o! a vast multitude, 1&:2

. Abram !alls on his !ace be!ore God, 1&:3

. God reminds Abram that His covenant is with Abram and that he will indeed be theather o! many nations, 1&:"

). God chan(es Abrams name to Abraham, !or God will ma/e Abraham the !ather o!

many nations, 1&:



. God tells Abraham that he will be e4ceedin(ly !ruit!ul, that God will create nations

out o! Abrahams line, and that /in(s will be born out o! this line too, 1&:6

G. God establishes His covenant with Abraham and his descendants in an everlastin(covenant, 1&:&

H. God tells Abraham that he and his descendants will be (iven the land o! anaan to

!orever be theirs, and that God will always be their God, 1&:'II. God (ives Abraham directions !or the si(ns o! what will be a symbol o! His covenant

with Abraham and his descendants, 1&:*-1"

A. God tells Abraham that he is to /ee% his end o! the covenant with God throu(houthis li!e and his descendant lives, 1&:*

. God tells Abraham that the si(n o! the covenant between them is that every male

descendant is to be circumcised, 1&:1+

. God tells Abraham that he is to be circumcised as well, 1&:11 . God establishes that Abrahams male descendants will be circumcised when they are

ei(ht days old, and i! any male servants are bou(ht they are to be circumcised as well,

1&:12

). God reiterates that all male children and male servants o! Abrahams household areto be circumcised because it is the be the !leshly si(n o! their covenant, 1&:13

. God tells Abraham that i! any male %erson is not circumcised, they are to be cut o!!!rom the covenant and his %eo%le, 1&:1"

III. God chan(es Abrahams wi!es name and tells that she will be the mother o! nations,

1&: 1-16 A. God says to Abraham that his wi!e arai will no lon(er be called arai, but instead is

now arah, 1&:1

. God says that He will bless arah, that she will (ive Abraham a son, and that she

will the mother o! nations and /in(s, 1&:16I. Abraham =uestions Gods covenant with him, o!!ers Ishmael as the !ul!illment, and

God re!utes it, 1&: 1&-22

A. Abraham lau(hs and says in his heart that he is too old, bein( one-hundred years old,and that arah is too old, bein( ninety, to be the %arents o! a child, 1&:1&

. Abraham o!!ers God Ishmael as !ul!illment o! Gods covenant with himsel!, 1&:1'

. God tells Abraham that he is wron(, and that God will ma/e it so that arah will bear Abraham a son, that he is to be named Isaac, and that Isaac and his descendants will

be the !ul!illment o! the covenant, 1&:1*

. God does say that Ishmael will be blessed, that he will be !ruit!ul, the !ather o!

many, and the root o! a (reat nation, but that His covenant is to be established withAbraham throu(h the son, Isaac, that he has with arah, 1&:2+-21

). God !inishes tal/in( with Abraham, 1&:22

. Abraham sets out to !ul!ill his end o! the covenant with God, 1&:23-2& A. Abraham ta/es Ishmael, and every male in the household and every one o! them are

circumcised that same day, 1&:23

. Abraham is ninety-nine when he is circumcised, Ishmael is thirteen when he iscircumcised, and both Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised the same day that Abraham

has tal/ed with God, 1&:2"-26

. All the men o! Abrahams household, whether born into the household or bou(ht as

servants, are circumcised that very day, 1&:2&



Genesis 2&

I. Isaac has (rown old and desires to (ive his blessin( to his son )sau, 2&:1-"

A. Isaac is old and has (one blind, so he calls out to )sau, his older son, and )sauanswers, >Here I am.?, 2&:1

. Isaac tells )sau that he is old and worryin( about the day o! his death, 2&:2

. Isaac then as/s )sau to ta/e u% his wea%ons and hunt some (ame !or him, returnand ma/e a savory dish that he loves, brin( it to Isaac, and Isaac will (ive )sau his

blessin(, 2&:3-"

II. 8ebe/ah convinces 9acob to !ool Isaac and steal )saus blessin(, 2&: -1+ A. 8ebe/ah overhears Isaacs directions to )sau, and a!ter )sau leaves, (oes to tell

9acob about what she has heard and %lanned, 2&:-6

. 8ebe/ah tells how Isaac has told )sau to hunt (ame, brin( it bac/, coo/ it, and he

will (ive )sau his blessin(, 2&:& . 8ebe/ah commands 9acob to listen to her and tells him to (o out, brin( her two

choice o! (oat /ids, and she will ma/e the savory !ood !or Isaac, 2&:'-*

. 9acob is then to ta/e the !ood to Isaac, have Isaac eat it, and then Isaac will bless

9acob instead o! )sau since Isaac will believe it is )sau, 2&:1+III. 9acob worries that Isaac will not believe he is )sau because he does not have the same

%hysical characteristics as his brother and worries that he shall brin( a curse u%onhimsel!, 2&:11-12

A. 9acob %oints out that )sau is a hairy man and he is smooth s/inned, 2&:11

. He !ears that his !ather will detect this and be cursed instead o! blessed, 2&:12I. 8ebe/ah dis(uises 9acob, 2&:13-1&

A. 8ebe/ah states that i! the dece%tion is detected, she will ta/e the blame, 2&:13

. 8ebe/ah %re%ares the savory !oods that Isaac re=uested, 2&:1"

. he dis(uises 9acob in )saus clothin(, 2&:1 . 8ebe/ah then uses (oat s/ins to cover the smooth s/in o! 9acob, 2&:16

). he (ives the !ood to 9acob to ta/e to his !ather, Isaac, 2&:1&

. 9acob ta/es the !ood to Isaac, 2&:1'-21 A. 9acob (oes into his !ather, %retendin( to be )sau, and Isaac tells him he is there, but

wonders who 9acob is, 2&:1'

. 9acob tells Isaac that he is )sau, Isaacs !irstborn, that he has done as Isaac hasas/ed, and that he has brou(ht the !ood !or Isaac to sit and eat, 2&:1*

. Isaac =uestions whether 9acob is really )sau, and as/s how he !ound the meat so

=uic/ly, and 9acob tells him that it is because o! God, 2&:2+

. Isaac as/s 9acob to come closer so that he can touch him and /now !or certain thathe is truly )sau, 2&:21

I. Isaac =uestions whether or not 9acob truly is )sau, 2&:22-2"

A. 9acob (oes near closer to Isaac and Isaac touches him, but is still con!used since he/nows the voice is 9acobs, but he !eels li/e )sau, 2&:22

. Isaac still didnt reco(ni7e 9acob as )sau !or sure, but because 9acob !elt li/e )sau,

Isaac blessed him, 2&:23 . Isaac still as/s 9acob, >Are you really my son, )sau@? ,and 9acob answers that he is,

2&:2"

II. Isaac tells 9acob to come close to him so he mi(ht eat and then bless him, 2&:2-2&



A. Isaac has 9acob brin( the !ood to him, 9acob brin(s it near to him, and Isaac eats

and drin/s, 2&:2

. Isaac then tells 9acob to come near and to /iss him, as a way o! assurin( himsel!that 9acob is indeed )sau, 2&:26

. 9acob (oes to Isaac, /isses his !ather, and Isaac smells him and bein( satis!ied,

blesses 9acob, 2&:2&III. Isaacs blessin(, 2&:2'-2*

A. Isaac says that 9acob smells li/e )sau, which is li/e the !ield, which is blessed by

the $ord. #here!ore 9acob ho%es that God will (ive him the dew o! heaven, the !atness o!the earth, and %lenty o! (rain and wine, 2&:2'

. Isaac then (oes on to say that he blesses 9acob)sauB with %eo%le to serve him,

nations to bow down to him, that 9acob)sauB will be master over his brethren, that his

mothers sons will bow down to him, and that everyone who curses him will be cursed,while everyone who blesses him will be blessed, 2&:2*

IC. )sau returns and learns o! the deceit o! his brother 2&:3+-3

A. As soon as Isaac !inishes blessin( 9acob, )sau comes in !rom his huntin(, 2&:3+

. )sau has made the savory !ood !or his !ather, he brin(s it into his !ather, and tellsIsaac that he is there with the !ood and to receive his blesses, 2&:31

. Isaac is con!used and wonders who )sau really is, and )sau tells him it is his !irst born son, 2&:32

. Isaac is then u%set because he is startin( to reali7e that he has been tric/ed and the

tells )sau that he has already (iven his blessin( away, 2&:33 ). <hen )sau hears that his blessin( is (one already, he is very bitter and be(s Isaac to

bless him also, 2&:3"

. Isaac tells )sau that 9acob has already come and ta/en the blessin( away !rom him,

2&:3C. )sau (rows an(ry that 9acob has stolen his birthri(ht and yet be(s his brother !or any

/ind o! blessin(, 2&:36-3'

A. )sau says that 9acob is ri(htly named because he has su%%lanted his brother twotimes, that he too/ away his birthri(ht, and now he has ta/en away his blessin( too, he

be(s Isaac !or any /ind o! blessin( at all, 2&:36

. #he Isaac answered and said to )sau that he had made 9acob his master and all his brethren have been (iven to 9acob, with all the !ruits o! their labors and the !ields to

sustain him, what else was there to (ive )sau@, 2&:3&

. )sau still wanted a blessin( !rom his !ather, and we%t, 2&:3'

CI. Isaac (ives )sau the only blessin( he can 2&:3*-"+ A. Isaac (ives )sau a blessin( and says, >ehold, your dwellin( shall be o! the !atness

o! the earth, and the dew o! heaven !rom above, 2&:3*

. Isaac then continues, >y your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brotherD it shall come to %ass, when you become restless, that you shall brea/ his yo/e

!rom your nec/, 2&:"+.

CII. )sau is an(ry and hates 9acob because o! his deceit, and 9acob must esca%e !rom thethreat )sau %oses 2&: "1-"6

A. )sau hates 9acob, but wont do anythin( until the days o! mournin( !or his !ather are

over, but he %lans to murder 9acob a!terwards, 2&:"1



. 8ebe/ah is told o! )saus %lan, so she sends !or 9acob and tells him that )sau %lans to

/ill him, 2&:"2

. 8ebe/ah then be(s 9acob to !lee to her brother $aban and to stay with him until )sauis no lon(er so !urious and has !or(otten what he has done to him. 8ebe/ah then tells him

that she will send !or him and doesnt want to have to (rieve !or them both, 2&:"3-"

. 8ebe/ah tells Isaac that 9acob will be leavin( to visit with her brother so that he canta/e a wi!e !rom the land o! her birth, so that she /nows her dau(hter-in-law will be (ood

to her, 2&:"6

Genesis 12 Summary:

Genesis 12 centers on the %romises that God ma/es to Abram AbrahamBD it is a test

o! Abrams !aith in God because God calls on Abram to leave his home, ta/e his !amily,and move onto a new homeland. God however, %romises Abram that i! he will obey him,

he will ma/e Abram the !ather o! a (reat nation, and that he will bless Abram and those

who bless him, but curse those who curse him. <hen Abram reaches the land where God

wants Abram and his descendants to %ros%er, He lets Abram /nowD Abram then builds analtar to than/ God !or brin(in( them to where He intends Abram to become the !ather o!

nations. However, a severe !amine in the land means that Abram 5ourneys !arther south,and he ends u% in )(y%t. Abrams wi!e arai is beauti!ul, and Abram !ears that an

)(y%tian will desire arai and, !indin( out she is his wi!e, will have Abram /illed. o,

Abram tells arai that i! anyone does as/, she is his sister because he !eels that it will besa!er !or them all. As Abram !ears, several %rinces o! 0haraoh see how lovely arai is,

and they tell him all about her. 0haraoh is intri(ued and has arai ta/en to his home, and

0haraoh treats Abram well because he believes that she is his sister. 0haraoh (ives Abram

several varieties o! livestoc/ and male and !emale servants, all because he wants to %leasethe >brother? o! the woman he has ta/en into his home. However, because arai is

Abrams wi!e, God sends %la(ues onto 0haraoh and his household, and when 0haraoh

reali7es what is (oin( on, he sends !or Abram to con!ront him. 0haraoh as/s Abram whyhe would lie to him about arai bein( his wi!e, and that it is his !ault that these %la(ues

have come about because God is %unishin( him !or almost ta/in( another mans wi!e as

his own. 0haraoh then commands Abram to ta/e arai and leave, and even commands hismen to ensure that Abram leaves !orthwith.

Questions:

A =uestion that I cannot hel% but as/, is why Abram did not trust God to ensure that hewould %rotect him in )(y%tian, when God has already told him that He will ma/e Abram

the !ather o! nations@

I am also curious as to why God would send %la(ues onto someone who has been du%ed

into believin( that arai was a !ree woman, instead o! the wi!e she was@ <hy would God

want to %unish someone who is truly innocent in /nowled(e o! wron(doin(@

A third =uestion I !ind is why would arai a(ree to such an arran(ement@ <hy would she

be willin( to leave her own husband and !amily, to become the wi!e o! someone she



doesnt even really /now, even i! she is worried that 0haraoh may cause Abram harm@ I!

she did marry 0haraoh, wouldnt she essentially be lost to Abram anyways@

Genesis 15-17 summary:

ha%ters !i!teen, si4teen, and seventeen o! Genesis cover the covenant that God

ma/es with Abram, the way arai and Abram try to ma/e !ul!ill the %romise in the waythey thin/ will wor/, and the %hysical si(n that God will re=uire o! Abram and his

descendants as %roo! o! their willin(ness to %arta/e in the covenant that God has made

with Abram. ha%ter !i!teen starts with God tellin( Abram to not be a!raid because he isAbrams shield and He is (oin( to reward Abram e4ceedin(ly. Abram, however, is

=uestionin( God and remindin( him that he is childless, and the heir o! his household is a

child not his own. God res%onds to him that, that child is not his heir, that Abram needs to

have !aith that God will (ive him an heir !rom his own body. God tells him to try to countthe stars because that will be the number o! descendants he will have. Abram !inally

decides to have !aith in God, and when directed, Abram brin(s God a sacri!ice. God does

tell him that Abrams descendants will have troubles bein( slaves in a distant landB, but

that they will come bac/ to their own and be richer !or it. ha%ter !i!teen ends with Godtellin( Abram all the lands that will be his descendants.

ha%ter si4teen shows arais lac/ o! !aith in the timeline o! Gods %lan and she

convinces Abram that the best way !or him to have an heir, is !or him to ta/e her

)(y%tian handmaiden, Ha(ar, as another wi!e. he reasons with him that throu(h Ha(ar,he can have the child that she believes God is %romisin( since she has been unable to

(ive Abram a child. Abram a(rees, ta/es Ha(ar as his wi!e, and she conceives a child.

Ha(ar then be(ins to try to vaunt her %osition and throw derision on arai, so arai (ets

u%set and reali7es she was wron( to convince Abram to ta/e this course o! action. he(oes into Abram and tells him that she /nows she was wron( and that Ha(ar is ma/in(

li!e more di!!icult, so she wants him to do somethin( about it. Abram tells her that Ha(ar

is still her handmaiden and leaves her to deal with the situation, which she does in a harshmanner. #he cha%ter closes with Ha(ar !leein( out into the wilderness, where God sends

an an(el to tell Ha(ar that her child will be the !ather o! his own (reat multitude, thou(h

he will be at war with most o! humanity. God convinces Ha(ar to then return to arai andAbram, which she does, and she bears Abram a son when Abram is ei(hty-si4 years old.

ha%ter seventeen covers what si(n God re=uires o! Abram and his descendants

as %hysical %roo! o! their covenant with God. God chan(es Abrams name !rom toAbraham because he will be the !ather o! many nations. God will ma/e Abraham

e4ceedin(ly !ruit!ul and he has established a covenant with Abraham and his

descendants. God tells Abraham that his descendants will have the land o! anaan astheir everlastin( %ossession. #he %hysical si(n that God re=uires o! Abraham and his

descendants is that all male children will be circumcised by the time they are ei(ht days

old and that any male servants who have been bou(ht and brou(ht into the householdmust also be circumcised. God re=uires Abraham to also be circumcised, and He tells

Abraham that his wi!e arai will no lon(er be named arai, but rather arah because she

will be the mother o! Abrahams heir and will be /nown as the mother o! nations.

Abraham lau(hs at God tellin( him that both he and arah will be %arents because



Abraham is then nearly one-hundred years old and arah is ninety. Abraham doesnt see

how %eo%le as old as themselves could ever have children, so Abraham mentioned that he

does have a son already named Ishmael, wont God acce%t him and the heir. God correctsAbraham and tells him once a(ain that arah is the woman who will be the mother o!

Abrahams heir, and thou(h God will bless Ishmael, he is not (oin( to be the member o!

Abrahams !amily who will carry the %romise o! the covenant with God. As cha%terseventeen ends, Abraham ta/es his son Ishmael and all the males o! his household and

they are circumcised that day.

Questions:

ha%ter 1B- Ene o! the thin(s that I have a =uestion about is that in verse si4 it says

that Abram believed in the $ords %romise, and yet in the !ollowin( verses he is

=uestionin( how he can /now !or sure that God will !ollow throu(h with the %romise o!lettin( him inherit the land. o i! Abraham can be accounted !or !aith in belie! that God

will (ive him children, why would he have a hard time believin( that God will (ive him

the land !or his descendants too@

Another =uestion I have is why did God (ive Abraham the vision o! how di!!icult it

would be !or his descendants@ How could Abraham want to then have children i! he/nows that his heirs will have to (o throu(h somethin( so di!!icult@

#he last =uestion I have about cha%ter !i!teen is, was the smo/in( oven and burnin( torchthat %assed over the o!!erin( Abraham brou(ht somethin( that God did, or was it

Abraham !inally !inishin( the sacri!ice@

ha%ter 16B- Havin( dealt with !ertility issues with my own wi!e, cha%ter si4teen reallyhit home, and I su%%ose the =uestion that !irst and !oremost comes to mind is why

Abraham would so willin( (o alon( with arahs %lan@ I understand the need !or an heir,

but i! Abraham had com%lete !aith in Gods ability to %rovide him with an heir, whywould he ever a(ree to ta/in( his wi!es handmaid as another o%tion@

I also wonder why Ha(ar thou(ht it was o/ay to start loo/in( down on arah sim%ly because she had conceived a child, yet she would never have been in that %osition i!

arah had not %ut her there.

Fy !inal =uestion about this cha%ter is that I wonder how Ishmael have !elt when hehears that he is not to be the heir o! Abraham and Gods covenant@ I would ima(ine that

he had to !eel some 5ealousy, but did Abraham treat him as a >second-class? citi7en, and

i! so, how could he do that to his own child@

ha%ter 1&B- #he !irst =uestion that comes to mind, on this cha%ter, is what is the

si(ni!icance o! God chan(in( Abraham and arahs names@ I understand it was tore%resent their bein( the !ather and mother o! multitudes, but why chan(e the names@

Fy second =uestion I have to %onder is how Abraham must have !elt when God told him

that the %hysical si(n o! their covenant is that Abraham and all the males o! the household



must be circumcised@ <hat would the rest o! his !amily have thou(ht about it, and how

honestly, how willin( was everyone to (o alon( with such an act@

#he !inal =uestion I have !or cha%ter seventeen is why the wait !or ei(ht days be!ore theact o! circumcision !or each male child@ I am aware that there was some belie! that a

certain amount o! time had to %ass be!ore %arents were willin( to tal/ about the name o!

the child, but what is the si(ni!icance o! the ei(ht days@

Chapter 27 summary:

ha%ter twenty-seven encom%asses 9acob !oolin( his !ather, Isaac, out o! the blessin(that was su%%osed to be his older brother )saus. Isaac has by this time (rown into an old

man, hes (rown blind, and he /nows he is (ettin( ready to die. Isaac calls )sau to him

and tells his oldest son that he wants him to (o out into the wilderness, /ill some (ame,

brin( it bac/ to ma/e a savory meal, and then Isaac will (ive )sau a blessin(. )sau thensets out to do so, yet Isaacs wi!e 8ebe/ah has overheard this %lan, and wantin( her

!avorite, 9acob, to receive the blessin(, she (oes to 9acob and tells him what is (oin( on.

8ebe/ah then devises the %lan o! dis(uisin( 9acob as )sau, so that he can steal the

blessin( !or himsel!. 9acob tries to ma/e her reali7e that Isaac will /now it is him because he isnt hairy li/e his brother, but 8ebe/ah has a %lan !or that too. 9acob !ollows

his mothers %lan, and thou(h Isaac initially sus%ects that he is bein( !ooled, 9acobmana(es to convince Isaac enou(h to obtain the blessin(. o sooner has 9acob received

the blessin( and le!t his !athers tent, than )sau arrives with his o!!erin( to his !ather.

Isaac is in disbelie! that he has been !ooled, but )sau is an(ry and still be(s !or his !atherto (ive him a blessin(. Isaac tells him that he cant (ive him the blessin( her ori(inally

was (oin( to because he had already (iven it to 9acob, but he does eventually (ive him

the only blessin( he can. As Isaac be(ins to wea/en, )sau determines in his heart that

once the days o! mournin( !or his !ather are done, he is (oin( to /ill 9acob. 9acob hadalready stolen )saus birthri(ht and now he had stolen his blessin(, so )sau is

understandably u%set. 8ebe/ah learns that )sau %lans to murder his brother so she %lans

to send 9acob o!! to her brother until thin(s cool down and )sau is not as an(ry. 8ebe/ahthen tells 9acob that she wants to send 9acob o!! so that he can !ind a wi!e, and the

cha%ter ends with her be((in( Isaac to understand that she wants 9acob to marry a

woman !rom her homeland so she will be treated well in her old a(e.

Questions:

#he !irst =uestion I have about this cha%ter is how a mother could desire the down!all o!

one son in !avor o! another@ 8ebe/ah already /new that 9acob had ta/en )saus birthri(ht, so why would she encoura(e her son to steal the blessin( !rom him as well@

Fy second =uestion is what /ind o! role-model does 9acob really show by bein( willin(to ta/e %art in the %lan that mother has come u% with@ <hy would God want this /ind o!

%erson to be the heir and %ro(enitor o! his chosen %eo%le@

inally my last =uestion why would Isaac %ut the !act that )sau would have to serve his

brother in the blessin( that he bestows on )sau@ <hy ma/e )sau !eel even more li/e hes

been robbed by addin( that@ id )sau !eel that way about it@

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