Genesis 22 (ESV) The text today emphasizes this point MANY times: God will provide. We might be tempted to read this and laser in on Abraham. But the text does not focus on Abraham and his great faith. The point of our story today is about how our unchanging God provides for his people. He […]
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Genesis 21:22-34 (ESV) 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, so […]
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Genesis 21:1-21 (ESV) 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. v.1-2 -This was one of the greatest days of Abraham’s life. There were many, but none like the day Isaac […]
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Genesis 20 God is powerful (two ways): God understands our circumstances: 1 Cor 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be […]
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Genesis 19 (ESV) Our own words can lack power and diminish our witness: The angels are commanding 3 things: get out of here, don’t turn back and don’t stop until you get all the way out. Jesus implies that Lot’s wife returned to Sodom, that it was not a casual glance that caused her to […]
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Genesis 18:16-33 (ESV) v. 16-19 – With the meal and family conference over, the three guests rose from supper and looked toward Sodom. Perhaps, Abraham could discern Sodom’s doom. As the four walk toward the cursed city, the LORD hesitated, looking to Sodom and to Abraham. The Holy Spirit revealed the thoughts of God on […]
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Genesis 16 (ESV) Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice […]
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Genesis 15 (ESV) After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me […]
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Genesis 14Part 1: 1 In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). […]
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Genesis 13 (ESV) 1 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb.– An important lesson is that partial obedience is disobedience. Abram will learn this and Lot will learn this. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and […]
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