Genesis Chp 31 Verses 1-3

Gen 31:1 And he heard^{H8085 (H853)} the words^H1697 of Laban's^H3837 sons,^H1121 saying,^H559 Jacob^H3290 hath taken away^{H3947 (H853)} all^H3605 that^H834 was our father's;^H1 and of that which^{H4480 H834} was our father's^H1 hath he gotten^{H6213 (H853)} all^H3605 this^H2088 glory.^H3519

Gen 31:2 And Jacob^H3290 beheld^{H7200 (H853)} the countenance^H6440 of Laban,^H3837 and, behold,^H2009 it was not^H369 toward^H5973 him as before.^{H8543 H8032}

Gen 31:3 And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto^H413 Jacob,^H3290 Return^H7725 unto^H413 the land^H776 of thy fathers,^H1 and to thy kindred;^H4138 and I will be^H1961 with^H5973 thee.

Countenance: pânı̂ym, paw-neem', Plural (but always used as a singular) of an unused noun (פּנה pâneh, paw-neh'; from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.): - + accept, a (be-) fore (-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront (-part), form (-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him (-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look [-eth] (-s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason, of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them (-selves), through (+ -out), till, time (-s) past, (un-) to (-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with (-in, + stand), X ye, X you.

When you are being blessed, then be sure that few people’s countenance will change towards you, God will not only show them to you, but He will give you a solution for the problem. He will take you to another place, where more blessings are in store for you.

Genesis Chp 28 Verses 1, 7-9

Gen 28:1 And Isaac^H3327 called^{H7121 H413} Jacob,^H3290 and blessed^H1288 him, and charged^H6680 him, and said^H559 unto him, Thou shalt not^H3808 take^H3947 a wife^H802 of the daughters^{H4480 H1323} of Canaan.^H3667

Gen 28:7 And that Jacob^H3290 obeyed^{H8085 H413} his father^H1 and his mother,^H517 and was gone^H1980 to Padanaram;^H6307

Gen 28:8 And Esau^H6215 seeing^H7200 that^H3588 the daughters^H1323 of Canaan^H3667 pleased not^{H7451 H5869} Isaac^H3327 his father;^H1

Gen 28:9 Then went^H1980 Esau^H6215 unto^H413 Ishmael,^H3458 and took^H3947 unto^H5921 the wives^H802 which he had^(H853) Mahalath^H4258 the daughter^H1323 of Ishmael^H3458 Abraham's^H85 son,^H1121 the sister^H269 of Nebajoth,^H5032 to be his wife.^H802

Charged: tsâvâh,tsaw-vaw', A primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin: - appoint, (for-) bid. (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command (-er, ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.

Isaac charged Jacob to not marry any one of the Canaanite woman, and he obeyed, Esau then realized his mistake of marrying a Canaanite woman, went ahead and married Ishmael’s daughter, he thought in this way atleast he would receive some blessings from his father, weird, how in order to correct one mistake we go ahead and make another mistake, without even consulting advise.

Genesis Chp 26 Verses 19-22 Chp 34-35

Gen 26:19 And Isaac's^H3327 servants^H5650 digged^H2658 in the valley,^H5158 and found^H4672 there^H8033 a well^H875 of springing^H2416 water.^H4325

Gen 26:20 And the herdmen^H7462 of Gerar^H1642 did strive^H7378 with^H5973 Isaac's^H3327 herdmen,^H7462 saying,^H559 The water^H4325 is ours: and he called^H7121 the name^H8034 of the well^H875 Esek;^H6230 because^H3588 they strove^H6229 with^H5973 him.

Gen 26:21 And they digged^H2658 another^H312 well,^H875 and strove^H7378 for^H5921 that also:^H1571 and he called^H7121 the name^H8034 of it Sitnah.^H7856

Gen 26:22 And he removed^H6275 from thence,^{H4480 H8033} and digged^H2658 another^H312 well;^H875 and for^H5921 that they strove^H7378 not:^H3808 and he called^H7121 the name^H8034 of it Rehoboth;^H7344 and he said,^H559 For^H3588 now^H6258 the LORD^H3068 hath made room^H7337 for us, and we shall be fruitful^H6509 in the land.^H776

Gen 26:34 And Esau^H6215 was^H1961 forty^H705 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he took^H3947 to wife^{H802 (H853)} Judith^H3067 the daughter^H1323 of Beeri^H882 the Hittite,^H2850 and Bashemath^H1315 the daughter^H1323 of Elon^H356 the Hittite:^H2850

Gen 26:35 Which were^H1961 a grief^H4786 of mind^H7307 unto Isaac^H3327 and to Rebekah.^H7259

Our own hard work sometimes is claimed by others, do we sit and quarrel or do we move on and strive again, God honors and blesses us even more, those shepherds struggled with Isaac, for which he left those two wells and moved on, on the third one, no one came to struggle with him. Isaac’s immediate reaction, For now the LORD hath made room, When God gives no one will come to struggle with you for it.

Another verse which caught my attention was, taking a wife from a foreign land brought grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah, to which Esau was least bothered.

Genesis Chp 24 Verses 58,63,67, Chp 25 Verses 21-23, Chp 26 Verses 1-6, 12-14

Gen 24:58 And they called^H7121 Rebekah,^H7259 and said^H559 unto^H413 her, Wilt thou go^H1980 with^H5973 this^H2088 man?^H376 And she said,^H559 I will go.^H1980

Gen 24:63 And Isaac^H3327 went out^H3318 to meditate^H7742 in the field^H7704 at the eventide:^{H6437 H6153} and he lifted up^H5375 his eyes,^H5869 and saw,^H7200 and, behold,^H2009 the camels^H1581 were coming.^H935

Gen 24:67 And Isaac^H3327 brought^H935 her into his mother^H517 Sarah's^H8283 tent,^H168 and took^{H3947 (H853)} Rebekah,^H7259 and she became^H1961 his wife;^H802 and he loved^H157 her: and Isaac^H3327 was comforted^H5162 after^H310 his mother's^H517 death.

Gen 25:21 And Isaac^H3327 intreated^H6279 the LORD^H3068 for^H5227 his wife,^H802 because^H3588 she^H1931 was barren:^H6135 and the LORD^H3068 was intreated^H6279 of him, and Rebekah^H7259 his wife^H802 conceived.^H2029

Gen 25:22 And the children^H1121 struggled together^H7533 within^H7130 her; and she said,^H559 If^H518 it be so,^H3651 why^H4100 am I^H595 thus?^H2088 And she went^H1980 to enquire^H1875 of^(H853) the LORD.^H3068

Gen 25:23 And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto her, Two^H8147 nations^H1471 are in thy womb,^H990 and two^H8147 manner of people^H3816 shall be separated^H6504 from thy bowels;^{H4480 H4578} and the one people^H3816 shall be stronger^H553 than the other people;^{H4480 H3816} and the elder^H7227 shall serve^H5647 the younger.^H6810

Gen 26:1 And there was^H1961 a famine^H7458 in the land,^H776 beside^{H4480 H905} the first^H7223 famine^H7458 that^H834 was^H1961 in the days^H3117 of Abraham.^H85 And Isaac^H3327 went^H1980 unto^H413 Abimelech^H40 king^H4428 of the Philistines^H6430 unto Gerar.^H1642

Gen 26:2 And the LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200 unto^H413 him, and said,^H559 Go not down^{H3381 H408} into Egypt;^H4714 dwell^H7931 in the land^H776 which^H834 I shall tell^H559 thee of:^H413

Gen 26:3 Sojourn^H1481 in this^H2063 land,^H776 and I will be^H1961 with^H5973 thee, and will bless^H1288 thee; for^H3588 unto thee, and unto thy seed,^H2233 I will give^{H5414 (H853)} all^H3605 these^H411 countries,^H776 and I will perform^{H6965 (H853)} the oath^H7621 which^H834 I sware^H7650 unto Abraham^H85 thy father;^H1

Gen 26:4 And I will make^(H853) thy seed^H2233 to multiply^H7235 as the stars^H3556 of heaven,^H8064 and will give^H5414 unto thy seed^{H2233 (H853)} all^H3605 these^H411 countries;^H776 and in thy seed^H2233 shall all^H3605 the nations^H1471 of the earth^H776 be blessed;^H1288

Gen 26:5 Because^H6118 that^H834 Abraham^H85 obeyed^H8085 my voice,^H6963 and kept^H8104 my charge,^H4931 my commandments,^H4687 my statutes,^H2708 and my laws.^H8451

Gen 26:6 And Isaac^H3327 dwelt^H3427 in Gerar:^H1642

Gen 26:12 Then Isaac^H3327 sowed^H2232 in that^H1931 land,^H776 and received^H4672 in the same^H1931 year^H8141 an hundredfold:^{H3967 H8180} and the LORD^H3068 blessed^H1288 him.

Gen 26:13 And the man^H376 waxed great,^H1431 and went^H1980 forward,^H1980 and grew^H1432 until^{H5704 H3588} he became very great:^{H1431 H3966}

Gen 26:14 For he had^H1961 possession^H4735 of flocks,^H6629 and possession^H4735 of herds,^H1241 and great store^H7227 of servants:^H5657 and the Philistines^H6430 envied^H7065 him.

Go: hâlak, haw-lak', Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively): - (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel (-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, [way-] faring man, X be weak, whirl.

Dwell: yâshab, yaw-shab', A primitive root; properly to sit down (specifically as judge, in ambush, in quiet); by implication to dwell, to remain; causatively to settle, to marry: - (make to) abide (-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell (-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit (-ant), make to keep [house], lurking, X marry (-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set (-tle), (down-) sit (-down, still, -ting down, -ting [place] -uate), take, tarry.

Intreated: ‛âthar, aw-thar', A primitive root (rather denominative from H6281); to burn incense in worship, that is, intercede (reciprocally listen to prayer): - intreat, (make) pray (-er).

Chapter 25, talks about Esau selling his birthright to Jacob, but something else which caught my attention, Rebekah was posed with a question, do you want to go or stay? She never seen Isaac, but knew that it was God working and without even hesitating answered, I will go, now both Isaac and Rebekah were always in constant communion with God, Isaac interceding for his wife to give birth, Rekebah asking God why her unborn children were fighting in her womb, God answered to both of them, during famine, Isaac thought he would move to a better place, Egypt, the same which his father had done, but God told him to stay.