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Subject: Genesis 27 vss. 46 Post 144

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Hillbilly

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Date Posted: 15:31:40 01/08/11 Sat

Genesis 27:46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

The daughters of Heth are Hittites (Gen. 26:34) two of which Esau has married. Of these two the Bible has this to say: "Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.". They were descended from Canaan who was the son of Ham. Canaan, as the offspring of Ham had received a curse from Noah in Genesis 9:25. The land inhabited by the Canaanites was given to Abraham by God in Genesis 15:18-21. In Genesis 24:3 Abraham made Eliezer, his eldest servant, swear that he would not take a wife for Isaac from the daughters of Canaan. There is a mystery about the descendants of Ham that has not been fully revealed in God's Word. If you will remember back when discussing the curse in Genesis 9 I put forth my personal belief that Ham married a Cainite. When examining the genealogy of Cain we find his line ends with the sister of Tubalcain in Genesis 4:22. This would be at about the time of the flood.

This inclusion in the genealogy is very unusual and leads one to wonder why God thought it important to include her name as the last in the line of Cain. All of the progeny of Cain was destroyed in the flood unless Naamah, the .sister of Tubalcain, married Ham and was therefore on the Ark with Ham. This would make Canaan, the son of Ham a direct descendant of Cain through Naamah. This is all speculation on my part but would explain the curse placed on Canaan and the subsequent total rejection by God of all his progeny.

The Canaanites were idol worshipers of such sort that God commanded they be totally annihilated. This, Israel did not do and because of it God brought this lack of obedience back to haunt them. In the Book of Psalms we have some insight as to why God so hated the Canaanites. Psalm 106:33-38 Because they (Israel) provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. 34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them: 35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 36 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

The Canaanites were sacrificers of their own children to their idols. Is it any wonder, with their religious past and their heritage from Ham and possibly Cain that their daughters were a grief of mind to Rebekah and Isaac. Is it any wonder that they did not want either Jacob or Esau to marry within this people. Isaac and Rebekah both knew that while the daughters of Heth would take up some of Esau's ways, Esau would also be enticed to take up some of their ways. Human nature being as it is it was almost a sure bet that Esau would be led further away from his heritage and his God. The grandchildren of Isaac and Rebekah would be taught by their mothers the way and religion of the Canaanites. We see this fear born out by the above passage in Psalms. They "learned their works" and they "served their idols which were a snare unto them".

We can readily see why it is important to stress to your children the importance of like-faith marriages. It is hard enough for marriages to endure the test of time with compatible beliefs and customs. If we are to believe the Bible God does not condone marriages of mixed faith and also incompatible races. God may not explicitly condemn in most instances but the record is here for us to read and see that such marriages will not lead to the rearing of the children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord (Eph. 6:4) All too often the opposite will result and the children will probably not embrace Christianity. We want only the best for our children and grandchildren. That goal should be first and foremost that they are given every chance to come to Jesus for salvation. To do otherwise may result in the knowledge that you have not done your best to introduce them to Christ. Should they fail to receive Jesus as their saviour it would have been better that they should never have been born. Eternity is a very long time.

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[> Subject: It is a sad thing, Hillbilly
Author: dori [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 01:08:33 01/10/11 Mon To share a faith in marriage and have your children turn away from it. I told my children that if they didn't want to remain in the Catholic church to at least pick a church within the Christian faith and go there. So far, none of them has. Charlie and I have failed them.

[> [> Subject: "Charlie and I have failed them."?

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Hillbilly
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Date Posted: 18:13:21 01/10/11 Mon

Then Adam and Eve must have failed Cain.
Isaac and Rebekah must have failed Esau.
Jacob and Rachael must have failed at least half of their children.
The prodigal's dad amd mom must have failed him.

etc, etc.

Dori. I don't know how you reared your children. What I do know though is that if you did your best you still have no guarantee they will be what you want them to be spiritually, morally or in any other area you might judge them and yourself on.

When children reach a certain age they are going to do their own thing just like we did. :)

You can play the blame game if you want but what I do is play the "prayer game". I never quit praying for those in my family that have more or less left the faith.

I also know that when our children, as young adults, head off to college or university they will change greatly. Depending on the university they may be brainwashed completely or in good schools for the most part may be untouched spiritually, mentally and emotionally.

The professors they come under are so much smarter and so much better educated than mom and dad that they are convinced of their own folly for ever listening to mom and dad anyway. When you throw in the attraction from the opposite sex you have finished the makeover (If it is a liberal school).

I don't know if any of this fits your situation but if it does why would you blame yourself?

[> [> [> Subject: Thank you, Hillbilly
Author: dori [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:56:42 01/10/11 Mon I know in most cases my kids turned away because of people they met and for individual reasons, but parents wonder what they could have done better, you know? I do blame a fairly liberal college education for changing my youngest, who used to be the most devout. I will take your advice and just keep praying. God bless you for your mentoring, my friend.