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father savoury meat prepared by his mother Rebecca, andhow Isaac. not seeing who presented the meat 'ate andwas satisfied. The Jacob class, who have respect to thebirthright and desire to receive God's blessing, have recog~~isedthat God demands a sacrifice (savoury meat) beforeHe can bestow His blessing. They have, therefore,.in harmony with the arrangement of God in Christ Jesus,presented their bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptableunto Gd; and God has "eaten" this offer of a sweetsavour and has been satisfied-His justice has been recognisedand met. The Esau class have not been willing tosacrifice themselves, having preferred the things of thisearth, and despising the promises of God.There is a similarity in a number of the incidents of Shelife of Isaac and of his father Abraham; and in studying.these incidents we find that they represent much the samethings in the Divine Plan. For instance, in chapter 26 ofGenesis, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, mistakesRebecca as the sister of Isaac, instead of regarding her asthe wife of Isaac. This recalls the similar mistake madeby Abimelech, in the case of Abraham and Sarah, andillustrates the same thing-namely, the mistake made bythe Gentiles in thinking that they could produce the seedwhich was destined to bless the world. But we haveindicated enough to show that Isaac's life-history can alsobe view as an allegory of the Divine Plan; and we believeit will repay careful study by every student of God's' 'Holy Word. There is a rich mine in the life-history ofthese ancieirt worthies, and those who dig bring to lightmany beautiful gems of truth, which beautify the Christ-'ian character by stimulating to faithfulness and joyft~l'service. How good the Lord is in giving us so manyfai t 11-inspiring confirmations pf ' His glorious Plan of theAges. Do we doubt His ability and power to bring every 'feature of His Plan into effect? ,, Not if. we read His'"Living Word" rightly. ' . J42