Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 26:6-22
by: Cheri Appel.
There are many events in these verses: a famine causes Isaac to move; a familiar lie is told due to Rebekah’s beauty; jealousy over blessings of wealth; another move; arguments about water rights; and finally, room enough in the Gerar Valley. God blessed Isaac by saving his tribe from famine and annihilation by the Philistines (pick a reason). Why? Because his father, Abraham, listened to God and obeyed all of God’s requirements, commands, regulations and laws. Do we, as adults, realize how much our faith and works in Christ will affect our future generations? Do we live as we believe?