Who Are You, My Son? Isaac Dupes the Dupers - Readwise Highlights
Metadata
- Author: Kerry Walters
- Full Title: Who Are You, My Son? Isaac Dupes the Dupers
- Category: articles
- Summary: God uses flawed people like Abraham’s family to keep the covenant alive. Rebekah and Jacob deceive blind Isaac to steal Esau’s blessing, revealing deep family dysfunction. Despite their sins, God works through their weakness to fulfill divine purposes.
- URL: https://kerrywalters.substack.com/p/who-are-you-my-son-isaac-dupes-the
Highlights
- Nowhere are we told that this obscure son of an equally obscure father is chosen because of some special virtue or perfection on his part. God simply picks him. (View Highlight)
- Abraham was willing to sacrifice Sarah to Pharaoh and Abimelech, just as he sacrified Hagar and Ismael to the wilderness. Now it’s Isaac’s turn. (View Highlight)
- As the old proverb has it, God writes straight with crooked lines. (View Highlight)