Friday, January 8, 2016

Barrenness and Pregnancy struggles – Genesis 25

 20 When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah… 21 Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins. 22 But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the Lord about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked. 23 And the Lord told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.” 24 And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins! 25 The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.[b] 26 Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob.[c] Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.



After 20 years into their marriage without kids, Isaac decided to plea to the Lord because most likely they were tired of having it all to themselves.  My husband and I got to that point after seven years! It was all to ourselves and for us; since the moment we would wake up it was to please each other and it got the point where we were bore of doing just that.  We would wake up, and go to work, to amount earthly treasures, for who? We had no descendants, therefore it was all for us.  We would say, go, and do all that we wanted it, at the time we wanted it, our soul was thirsty, and we had no idea what else to do to satisfy that craving.  We were empty all the time, although we had it all. And that was after seven years, I don’t even want to think how much worst could it been for Isaac after twenty! Praise the Lord, HE heard my cry and on our seven anniversary celebration, the HE blessed me with a pregnancy. That was Rebekah’s blessing as well, she got pregnant! 

As a first time I remember lots of question arose in regards to my own body that by then had started to react different to almost every “normal” thing.  I’m sure that’s what happened to Rebekah, and maybe even to those of you who might pregnant at this time.  Sometimes, the food you love the most doesn’t smell as good as it used to, places you used to love do not make you feel “comfortable” anymore; people you used to hang out with, you feel  you do not like them anymore or get on your “nerves”. And this all has to do with the transformation that its happening in that secret place where God is knitting your baby, inside your womb therefore you do not see it but you’re responding to the transformation happening inside of you.  The comfort at sleep isn’t the same, your sleeping habits change; as almost everything else had change. You can’t bend over as easy as you used to, now you get tire more easily; and sometimes depending on the cases, you might even need to take a “power nap” to be able to finish your daily tasks. And if all of these things happen with a single baby pregnancy, can you imagine when the pregnancy is with twins?

According to the Jewish Women Archive Encyclopedia[1], Rebekah was fourteen when she married, “old Mr. Isaac”.  This is an indication that when she got pregnant and delivered the babies, she must been around thirty-four years old and her husband was sixty!  Yes, sixty[2]!!! Today, a pregnancy at the age of thirty-five doctors considered it a “high risk”, which back then was not but the risks were the same, and who know if more due to all the technological advances she didn’t have then. And still we can see on verse twenty-two that “the two kids struggled with each other in her womb”, if it’s a tight place for one, for two is even tighter! So what to do??? She called upon GOD for HIM to tell her what that “battle” in her tummy was?! And of course The LORD answered!

So, next time something unknown happens to you, would you call upon God first before you go to your phone, friend, social media app, or special someone? Our Heavenly Father knows best! He knows it all! Yes we have today’s technology to “scan” our body, but do not mistake by going an outsider BEFORE you get things straight from whom created you, the true source of life, you're opening yourself to an entire set of doubts that can place you in the negative to receive God's blessings. He will lead you in the way you ought to go. Choose GOD first, always!!!

If you have questions about the decision making process be sure to check yesterday’s blog “The Day Rebekah’s Life changed” or inbox me.

I’m praying for the Lord to give you hunger for Him, as you seek His presence to fill your life.

  


   


[1] http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/rebekah-midrash-and-aggadah
[2] Genesis 24:26b

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