Genesis Lesson 14
GOD BLESSED ISAAC
Genesis 25:19-28:5
Key verse 26:3,4
I. Isaac Obeyed God (25:19-22; 26:1-33)
At what age did Abraham pass away, and where was he buried (25:7-10)? At what age did Isaac marry, and what serious problem arose for his family (11-21a)? How long did Isaac pray about this (21b, 26)?
When Rebekah’s babies jostled within her, what did she do (22)? How did God reveal his purpose for the twins before they were born (23)? Why did he choose the younger? (Ro 9:10-13) What did they name them (24-26)? Why did Isaac love Esau and Rebekah love Jacob (27-28)?
Where did Isaac try to go during the famine (26:1,2)? What did God want of Isaac? How did God promise to bless Isaac if he obeyed (3,4)? Why (5)? How did Isaac respond to God’s command (6)?
What difficulties did Isaac face living in Gerar? How did God protect Isaac there (7-11)? How did God bless Isaac for maintaining his faith (12-14)?
Why did Isaac have to keep reopening old wells and digging new ones (15-22)? What does this show us about his faith? How did God help Isaac during that time (22-25)? In the end, how did Isaac’s faith influence those who didn’t know God (26-33)?
II. Isaac Handed Down God’s blessing to Jacob (27:1-28:5)
What did Isaac have to do as he grew old and neared death (27:1,2)? Whom did he want to give his blessing to before he died (1-4)? Whom did Rebekah want to see receive the blessing, and how did she try to make this happen (5-17)? How was Jacob blessed as a result (18-29)? Why was it so important to receive Isaac’s blessing?
Why did Esau burst out with a loud and bitter cry (30-38)? What did the future hold for him (39,40)? Why did Jacob have to leave his hometown (41-46)? What specific instruction did Isaac give regarding Jacob’s marriage (28:1,2)? How did he further bless Jacob (3-5)?
Thus far, who is the God of Isaac? How did God help him to become one of the ancestors of faith?