ISAAC The Overlooked Patriarch (3) By David Dann

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Isaac is one of the major patriarchs of the Old Testament.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Hebrews 11:8-10 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Genesis 26:4 4 "And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed..."

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Isaac is one of the major patriarchs of the Old Testament.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Isaac is one of the major patriarchs of the Old Testament. Isaac is often overlooked.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Genesis 35:28 28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Matthew 8:11-12 11 "And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 "But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Isaac is one of the major patriarchs of the Old Testament. Isaac is often overlooked.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Isaac is one of the major patriarchs of the Old Testament. Isaac is often overlooked. Isaac’s strengths are preserved in Scripture for our benefit.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Romans 15:4 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Isaac is one of the major patriarchs of the Old Testament. Isaac is often overlooked. Isaac’s strengths are preserved in Scripture for our benefit.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Faith

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Faith Hebrews 11:20 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Faith Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Faith Genesis 26:2-3 2 Then the LORD appeared to him and said: "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 "Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father."

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Faith Genesis 26:6 6 So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Faith Genesis 27:1 1 Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son." And he answered him, "Here I am."

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Faith Genesis 35:28-29 28 Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years. 29 So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Faith 2 Corinthians 5:7 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Devotion

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Devotion Genesis 26:24-25 24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham's sake." 25 So he built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Devotion Exodus 3:6 6 Moreover He said, "I am the God of your father -- the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Devotion Genesis 31:42 42 "Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night."

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Devotion Genesis 17:19 19 Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him."

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Devotion Galatians 4:28 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Spiritual-Mindedness

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Spiritual-Mindedness Genesis 24:62-63 62 Now Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he dwelt in the South. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Spiritual-Mindedness Genesis 25:21 21 Now Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Spiritual-Mindedness Romans 8:6 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Fidelity

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Fidelity Genesis 24:67 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Fidelity Genesis 26:8 8 Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac, showing endearment to Rebekah his wife.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Fidelity Genesis 2:24 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Fidelity Matthew 19:9 9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Genesis 26:16-17 16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we." 17 Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Genesis 26:19-20 19 Also Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found a well of running water there. 20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, because they quarreled with him.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Genesis 26:21-22 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name Sitnah. 22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Genesis 26:26-27 26 Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Phichol the commander of his army. 27 And Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?"

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Genesis 26:28-29 28 But they said, "We have certainly seen that the LORD is with you. So we said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you, 29 'that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD.'"

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Genesis 26:30 30 So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Proverbs 16:7 7 When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Proverbs 20:3 3 It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Romans 12:17-19 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

ISAAC’S STRENGTHS: Meekness Matthew 5:5 5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.

Spiritual-mindedness. Fidelity. Meekness. ISAAC’S STRENGTHS Faith. Devotion. Spiritual-mindedness. Fidelity. Meekness.

ISAAC: The Overlooked Patriarch Matthew 8:11-12 11 "And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 "But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

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