Genesis Week 18 - Covenant (with Isaac)

God has promised a multitude of children through Abraham and Isaac and yet both Sarah and Rebekah struggled with infertility. Meanwhile Ishmael seems to have no trouble bearing children. Like his father before him, Isaac faces a famine and common sense says to leave the land of promise and head to Egypt. Crops, herds, wells, quarrels, clans, and kings are all a part of Isaac’s story. Whatever we assume Abraham has passed on to Isaac about God’s character and what a life of faithfulness looks like, Isaac’s relationship with God must be his own. Is the Covenant God made still valid? How can Isaac know? Does God change his mind? Will He keep His promise to Abraham through Isaac or is it through one of these other sons? As you read these chapters pay attention to the ways God reveals that He will remain faithful to Isaac just as He was faithful to Abraham no matter how hard or messy things get. 

Prepare for this week's teaching by reading Genesis 25-26