God is Our Provider

Genesis 27

202) Rebekah told his son Jacob what she had overheard between Isaac and Esau: “Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.”

203) Jacob told his father Isaac, “The Lord your God gave me success.” (Jacob recognized where good things come from — the Lord.)

204) Isaac said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.” (Good crops definitely come from the Lord!)

205) Isaac said, “May God give you of heaven’s dew and of the earth’s richness — an abundance of grain and new wine.” (God gives good things.)

Genesis 28

206) Isaac said to Jacob, “May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers …”

207) Isaac said, “May God give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham … the land God gave to Abraham.”

208) In a dream, the Lord spoke to Jacob.  He said he will give to Jacob and his descendants the land on which Jacob is laying. (Jacob was on his way to see Laban, his uncle, to find a wife.)

209) The Lord told Jacob that his descendants will be like the dust of the earth.  All people will be blessed through Jacob and his offspring. (Does this have to do with Jesus??)

210) The Lord told Jacob, “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land.” (I believe we are given this same promise when we accept Christ as our personal Savior.)

211) The Lord said, “I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” (But the Lord’s Spirit will never depart from he who accepts Christ.)

212) When Jacob awoke, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”

213) Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God.” (He looked to the Lord for protection and for his needs. So should we!)