The Faith and Dominion of Isaac!
Like the first star that proceeds from the father of faith, we seem to miss the significance of this Patriarch for the light of faith in Abraham and the complexity of the faith of Jacob.
So packed is this dominion and the pursuit of faith in Isaac, it seems that I could write all day about it.
- Dominion of the wells and fighting for it.
- A man in the image of his father, flaws and all
- Lover of his own wife
- The high value of single eyed love of the vow of marriage and love of God. even of the ungodly in that day.
- the keeper of vows sees God as a keeper of vows
- the faith of one man lifting the faith and consistency of the entire region
- Grief at the loss of his father had made him miss losing dominion of the water wells.
- God made him fight for that which was his, already by inheritance
- The expression of ungodliness in that day was in reserving the water only for those who had means and knowledge to find it. Over control of natural resources, taxing the poor for needed items, like water and basic provisions is a greater expression of ungodliness.
- He thought their expression would be to steal his beautiful wife and kill him. They expressed that they attempted to live according to vows as he did. I think Abrahams lies to the peoples had been effective in teaching basic skills of godliness that were traveling through the communities.
- People wanted to compete with the joy that was seen in the community of faith that Abraham created.
- Like the water that they drank from the wells. Thankfulness for this provision made them want to imitate his faith and consistency to God’s truth.
- Isaac had no idea that his faith was growing the faith on the earth even before he could teach the truth of the reality of God’s mercy.
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