The story of Isaac . In telling the story of Isaac it is very important to tell about his father Abram . Once Lord ordered Abram to leave his country , his people and his father's household and to go to the land that God was going to show him . After that God made promises which were fulfilled inthe rest of the Genesis. The first was making Abram into a great nation . Naturally question arises : how can man be made into a great nation ? The answer is that through one's heir that in it's term will give more and more heirs (children) one can be made into nation . Than God promised that he would bless Abram , making his name great, that he would bless those who bless him , that he wold curse those who curse him and finally that through Abram all nations would be blessed. At that time Abram was seventy five years old , so he followed the Lord's will and took his wife Sarai , nephew Lot and moved to Canaan. While Abram was travelling at the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shehem , God appeared to him and told that through his offspring he would receive that land . Because there was a famine in that land Abram went to Egypt. But there was a problem . Abram knew how beautiful his wife Sarai was, also he knew what would happen to her if Egyptians saw her ; moreover he knew what would happen to him if they would have learned that Abraham was her husband- he would be dead . So they decided to pretend as if she was his sister . But once Pharaoh's officials saw her so they took her to the palace . Sarai became Pharaoh's wife , Pharaoh in his term treated well to Abraham(he gave cattle, sheep, different servants).But the Lord inficted serious deseases on Egypt , Pharaoh understood that that was all because of Sarai and he gave back her to Abram . Then he made orders about them to his men and they sent him on his way . All that time Lot was with them . They came to Negev , after that they moved to Bethel, there Abraham called on the name of the Lord . Land could not support allof them while they stayed together , for their posessions where so great .
Hagar represented women who were either excluded or rejected by society. She was taken in as a servant from Egypt into the tribe of Abraham. However, Hagar was never wholly accepted into the tribe of Abraham. She served as a servant to Abraham’s wife Sarah (Sarai). Sarah, on the other hand, represented the free women of society. She was revered by Pharaoh’s officials in Egypt, and they welcomed her into Pharaoh’s palace. She was considered very attractive by the Egyptians. If the Egyptians discovered Sarah was Abraham’s wife, this would lead to his demise, making Sarah an eligible widow. For this reason, Sarah was often introduced as Abraham’s sister. Sarah seemed
Egypt has had many rulers among the eras, men were the only ones to rule. Not until the great Hatshepsut came into power, shortly after the passing of her father the throne was given to her young brother, he was too young to rule so Hatshepsut married her half brother and proclaimed herself as pharaoh. She was a pharaoh for two decades, and during her reign she ordered multiple buildings of projects and art work of herself.
Isaac is near a well in a town, and he prays to God so that he could find a wife, and that whoever gives himself and his camels water from a well that is who he is supposed to marry. So Rebekah comes and draws water from it for Isaac and the camels, as soon as her knows her family background, he gives her loads of dowry and they get betrothed! According to Alter, it’s interesting how this type scene worked, there was a lot of dialogue, and it was pretty detailed overall (Alter 53). Jacob is the only instance in which he himself meets the woman at a well (to be betrothed), to Alter Isaac is the most passive of the “hero’s” (or Patriarchs). Alter uses the example of Jacob who was bound to be a victim, he was saved because of a ram; “later he will prefer the son who can go out to the field and bring him back provender”
Not far off in the past, we have our friend Abraham who has just received a message from God telling him to leave his native land for the land of Canaan.
Abram, which becomes Abraham, is called by God when he is seventy-five years of age to leave his homeland of Ur and travel to become the father of many nations. Abraham grew up in a family that sold idols in the Middle East suggesting to us that they were a polytheistic family. The significance of this is the fact that Abraham later became the first man to abandon all he has in life in order to follow God therefore making him a monotheist. Abraham is called by God to be the father of many nations and has a Covenant with God. This bodily Covenant of circumcision is upheld in the Jewish and Muslim religion. All three religions portray similarities and differences of what Abraham has done for them.
One day, Abram had a vision. In the vision God tells Abram to leave his father’s house which is today’s Iraq, and travel to a place that God will show him. God said that if Abram who becomes Abraham obeyed this command, his descendants would become a great nation, and that he will bless thee,...
to Canaan. God only told him "the land which I will show you." 4 When he
When Ramses became pharaoh, he got many riches. For example, Ramses had as many women as his heart desired. The women did everything for Ramses, which includes dancing for him. Ramses II was the most powerful king in all of ancient Egypt, and his Queens were his greatest supporters. Ramses had many wives, but he loved one particular wife the most of all of them.
Egyptians cherished family life the way we cherish food or money. Children were considered a blessing. They prayed for them and used magic to have children, but if a couple could not conceive they adopted. Men were the head of the household and the oldest son inherited everything of the father’s. Egyptian women were to obey their fathers and husbands, but were equal in many other ways. For example, women could have jobs, some rights in court cases, and they were able to own land. Women were also allowed to own businesses. Only noble women, however, could be priestesses. The women raised the children and took care of the house. Wealthy families would hire maids and nannies to do such things. Divorce was not common in Ancient Egypt, though it was an option. Problems were talked about between families, and if they could not be settled a divorce would take place. Some women became rulers but only in secret. The only woman who ruled as a pharaoh in the open was Queen Hatsheput. Ordinary men normally had one wife, while pharaohs and kings had several. Most marriages were arranged by parents. Most girls married at age twelve while boys were usually a little older.
Centuries after he lived, Jewish scholars wrote down stories endeavoring to explain how Abraham, the son of a Babylonian idol carver named Terach, discovered God on his own when he was a small child.
Abraham is considered to be a person who believed in one god who sought a personal relationship with his Creator. He left his city after voicing opposition to his people's polytheistic practices, and eventually settled in Egypt with his family. Later, he took one of his wives, Hagar, and their infant son Ishmail, to a valley in Arabia and left them there, trusting in God's promise to care for them. Hagar, concerned about feeding her young baby, began searching the surroundings for food and water in response to Hajar's prayers, a spring miraculously came out at Ishma'il's feet to fill their thirst.
... Egyptian women were looked at differently than men; their role was that of the nurturer and the caregiver, the bearer of a family’s future. They were just as important to the society as the men. Ancient Egypt was a very complex world, and just as complex was the role that women played in its society. They were not free, but they also were not enslaved. They were vital, but only in terms of their husbands and their children. Egypt offered women a far more free life than the rest of the ancient world. In the end, women played a secondary role to men putting their desires for achievement aside so their husband could be king.
God calls Abram while he is in Ur. He commands him to leave the country with his family to a land God has chosen. He promises to bless Abram and make his descendants form a great nation. This promise will be fulfilled in the Mosaic Covenant. God makes a promise to bless Abrams personally, and also promises that his name will be well known. This promise will later be fulfilled in the Davidic Covenant. God will bless anyone who blesses Abram, but will place a curse on anyone who attempts to cur...
God had promise Abraham that his children will endlessly be bless by God as long as he listen to God. God is a person who has always faithful to his promises. In Genesis 17: 4-6) God said to Abraham “ You are to become the father of nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I am making you the father of multitude of nations. I will make you exceeding fertile; I will make nations of you; King will stem for you”. While I was reading Genesis, it’s amusing to see how many places Abraham have to move throughout his life because of his belief in God. I can relate Abraham story to mine. Growing up in the Southeast Asia, especially a country that denominated by Buddhism, make it hard for Christian to still believe
And one who had escaped came and informed Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre