The Master‘s Class, LifeChange Church Wichita
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
It is interesting to note that while the Holy Spirit goes into great detail about the lives of Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph, most of the story of Isaac is told by attaching it to another person. For example, Isaac’s Mount Moriah experience was told through Abraham, and his marriage was seen through the eyes of Abraham, Abraham’s unnamed servant, and Rebekah. Even with the birth of Esau and Jacob, which are Isaac’s sons, we will see this event through the eyes of Rebekah.
This is a story of two opposites. Here are two boys, born at the same time, born in the same place, of the same parents, to the same advantages and opportunities. Yet from the outset one of them set out in his own stumbling, full of errors, way to please God, while the other set out to please himself. One was ruled by a heavenly vision, the other by worldly and carnal things.
As with each of our lessons in Genesis, there is the primary interpretation of the events, in this case it is the development of the seeds of the nations of Israel and Edom. But, we also have the spiritual interpretation of this story, and this interpretation discusses the battle that rages within each believer. The battle between our carnal nature, and our new, Holy Spirit created, nature. The carnal nature is the one we are born with, and the new nature is the one we receive once we are reborn in Christ.
It is a battle that is only fought within the heart of a believer, for a lost person only has one nature, his carnal, or fleshly nature. He has no choice but to serve Satan as his master, so there is no need for a battle. It is when we become saved that we must then choose between our two natures, and it is then that the battle for supremacy within our heart rages.
As a believer, you have three enemies: the world, the flesh, and the devil. The world is that value system that is out there. We call that the external foe. The flesh is that old Adamic nature. We call that the internal foe. The devil: we know who he is, for he is the infernal foe. So, we all have three enemies that are warring against us.
Click on the link below to hear a message about that internal foe, the flesh; and we’re going to be talking about victory over the flesh, as we study our lesson today, and next week, on Jacob and Esau, these two twins.
This is a live recording of The Master’s Class Bible Study at LifeChange Church Wichita, KS.
Amen.
JACOB'S LADDER-PART I (Genesis 28:1 to 13)
A FAMILY OF LIES AND LIARS (Genesis 27:1-46)
ISAAC'S STRUGGLE WITH FAITH (Genesis 26:1-35)
THE MEANING OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
THE BATTLE WITHIN PART II (Genesis 25:1-27)
THE BRIDE FOR THE BRIDEGROOM (Genesis 24:28-67)
THE WORK OF THE SERVANT
THE FAITH THAT CANNOT BE TESTED, CANNOT BE TRUSTED (Genesis 22:1-18)
A DRESS REHEARSAL FOR CALVARY (Genesis 22:1-14)
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC (Genesis 20:1 to 21:34)
GOD'S JUDGEMENT OF PERVASIVE SIN (Genesis 19:1-29)
TO PRAY AS AN INTERCESSOR (Genesis 18:1-21)
THE LAUGH OF FAITH
THERE IS NO PROBLEM GOD CANNOT SOLVE (Genesis 17:15-17)
TO BE STRONG IN FAITH (Genesis 17: 15-17)
THE PROMISE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (Genesis 17:1-8)
GOD’S TESTIMONY TO HAGAR AND ABRAHAM (Genesis 16:7 to 17:14)
ABRAHAM’S RIGHTEOUSNESS (Genesis 15:6 to 16:6)
ABRAM’S VICTORY (Genesis 14:1 to 15:5)
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