OT Characters: Isaac

<p>For more notes and resources check out Douglas' <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot7-isaacmp3/" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Hebrew words:</strong></p><ul><li><i>Yitskhaq </i>(Isaac) -- He laughs.</li><li><i>Rivqah</i> (Rebekah)</li><li><i>'Esaw </i>(Esau)</li><li><i>Ya'aqov </i>(Jacob) -- Sounds like "he deceives," or "he grasps the heel."</li></ul><p><strong>Main thoughts:</strong></p><ul><li>Isaac tends to value comfort and cuisine over principle. He is willing to compromise in order to avoid conflict.</li><li>He is led more by his senses than by his mind; by impulses more than the Spirit.</li><li>Although his father Abraham had conviction about marrying within the people of God, Isaac's conviction in this area (like his son Esau's) is weak.</li><li>He is surrounded by relational conflict.</li><li>In the end, he finally acknowledges God's sovereign choice, relinquishing <i>his</i>right to determine who received the blessing. Hence the favorable verdict in Hebrews 11:20.</li></ul><p><strong>Further study:</strong></p><ul><li>Passages used or referred to:<ul><li>Genesis 17, 21, 22; 2 Chronicles 3:1 and 2 Samuel 24:16.</li><li>Genesis 24; 25:6; 25:20-21, 23, 26; 26:12-13; 27:1ff; 27:46; 28:1ff, 6-9</li><li>Hebrews 11:20</li></ul></li><li>Old Testament:<ul><li>Genesis 17, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 35, 46, 48, 49, 50</li><li>Exodus 2, 3, 4, 6, 32, 33; Leviticus 26; Numbers 32; Deuteronomy 1, 6, 9, 29, 30, 34; Joshua 24; 1 Kings 18; 2 Kings 13; 1 Chronicles 1, 16, 29; 2 Chronicles 30; Psalm 105; Jeremiah 33; Amos 7.</li></ul></li><li>New Testament:<ul><li>Matthew 1, 8, 22; Mark 12; Luke 3, 13, 20; Acts 3, 7; Romans 9; Galatians 4; Hebrews 11; James 2.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Some things we learn about God:</strong></p><ul><li>God's marriage plan is based on spirituality, not Hollywood-style fantasy or romance.</li><li>God expects us to wait patiently for his blessings -- even if it takes 20 years!</li><li>God may improve us husbands' judgment through our wives. Sometimes a man will