365 Day Bible Catch Up (Isaac)

Genesis 25 (starting at verse 19)

-Isaac was 40 when he married Rebekah, who was barren. Isaac prayed to God and Rebekah became pregnant with twins. The twins jostled inside of her and Rebekah asked the Lord why this was happening and the Lord explained that two peoples were struggling inside of her and that the older would serve the younger.
-Esau was born first, covered in red hair. Jacob came second grabbing onto the heel of Esau. Esau became a hunter and was loved by Isaac. Jacob was quiet and loved by Rebekah.
-One day Esau came home from a hunt and asked Jacob for some of the stew he was making because he was hungry. Jacob said he'd give him some stew if Esau sold him his birthright. Esau did so "so Esau despised his birthright".

Genesis 26

- During a famine Isaac went down to the land of the Philistines and met with King Abimelech and pulled the old 'my wife is my sister trick' and when Abimelech saw Isaac caressing Rebekah from his window he called Isaac out on his trickery. But, Isaac was blessed by God and became very wealthy until he was envied by the Philistines. Abimelech then told Isaac to move away from them because he had become too powerful.
-After being visited by the Lord, Isaac built an altar to the Lord. Like Lot, Isaac was blessed for the sake of Abraham (Genesis 26:24).
-Like Abimelech had done with Abraham, he came to Isaac with a request of a non-aggression treaty.
-Esau married a couple of Hittite women who were a "source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah"

Genesis 27 - 28:9

- Rebekah devises a plan to have Jacob receive the blessing of Isaac before his death. Jacob dresses up like Esau and steals the blessing. Esau then came in and Isaac realized the deception and has no real blessing for Esau other than when Esau grows restless he will throw the yoke of Jacob off his neck.
- Esau then plotted to kill him. Rebekah plotted to send Jacob to her brother Laban's until Esau was no longer angry. Rebekah went to Isaac and claimed that Esau's wives were driving her into misery. Isaac told Jacob not to marry a Canaanite woman but go to Laban's to find a wife.
- When Esau realized how much his Canaanite wives were displeasing to his parents he went to Ishmael and married one of his daughters.