As we come to the account of Isaac and his family,

we discover that his place in Scripture (compared to his father,

Abraham, and his son, Jacob) is relatively brief. However, as the

one through whom God’s covenant will continue to pass, the details

of his family provide great insight for our own lives. Though he

was the child of promise through whom the Messiah would eventually

come, his life was anything but a fairytale. Yet, through the

difficulties in his family, we are again reminded of the

faithfulness of God to us all.