Gen 25:19 This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac….
Genesis 25 has a lot going on—Abraham’s remarriage, additional children, death, and burial; Ishmael’s descendants; Isaac and Rebekah’s infertility, pregnancy, and birth of twins, and Esau selling his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew. It’s a lot, but I want to focus for a moment on Isaac and Rebekah.
Gen 25:20 …Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah….
Isaac, 40 years old when he married Rebekah, was 60 (according to commentary) when he finally became a father. Verse 21 is all that we have of those 20 intervening years. “Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife became pregnant.” Twenty years of prayer. Twenty years of feeling the ache of a promise unfulfilled. Twenty years of faithfully drawing closer to God while waiting for His will and His way. May we all be as faithful.
Gen 25:21a Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless….
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for this example of faithful waiting. No matter what trials I am facing in life, no matter how much waiting and prayer are required, help me to draw closer to You through the journey, help me to realize that drawing closer to You IS the journey. Help me to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer (Rom 12:12) Amen.
Gen 25:21b …The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Have a blessed day.
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