11.12.25 ~ Between Times
Good morning!
Sometimes, more is said with less. Scripture doesn't always make sense, then again welcome to life in these 'soul suits' of flesh and bones :-).
Where did he go (Gen. 22:5, 19)?
Abraham said that he and Isaac will go and worship together and they will come again (Gen. 22:5). After the 'Akeidah'/the binding of Isaac, only Abraham comes back (Gen. 22:19). Where did Isaac go? Why doesn't he show again until after the 'servant' finds a bride for the son (Gen. 24:62-67)?
In between this disappearing act, Chapter 23 has Abraham mourning the death of Sarah in Hebron. And in chapter 24, we see Abraham's eldest servant is in Haran, at Laban's house procuring a bride for Isaac. Where was Isaac all this time while the bride was being sought? Strangely enough he's at the refuge well of Hagar and Ishmael; where God sees me/Be'er Lachai Roi (Gen. 24:62); a long way from anything.
Why was Isaac there? Why didn't he return with Abraham? Why wasn't he with his mother? Why wasn't he with the servant? So many questions!
The three mentions of this well give us insight (Gen. 16:14; 24:62; 25:11)! When Hagar/the stranger, who was despised/hallel/treated with little value and runs away from Sarai (Gen. 16:1-16), she meets the angel at the well of the God who sees me, which is located between Kadesh/holy and Bered/hail (Gen. 16:13-14).
In the refuge of Be'er Lachairoi, Isaac, is in a time of mourning for the loss of his mother. He's in the field meditating/suach when he sees his bride coming (Gen. 24:63; Psa. 102:1).
[[A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.]] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. (Psa. 102:1)
Both Isaac and Hagar experience mourning in the same place and receive comfort provided by the One Who sees. Connecting this well with Abraham, Hagar, Ishmael and Sarah is the unfortunate, competitive sin of mocking; their mouths filled with kallal/curses (Prov. 9:8).
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. (Prov. 9:8)
Power struggles within the home lead to mocking. Isaac. In his aloneness, he cried out to the Lord and found comfort through the humble act of prayer and meditation. So why did Isaac choose to go to Hagar and Ishmael? Enquiring minds want to know :-) and wise people want to imitate :-).
For many reasons, it's a good thing that he did. It is hope for each of us who may have been a Hagar or Ishmael. He must have been rebuilding burnt bridges. That would match what Yeshua is doing while He is waiting for the procurement of His bride through the Father's oldest Servent; aka the Holy Spirit (Isa. 11:13).
It appears that there was some mending of relationship since both Isaac and Ishmael bury their father in Hebron at the cave Machpelah. Later Esau married an Ishmaelite woman (Gen. 28:9) and King David's sister married an Ishmaelite man (1 Chron. 2:17), the commander of the army of Judah (1 King 2:32).
Obviously, Isaac's time in Be'er lachai roi produces good fruit hundreds of years later with the Ishmaelites...ah the beauty of intercession between holiness and destruction. When you are convinced that the Lord sees you, your approval needs from those in authority over you or under your authority will decrease. No need to compete or compare. It is then that the ones who love you will come to you of their own free will. Prayers are answered. Reconciliation with enemies comes. Comfort enters your tent.
That's Isaac's man cave mentality! A great place and a great activity between his 'resurrection' and 'taking his bride'.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Heb. 7:25)
Where do you fit into the story? The need for reconciliation or the bride? Enquiring minds want to see :-)
Shalom!
Where did he go (Gen. 22:5, 19)?
Abraham said that he and Isaac will go and worship together and they will come again (Gen. 22:5). After the 'Akeidah'/the binding of Isaac, only Abraham comes back (Gen. 22:19). Where did Isaac go? Why doesn't he show again until after the 'servant' finds a bride for the son (Gen. 24:62-67)?
In between this disappearing act, Chapter 23 has Abraham mourning the death of Sarah in Hebron. And in chapter 24, we see Abraham's eldest servant is in Haran, at Laban's house procuring a bride for Isaac. Where was Isaac all this time while the bride was being sought? Strangely enough he's at the refuge well of Hagar and Ishmael; where God sees me/Be'er Lachai Roi (Gen. 24:62); a long way from anything.
Why was Isaac there? Why didn't he return with Abraham? Why wasn't he with his mother? Why wasn't he with the servant? So many questions!
The three mentions of this well give us insight (Gen. 16:14; 24:62; 25:11)! When Hagar/the stranger, who was despised/hallel/treated with little value and runs away from Sarai (Gen. 16:1-16), she meets the angel at the well of the God who sees me, which is located between Kadesh/holy and Bered/hail (Gen. 16:13-14).
In the refuge of Be'er Lachairoi, Isaac, is in a time of mourning for the loss of his mother. He's in the field meditating/suach when he sees his bride coming (Gen. 24:63; Psa. 102:1).
[[A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.]] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. (Psa. 102:1)
Both Isaac and Hagar experience mourning in the same place and receive comfort provided by the One Who sees. Connecting this well with Abraham, Hagar, Ishmael and Sarah is the unfortunate, competitive sin of mocking; their mouths filled with kallal/curses (Prov. 9:8).
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. (Prov. 9:8)
Power struggles within the home lead to mocking. Isaac. In his aloneness, he cried out to the Lord and found comfort through the humble act of prayer and meditation. So why did Isaac choose to go to Hagar and Ishmael? Enquiring minds want to know :-) and wise people want to imitate :-).
For many reasons, it's a good thing that he did. It is hope for each of us who may have been a Hagar or Ishmael. He must have been rebuilding burnt bridges. That would match what Yeshua is doing while He is waiting for the procurement of His bride through the Father's oldest Servent; aka the Holy Spirit (Isa. 11:13).
It appears that there was some mending of relationship since both Isaac and Ishmael bury their father in Hebron at the cave Machpelah. Later Esau married an Ishmaelite woman (Gen. 28:9) and King David's sister married an Ishmaelite man (1 Chron. 2:17), the commander of the army of Judah (1 King 2:32).
Obviously, Isaac's time in Be'er lachai roi produces good fruit hundreds of years later with the Ishmaelites...ah the beauty of intercession between holiness and destruction. When you are convinced that the Lord sees you, your approval needs from those in authority over you or under your authority will decrease. No need to compete or compare. It is then that the ones who love you will come to you of their own free will. Prayers are answered. Reconciliation with enemies comes. Comfort enters your tent.
That's Isaac's man cave mentality! A great place and a great activity between his 'resurrection' and 'taking his bride'.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Heb. 7:25)
Where do you fit into the story? The need for reconciliation or the bride? Enquiring minds want to see :-)
Shalom!
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