1. In Genesis 25, we see that Isaac was Abraham’s only heir, heir to the promise received from his father and to God’s blessing. It is very important to understand that God blessed humankind; however, they lost this blessing when they disobeyed God’s word by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. From Abraham onward, however, God’s blessing returned to humankind (Genesis 25:1-6).
2. Through Abraham, humankind recovered this blessing, and Isaac received it. Although Abraham had other sons, none of them shared in the blessing or the promises that God gave to Abraham. Isaac was the only one who inherited them (Genesis 25:5).
3. Abraham knew that, in God’s eyes, Isaac was the only descendant —the seed — who would inherit the promises given for the fulfillment of God’s will. These promises were not for Abraham’s personal well-being; rather, they aimed at the fulfillment of God’s will. These promises, inherited by Isaac, exist for this purpose (Genesis 25:5).
4. “What is the mystery of God’s will? What is the longing of His heart, His desire? Ephesians answers us: ‘That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth’” (Ephesians 1:10) (Daily Food, Book 5, Week 2, Tuesday, page 25).
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