Genesis 25:19-34 Some Notes

Just my notes from today's sermon over Genesis 25:19-34, hope there at all helpful for anything. Some of these points may be helpful only if you listen to the sermon which can be found here: God chooses the least to become his victorious people

- It took 20 years of waiting before Isaac had a son
- Isaac and his family must trust in God alone for a son
- Gen. 25:21 we must not get the idea that this is only the first time Isaac prayed. He PERSISTED for twenty years in prayer
- God gives Rebekah this agonizing birth in order to drive Rebekah to himself.
- They are without son an Isaac prays and God answers and gets the glory, the pregnancy is painful Rebekah prays and God answers and again gets the glory
- The two men are different but not in their masculinity but in their roles
- Jacob was a Shepard of sorts as well as a business type man. (more traditional)
- Esau did not like the traditional roles in the family
- Moses is telling the Israelites this character detail so that Israel is reminded that the nation of Edom are the descendants of Esau.
- Moses links Jacobs name with grabbing Esau's heal which means to be a deceiver.
- Esau despised his birthright and was therefore unworthy to receive the promises of God, he saw being the seed of the woman as nothing of value
- But Jacob didn't deserve to be in the promises of God either so how did Jacob get to be in the seed of the woman
- Because of God's grace! There was nothing Jacob did that was worthy of God's promises (unmerited)
- God is continually choosing the lesser over the greater to bring about his purposes ie. Joseph, David, Solomon, eventually Jesus (born to a poor family, brought up in despised town) and Jesus chooses the 12 disciples ( fishermen, tax collector, etc)
- God saw us in our sin and wretchedness and God chose the least of these
- 1 Cor. 1:25-31
- John 16:33
- 1 John 4:3-4
- Rom. 8:33-35 37-39
- We believe the lie that we can overcome sin on our own. The reality is that left to ourselves we will continue to sin we will only do it privately.
- Stop being prideful and say I need help.
- God wants us to adorn ourselves to godliness
- It will be hard to believe the gospel over the lies of this world
- The question isn't are you an overcomer it is do you believe the gospel and if you do you are victorious
- The Gospel isn't merely for salvation it is also for sanctification.
- We will have to struggle and fight to believe Gods promises
- “I believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:24