27 And the boys grew; and Esau | peared to Abram, and said unto was a cunning hunter, a man of the him, I am the Almighty God; walk field: and Jacob was a plain man, before me, and be thou perfect. dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebecca loved Jacob. GEN. XXI:1-5-B. C. 1897 || 1¶ And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time, of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son, that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5 And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. GEN. XVII:1-8-B. C. 1898 • 1 ¶ And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD ap 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. ||Gen. 21:1-5-Isaac, That is, Laughter. As Sarah laughed at the thought of becoming a mother in her old age, so we laugh at the idea of being Israel: but when Isaac was born she laughed for joy, so we will laugh when Israel is known. Gen. 17:1-8-Abraham, That is, A multitude of nations. These texts are set in reversal as in Levit. 26:42-Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. THE DOMINANT HEART-CHARACTER OF THE PERSONALITY OF DAN IN ACTION AND ALSO GIVING THE RESULTS OF HIS ACTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE LORD IN THE LAST DAYS The Lord portraying the GENESIS XLIX:16-18- Tribe of Dan. John H. Patterson was of the GENESIS XXX:1-B. C. 1749 Tribe of Dan. -From Webber. DEUT. XXXIII:22-B. C. 1451 * 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel * 22 ¶ And of Dan he said, Dan, envied her sister; and said unto is a lion's whelp: he shall leap Jacob, Give me children, or else from Bashan. I die. *Deut. 33:22; Gen. 49:16-18 and Gen. 30:1-Judicial mind. "Dan shall judge his people, as one of the Tribes of Israel." "Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse-heels, so that his rider shall fall backward." "Rachel envied her sister" so that she could not wrestle with the Lord and with Belhah for her son for the highest as a result Dan failed to receive a right HEART-CHARACTER to give Justice. The dominant HEART-CHARACTER of the Personality of Dan in action. Ps. 60:4-Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. Prov. 4:23-27-23 ¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a forward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |