GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB
The main theme that flows from the life of Abraham to Jacob is that of inheriting the promises of God. God had a promise land for them, a promise of blessing even unto their descendants, and a promise of impacting the nations of the world. God has certainly brought these promises to fulfillment. In fact, to this day, all three of them continue to reap the fruits of the promises. Thus, it pays to look into their lives to learn from these men that we ourselves may enter into all that God has for us. "Promised Land" || Copyright © 2011 SusanStilwell.com One of the things common among the three is that they were specially handpicked by God and set apart. Abraham was handpicked by God from a brood of three. Isaac was distinguished from Ishmael as the son of promise and sole heir to Abraham. Jacob was chosen over Esau to be the recipient of the same promises as Abraham and Isaac. Thus, we learn from their lives how when a man is called by God to a certain destiny, ...