In this chapter, it shows how Abraham took care of his son, by finding the right women to marry him. Abraham believed the promise God had given him about building his family in that he would have many descendants and because of this God helped him find a wife for Isaac. Abraham was very old and was likely to die soon, so he wanted to find a wife for his son before he died. Abraham told his slave to go back to his father’s land to find a wife because Isaac should not marry a daughter of Canaan. He saw that the Canaanites were evil and filled with hatred and that they would be a society that would destroy itself soon. This can be related in today’s world with Christians. Should Christians marry non-Christians? I …show more content…
Therefore, Isaac prayed to God and did not betray his wife, as Abraham did. God had promised to multiply Abraham, and now Isaac’s, family. Isaac prayed continually to God to help his wife be able to have children and did not give up on God. He believed that God would give up on him his family, so he did not lose faith in God.
When Esau sold Jacob his birthright, it began to think of decision-making. The big decisions we make very significant in our lives and can leave a big impact on them. The problem is we sometimes overlook big decision and do not think carefully about them, like Esau giving his brother his birthright. I think when we have a big decision to make we should pray to God about it, instead of making a quick decision. If it will affect our lives greatly we should ask God for help to give us the wisdom to make the right