Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heavenContinue reading “Genesis 24: 1-9……Arranged marriages.”
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Genesis 23: 1-9…..No desire to be anyone’s debtor.
Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, “I am aContinue reading “Genesis 23: 1-9…..No desire to be anyone’s debtor.”
Genesis 22: 15-24…..The test was always intended to be stopped halfway.
You remember that we went to Acts for a while just after God had rescued Isaac from death as a sacrifice. It was meant to be and was a hard test for Abraham’s preparedness to obey the God who had promised him heaps. And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second timeContinue reading “Genesis 22: 15-24…..The test was always intended to be stopped halfway.”
Genesis 22: 9-14……The perfect ending!
When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. But theContinue reading “Genesis 22: 9-14……The perfect ending!”
Genesis 22: 1-8….A frightening story. What was …. thinking?
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”Continue reading “Genesis 22: 1-8….A frightening story. What was …. thinking?”
Genesis 21: 22-33….Life is very complex – then and now…
At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do. Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you,Continue reading “Genesis 21: 22-33….Life is very complex – then and now…”
Genesis 21: 11-21…..We’ve been here before!
And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named. And I will make a nationContinue reading “Genesis 21: 11-21…..We’ve been here before!”
Genesis 21: 1-10….Delivered but not from jealousy
The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised. And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah boreContinue reading “Genesis 21: 1-10….Delivered but not from jealousy”
Genesis 20: 9-18….The truly honourable Abimelech.
Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and my kingdom a great sin? You have done to me things that ought not to be done.” And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, thatContinue reading “Genesis 20: 9-18….The truly honourable Abimelech.”
Genesis 20: 1-8…..Foolish, stupid Abraham!
From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him,Continue reading “Genesis 20: 1-8…..Foolish, stupid Abraham!”
As I read it! 