Daily Readings in the Bible Genesis 27-29

Have you ever wondered why Scripture says to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7)? The answer is that our senses can be deceived. In Genesis 27 we witness the deception of the senses. Isaac is 137 years old, and he feels as if he is about to die (Gen. 27:1). Ishmael, his half brother, had died at that same age, so Isaac figured he’d die at that age also (Gen. 25:17). But Isaac doesn’t die until the age of 180 (Gen. 35:28-29)! Isaac’s self-perception is off. On account of this, Isaac...