Scripture Post #1,543: *BLESSINGS PASSED ON*

 

Genesis 26:

3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 

4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 

5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Abraham was long dead. Yet his obedience while he lived made way for GOD's everlasting covenant with him. Blessings that were passed on to Isaac and many generations after. Isaac was able to encounter GOD and be blessed of GOD because of his father Abraham's obedience!

Context:

Gen. 26:1: "And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar."

V. 2: "And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:"

V. 3: "Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;"

V. 4: "And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;"

V. 5: "Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

V. 6: "And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:"

Originally Published: Sat. 12 • 3 • 16