Articles focus on the life of Abraham.
Posted on May 5, 2021 by SSN Whatever the mistakes and failings of ancient Israel, the Lord was not finished with the plan of creating a faithful people to serve Him. In fact, the Old Testament looked forward to a time when the Lord would create a spiritual Israel, a faithful body of believers, Jews and …
by David Wright on July 5, 2010 Were the Israelites in Egypt for only 215 years? If so, what about the passages that have 400 or 430 years? In books and articles it is often claimed that the Israelites were only in Egypt for 215 years. Jacob and his family moved to Egypt, during the famine, 215 …
Pastor Doug Batchelor with Amazing Facts present this series. The bible really is about Christ, from beginning to end. There is a lot of stories and a lot of characters in the bible, Old Testament mostly and some New Testament, that are teaching us about Jesus and the plan of salvation. To get a really …
Abraham Obeyed Only Jehovah’s – By: David Livingston (Institute for Creation Research) “Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws” (Genesis 26:5). It is important – especially in these instances – to determine the basic concept behind the verbal form/noun, since all these word-classes are – by a large …
When God declares Himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 3:6; Matthew 22:32; Acts 3:13) He declares Himself the God of struggling people and troubled families who are saved and healed by His grace. The story of Genesis is really one long family story, specifically focused on the first four generations of the …
Review: Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 14:8-24; Galatians 3:6; Hebrews 11:8-19; Genesis 12:6-7; Genesis 18:18-19 Galatians 36 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, …
Cain (sons of men) and Seth (sons of God) – Two Seeds There were two lines after the creation. After Cain killed his brother Abel, Adam and Eve had another son. This son was considered a son of God. Cain was considered a son of the Devil as we shall read he was “of that …
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God is Teaching us a Lesson- How Readest Thou? Before the cross, Abraham’s descendants who were after the flesh thought they had special privileges. They thought that just because they were the fleshly descendants of Abraham they were the true seed of Abraham. They. being great teachers in Israel, didn’t realize that they needed to …
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Israel the First born of the Spirit Exodus 4:22, And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: This is truly a blessed study. And it reveals something about who the promised seed of Abraham has always been. What about Ishmael the Son of Abraham, was he Abraham’s seed? What about Esau? …
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12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham: 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, …
All to Isaac – Genesis 25:5-6 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. Isaac receives all the inheritance, as he is the son …
Verses 1-4Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and …
The Death of Sarah and A Bride for Isaac – ContinuedBy: Scott Hamlin, Reasons for Hope, 09.24.2021 This chapter records many things: Abraham took another wife, Keturah (Gen 25:10 The names of the children born to Abraham and Keturah (Gen 25:2-4) Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac and sent away the sons of the …
By: Scott Hamlin, Reasons for Hope, 09.24.2021 The key event of Chapter 23 is the death of Sarah, Abraham’s wife and the mother of Isaac, the promised son. It was shortly after the events on Mt. Moriah when Abraham offered up a willing Isaac on the altar, that Sarah passed away in her old age. She …
Genesis 24 A Different Mission, By: Gerald A Klingbeil, 02.05.2018, Adventist Review. One of the longest love stories of Scripture can be found in Genesis 24. The chapter details how Isaac finds his Rebekah, the love of his life (verse 67), yet Isaac, although a central figure, plays only a minor role in the story. …
Genesis 23 Abraham’s request (vss. 3-4): Abraham had requested the sons of Heth (verse 3), the Hittites (verse 10), to provide him a place to bury Sarah. He acknowledged that his problem was his status as a “stranger and sojourner” among them (verse 4). At the bottom line this meant that he was not a …
Genesis 23 The first two verses refer to the emotional response of Abraham to his wife’s death. The remaining eighteen verses have to do with the purchase of the plot where Sarah is buried. Preparation for Sarah’s Parting While Sarah’s death is not recorded until Genesis 23, the previous chapter has prepared Abraham and us …
Genesis 22 The carnal heart must be subdued and transformed, The Almost Sacrifice of Isaac When Isaac was born Abraham was an old man of 100 years. We might call him ‘ancient of days’, who had a son who was born by the intervention of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 4) – whereas Ishmael was born …
Genesis 21 Remember, The blessings of the covenant were not restricted to born Israelites but were extended to any servant or sojourning stranger who wished to experience it, as long as he were to be circumcised. After circumcision, the stranger would have the same status before God as the born Israelite: “He shall be as …
Genesis 21 The Bible is full of humans, not heroes, save One – the God Man who we call Jesus Christ. Abraham and Sarah’s life exemplifies our human frailty. All the while, we see the immense love of our Savior working his plan throughout human history. At the same time, we see how Satan works …
