Blessings. I'm sure you've said to people before, "God bless you". But what does this really mean? Starting with Abraham, it seem that the "blessing" was truly a prophesy. And once spoken, it is somehow irrevocable. In that culture, the 'best blessing' was 'supposed' to go to the oldest. It is somewhat understandable that Isaac being the youngest was blessed, because he was the son of Sarah, not a handmaiden. But now we have twins- can't get much more 'equal' than that except that one is born first. God has chosen the younger however, and through him the line of the messiah will come. Interesting that these people believed every word of blessing made by a human, but they didn't always believe God. Jacob would not have had to steal the birthright or the blessing. They were his! I wonder if this is a picture of us 'working' for our salvation?
This is a little off subject, but I heard a TV program yesterday where they talked about the angels that encircle the throne in heaven. They continually cry "Holy, Holy, Holy". The speaker explained that it is not that they are just repeating it over and over it's that they are continually discovering new things about God and they are continually seeing a new revelation of His holiness which makes them cry, continually, Holy, Holy, Holy.
14 years ago
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