It’s before 2 a.m. as I write this, but I slept for four or five hours before I got up after midnight or so; I don’t remember too well… but anyway, Isaac is mentioned here fairly often. He repeats some of Abraham’s sins aforementioned in chapter 20, but that’s in chapter 26, and as a lot of churchgoers know, Isaac believed in God, too, just as his father, Abraham, had done (Genesis 15:6). I don’t think it was before Isaac’s deception in chapter 26, though (for lying lips conceal hatred, see Proverbs 10:18, and since hate is murder and those who do it are not believers, see 1 John 3:15). Still, it’s cool how Isaac’s story played out here. I should also let you know that this story sort of overlaps with Jacob’s story later in this book (he is the character followed in half the chapters of this book). This story is found in pages 14-16 of my NKJV Bible, pages 18-21 of my NASB Bible, pages 31-36 of my VOICE copy, and pages 31-35 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
This story also sets in motion for Jacob’s own episodes of deception. I’m just going to warn you right now, there’s a note in the VOICE version of this passage that triggers me, for if you’re told to change for God, chances are you won’t love Him, for truth is hard to find, and it’s stupid to believe you need to change in order for God to love you. He loves you as is, doesn’t He? That’s what I believe. If you had to earn God’s love, none of us would be loved by Him, for all of us sin each day (Romans 3:23). I don’t like how many people who have claimed Jesus as Lord and Saviour have been nothing but detrimental with others from the beginning, seeing that it’s not some hunker-down-from-the-rest-of-the-world thing. That’s impossible (1 Corinthians 5:10). But you should avoid anyone who claims Jesus as God but is instead hateful, lusty, fraudulent, greedy, lovers of money, or anything else un-Christian (1 Corinthians 5:11), and unfortunately, that’s easier said than done, as not only do we sometimes fly into the crossfire where we can be worse than how David was acting with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11) — although, there’s no possibility of any child of God being un-Christian again, and if there’s any such thought coming through his/her mind, it’s of an evil spirit.
I should also let you know that my fee for my second year of doing these Bible notes online is coming soon, so I’m going to pay that once the 30th rolls around, and fortunately, I’ll have the money for that once my paycheck comes up in two days, but I need to earn more, for I’m out again, so I’m doing yard work in the front yard until there’s no weeds left (except the super-thick ones), so bear with me, for that’s why I haven’t written anything in nearly two weeks. I also don’t want to post any drama online, for my mom literally demonized someone around 20 years old online, and the woman she hatefully condemned didn’t deserve that. I know I don’t, either. I talked with my brother about that, and when I mentioned that we should possibly never speak with our mom again, he actually mentioned it wasn’t an awful idea, albeit a bit extreme, but trust me, we’re a lot better off without her demonic influence. I’ll explain over the second half of this book and go from there. It’s kinda why I don’t enjoy the many episodes of family fighting I see among the customers each time I go to my Fry’s store to work there. And if any enemies see this, I’ll just call my brother and… hopefully, if necessary, we’ll use law enforcement to keep my niece and the rest of us safe from our mom. I’ll let you draw your own conclusion about this for now, but I know all this is real, and I think I should let my manager know if she tries to undo anything here in Gilbert. And if you don’t think this is real, let it be known I speaking this by the Lord of Heaven’s armies. And there is only one Lord, as I’m sure you know (1 Corinthians 8:6).
Any prayer requests you want to submit to me? Do that in my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one and post them on my bedroom walls after having written them down! I’ll see you in the next post as I write about Jacob and Esau and the stew… this is going to get interesting.
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