Isaacs family had been torn by manipulation, deception, rejection, and mistrust. After theevents of Genesis 27:1-40 the family was a mess and our passage today shows theresponse to the mess they were in, with some good responses and some poor responses.When we find ourselves in a mess, what do we do? This passage gives us a picture of goodresponses and bad, and reminds us of our God who is greater than our messes.