Presently, I am entrenched in the twelfth week of studying the story of Abraham in Genesis. Analyzing the life of the man of faith has been an incredibly fruitful journey, yet as I now approach chapter 21, one word reverberates through my head: finally! We are, at last, able to read about the birth of …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 6) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” (Genesis 16:13) But God shows his love for us in that while we were …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 5) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness. (Genesis 15:6) But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 4) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) (Genesis 14:18) We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 3) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen.” (Genesis 13:8) The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look …
Last week, we read how Abram came to know the LORD. Though he was originally a cursed pagan, God spoke to him, giving him a command and a promise. God told Abram to go to a land that God would show him and that He would bless Abram greatly. Trusting the LORD, Abram obeyed, not …
Since I will be preaching Genesis 19 this week, it seems like a great time to discuss the reason for the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Often, this chapter of the Bible is used as a warning text against the sinfulness of homosexuality as many view homosexuality as the primary cause for its desolation. But …
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Genesis is a big book. It contains fifty chapters, which would take a significant amount of time to work straight through. Fortunately, Genesis is composed of two major parts. The first part is found in chapters 1-11. This is called the primeval history, and it covers four gigantic, earth-shaping events: Creation, the Fall, the Flood, …
Abraham Study Guide (Week 1) SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. (Genesis 12:1) So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five …
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