Isaac married Rebekah but she couldn't get pregnant so they prayed and God gave her not one, but two babies in her pregnancy. But Rebekah had trouble as the babies grew:
"The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD."
When Rebekah conceived, the children struggled together in her womb. In this she saw an evil omen, that the pregnancy so long desired and entreated of Jehovah would bring misfortune, and that the fruit of her womb might not after all secure the blessing of the divine promise; so that in intense excitement she cried out, "If it be so, wherefore am I?" i.e., why am I alive? cf. Genesis 27:46. But she sought counsel from God: she went to inquire of Jehovah. Where and how she looked for a divine revelation in the matter, is not recorded, and therefore cannot be determined with certainty. Some suppose that it was by prayer and sacrifice at a place dedicated to Jehovah. Others imagine that she applied to a prophet - to Abraham, Melchizedek, or Shem (Luther); a frequent custom in Israel afterwards (1 Samuel 9:9), but not probable in the patriarchal age.
"The LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."
Genesis 25:23
Thus she gave birth to twins: Jacob and Esau. This was twenty years after she had married. It was a long wait, but God did give the couple the children they wanted. Not only that, when Rebekah was upset and confused, she went to God and asked Him what was wrong. He answered her - how we are not told. But I know in my own life, when there is something I don't understand and ask God to explain things to me, he always does; one way or another. :)
I'm so glad we have such a wonderful God to go to when we are confused.
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I have always loved he story of Jacob and Esau, and of Rebekah's wondering heart. So much to learn from them!
Sometimes, I think we should think of Him more as 'Daddy' than 'God'.
Hello, sisters in Jesus! I always learn so much from the people of the Old Testament. What to do and what not to do. Yes, Daddy is a good name for God.
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