Title The Happiest People/Genesis 25:19-34
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More than two thousand years have passed since Greece conquered the whole world and spread its culture.
I did. However, no matter how advanced modern science is today,
The Greek philosophical way of thinking is probably at the root of the name. Greek
They had two opposing ways of thinking,
and had a rational mindset. But even these rational people
It is surprising that he thought fatalistically about human life and death.
It's true.
The famous Greek poet 'Homer' in the 9th century B.C. said, 'As soon as fate approaches,
The liver, whether coward or brave, cannot escape it."
All. It shows just how fatalistic their way of thinking was.
is.
They believed that human destiny was governed by three goddesses named Moirai.
I did. Goddess 'Kloto' is in charge of what kind of environment humans are to be born into.
Goddess 'Lachesis' is the real life from birth to death.
The goddess who controls the bow. The goddess Atropos is the one who insists on death.
It's called God. Because of these three goddesses, the fates and misfortunes of human beings were
that is all.
But the Bible doesn't say that. human deeds. human sleeping
They say it depends on God.
However, the content of this family's eventual difficulties due to human error
Comes out.
In Genesis chapters 24 and 25, there are two elements of happiness in Isaac's family.
The first was love. In Genesis 24:67, "Isaac brought Rebekah and
She brought her into the tent of her father Sarah, and she took her and married her, and she loved her.”
All. The word 'love' here is 'aheb', which means not only the mind.
We are talking about physical and passionate love. this love coffin
How happy would a family made up of
Second, this family was a praying family.
Verse 21 says, “So Isaac went to the LORD for his wife because she was barren.
saved," he says.
In verse 21, the phrase that Isaac prayed for Rebekah is in Hebrew.
The word 'Atar' is one of the 12 words of prayer. This word 'Atar'
It refers to continuously burning incense before God for the rest of your life.
Therefore, this means that man also listens to God and prays, and God also
It means paying attention to and listening to the prayers of So this Atara
The word can also be interpreted as 'to plead'. Isaac and Rebekah's prayer
Mana You can tell if it was a continuous prayer.
Isaac prayed for Rebekah for 20 years, and finally Rebekah gave birth to a baby.
has been In this way, this family was a family that prayed and received answers.
But this happy family was broken. Hatred and hatred arose
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Genesis 27:41 says, “Because of the blessing that his father had blessed Jacob,
Esau hated Jacob, and said in his heart, The time to mourn the father is near;
will kill my brother Jacob.”
So his younger brother Jacob fled and cut ties with his family in Paddan-aram for 20 years.
I was sassby. As Esau did, his blessing was taken away and he felt uncomfortable and went south.
I went and severed ties with my parents. I live alone, separated from my family like this
Rebekah also died, and Isaac died blind at the age of 185.
These verses are the words of a family who loved and prayed hard in this way became unhappy.
We have something to teach us.
There are people who come to church but do not change their lifestyle at all.
All. If you continue your habitual life of faith, it will be yours.
It means giving up on your own happiness.
four kinds of people
There are four types of people in the text: Isaac, Rebekah, and Jacob.
All. Let's take a look at the personalities of these four people.
First, Rebekah was a barren woman. Verse 21 says, “The wife has not conceived.
There is a saying, "Because I can't conceive." The word barren is the Hebrew word for 'Ah.
The word 'kar' means a woman who can't bear fruit.
Genesis 24:67 says that Isaac loved Rebekah. this
There is a problem with not being able to conceive despite receiving a lot of love from her husband.
will be
According to the Bible, we are the bride and the Lord is the bridegroom, so we live in union with the Lord.
is likened to a spiritual marriage. So, as brides, we have spiritual children.
is to go.
In Matthew 7:16 we read, “You will know them by their fruit, from the thorns
Do you pick grapes or figs from thistles? Every tree like this is beautiful.
A bad tree bears bad fruit, but a good tree bears bad fruit.
It cannot bear fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear a rod is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, its fruit
You will know them by
I bless you in the name of the Lord that you will bear the fruit of ang.
Galatians 5:22 says, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”
In Ecclesiastes 5:9 it says, “The fruit of the light is in goodness and righteousness and truth.”
is.
Saints! Are you bearing these fruits?
To bear fruit, I must die. In John 12:24, “a grain of
When a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it bears much fruit.”
Our worldly desires and upbringing must die. Seeds buried in the ground die
There must be a shell burst and complete death. then the nutrition
that you will be able to receive.
In 2 Peter 2:5 we read, “The virtue of faith, the knowledge of virtue, the temperance of knowledge.
sacrifice patience, patience godliness, godliness brotherly kindness, brotherly kindness love,
And if these things are sufficient for you, then you will receive our Lord Jesus Christ
I do not want to be lazy and unfruitful in my knowledge.”
All. In order to bear fruit, it is necessary to receive such nourishment.
One morning Jesus was going to Jerusalem and he was hungry. way
There was a fig tree by the way, but there was no fruit. It is on the fig tree
It was not the time. So the famous English Bertrand Russell said, “The time of the fig is
I can't believe in such a cruel Jesus if you curse him for not having any fruit."
It is said that he covered the sutras and lived without believing in God all his life, and then died.
But this fig bears fruit three times a year, and Jesus is looking for it.
It was a time when the fruit called 'taxi' was to be produced. 'Taxi goes among the fruits
It refers to the fruit without the sour taste, but Jesus was hungry, so he took the fruit.
You've found it. But when there was no fruit that should be there, Jesus cursed it.
is. When we should bear fruit, when the Lord finds fruit,
that has to be tied up.
Is Isaac a man of love? 20 without forsaking Rebekah, who was barren
I have been praying for you for years.
Our church's motto this year is 'Explosion of the Holy Spirit' and 'Evangelism Explosion'. Everyone. no this year
Above all, I hope that you will bear the fruit of evangelism.
Second, according to verse 26, Jacob was born holding Esau's heel.
All. The Hebrew word for grabbing the heel is 'to crush the back of another person's head by injustice and take it'
It means 'everything'. He neglected the cause of the eldest son, married a foreign woman, and raised his parents.
To say that he grabbed the heel of Esau, a troublemaker, is a meaningless world.
A person who holds onto and does not let go. The things you used to relate to in the world are now over
Let it go boldly. And hold on to the Lord.
Philippians 3:10 says, “But I will seize that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
The words "I follow you" clearly tell us what to hold on to.
I am saying
Third, let's look at Esau. In Genesis 25:29, “Esau stoned out of the field.
Come, I am very weary…” Verse 30 “He said to Jacob, “I am weary…”
was a tired person. The word 'tired' means 'Aheb'. this speech
means tired, numb, and withered. Because Esau was a fielder
They lived only in the fields from morning to night. The word "fielder" is a Hebrew word for
Those who belong to the world, those who belong to the world. world all week
It is tiring to go to church and sit down on a Sunday after looking for only one thing.
There are many tired people among the saints today. In Isaiah 40, “the boy
Even though he is weary and weary, he stumbles as a tall man, he is stumbling, but he waits for the
The one who sleeps will be refreshed and spread like eagles' wings."
Life is not tiring when you receive grace.
Finally, let's look at Isaac. Verse 28 says, “Isaac was the fish that Esau had hunted.
He loved him because he liked him, and he said, "In verse 27, verse 4, it says, "I will make a delicacy that I enjoy.
Oh bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you with all my heart before I die.
"Isaac loved meat. The Israelites salted their own lamb.
Eat only beef, do not eat wild animals such as lions and bears.
All. But wild meat is less. The meat of Esau is also worldly
will be Proverbs 21 says, “He who loves communication lives, but he is dead.”
He does. He loved the world, but he was blind.
Ladies and gentlemen, may we overcome this type of life and lead a life centered on the Word.
wish. Please pray and read and write the Bible this year.