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Chapter 4: The Journeys of Isaac - The Land of Persia
The Land of Egypt

Connect…

Have you ever gone on a camping trip? Maybe slept out under the stars? Cooked your meals outside?
Perhaps you feel you live like you are camping out? Isaac lived in a land which he did not own, moved
from place to place and lived in tents. It must have been like camping out. God blessed him, and he had
a large herd of animals. He seems to be constantly having difficulties finding water for them without
bothering others who lived in the area. He had a promise from God to receive a land and blessings, but
never actually experienced all of it. It was coming later. Can you relate to Isaac? Do you feel you really
don’t have roots? Let’s today see how he learned to trust God and glorify Him in his situation.

Objectives…

1. The student should be able to explain what it is like to be a pilgrim in a foreign land and learn to
associate with Isaac.

2. The student should be able to explain how God used the Persian Empire to re-establish the temple
and walls in Jerusalem.

3. The student should be able to explain why God sent the children of Israel into Egypt for 400 years.

The Lesson …

The Journeys of Isaac

Isaac was born after Abraham returned to live in Beersheba in the southern part of Canaan. Abraham
was 100 and Sarah was 90 years old when Isaac was born. Isaac lived longer than either Abraham or his
son Jacob, and he spent most of his life within a small area in the south of the land of Canaan. All the
promises God gave to Abraham were extended also to Isaac.

Isaac, like his father, was a pilgrim in the land of Canaan. He made his home in Beersheba where he was
born and lived out his last days in Hebron, just to the north. He was finally buried in the Cave of
Machpelah. Here are some locations he traveled in the south of Canaan:

1. Beersheba was his birthplace and early home (Gen 21:3, 31)

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