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13261 From Eternity Past, p. 107.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… that God Himself would direct in the choice made. The patriarch’s thoughts turned to his father’s kindred in Mesopotamia. Though not free from idolatry …
13262 From Eternity Past, p. 108.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… that God would crown his mission with success. “The Lord God of heaven,” he said, “which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, ... He shall send …
13263 From Eternity Past, p. 108.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… that God would send His angel with him, he prayed for positive guidance. In the family of his master he was accustomed to constant kindness and hospitality …
13264 From Eternity Past, p. 109 (Ellen Gould White)
Rebekah Believes God Has Spoken
13265 From Eternity Past, p. 109.3 (Ellen Gould White)
Rebekah herself was consulted as to whether she would go to so great a distance from her father’s house to marry the son of Abraham. She believed that God had selected her to be Isaac’s wife, and said, “I will go.”
13266 From Eternity Past, p. 110.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… feared God and those who feared Him not, from the days of Cain to his own time. His own marriage with Hagar and the marriage connections of Ishmael and Lot, were …
13267 From Eternity Past, p. 110.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God, Ishmael was driven to choose the wild, marauding life of the desert chief, “his hand against every man, and every man’s hand against him.” Genesis 16:12. In …
13268 From Eternity Past, p. 110.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… from God, had it not been for the faithful instruction he had early received from Abraham.
13269 From Eternity Past, p. 110.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… fears God can without danger connect himself with one who fears Him not. “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” Amos 3:3. The happiness and prosperity …
13270 From Eternity Past, p. 111.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God should be placed above every earthly relationship, even though trials and persecution result. The spirit of love and fidelity may win the unbelieving …
13271 From Eternity Past, p. 113.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God before their birth. In answer to Rebekah’s troubled prayer, he declared that two sons would be given her. He opened to her their future history, that each …
13272 From Eternity Past, p. 114.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God. In marriage, in his family relations, in public life, he must consult the will of God.
13273 From Eternity Past, p. 114.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God, the condition of the divine covenant with Abraham, was regarded by Esau as a yoke of bondage. Bent on self-indulgence, he desired nothing so much as liberty …
13274 From Eternity Past, p. 114.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… with God as Abraham, to offer the sacrifice of atonement, to be progenitor of the chosen people of the promised Messiah, to inherit the immortal possessions …
13275 From Eternity Past, p. 114.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… the God whom he revered. His heart had not been renewed by divine grace. He constantly studied to devise some way whereby he might secure the blessing which …
13276 From Eternity Past, p. 115.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… heritage God Himself had promised his fathers. His whole interest was in the present. He was ready to sacrifice the heavenly to the earthly, to exchange a future …
13277 From Eternity Past, p. 115.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… false gods, their idolatry was a bitter grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Esau had violated one of the conditions of the covenant, which forbade intermarriage between …
13278 From Eternity Past, p. 115.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… as God had promised. Jacob did not readily consent. The thought of deceiving his father caused great distress. Such a sin would bring a curse rather than a blessing …
13279 From Eternity Past, p. 116.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… deception. God had declared that Jacob receive the birthright, and His word would have been fulfilled had they waited in faith for Him to work. Rebekah bitterly …
13280 From Eternity Past, p. 116.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… was God’s providence which had brought about the very thing he had determined to prevent. He remembered the words of the angel to Rebekah, and he saw in Jacob …