1-26-25 Pastor Tim Baker, "Isaac's Family Tree", Genesis 25:19-34

We ended our last study in the Patriarchs by reviewing “the generations of Ishmael,” Abraham’s first son. Though born first, he was not the chosen son of promise; Isaac was. Isaac and Ishmael would subsequently have conflict the rest of their lives, except for a brief truce while together they buried their father. Isaac is much like his father Abraham. Both had wives who struggled for years to get pregnant. Both would face famine and flee to other lands. Both would ask their wives to lie, claiming to be the “sister” of their husbands. It seems the difficulties Abraham faced would visit his son in time. We would say about Isaac: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” In today’s text, we will examine Isaac’s family tree and harvest some lessons for our own lives. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons