God of Might
Read: Genesis 17:1-8 I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly. (vv. 1-2) “Hope deferred makes the heart sick,” says the book of Proverbs (13:12). Perhaps that was how Abraham felt when at the age of 99 he […]
God of Seeing
Read: Genesis 16:1-16 She called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” (v. 13) When I read this passage, I can almost see the words from the King James Version of verse 13, “Thou, […]
Drawn into the Master’s Plan
Read: Genesis 15:1-21 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.” (v. 1) Once again God speaks to Abraham the same promises. So what’s new? Quite a lot. The first of the two encounters is about […]
The Priest-King and His God
Read: Hebrews 7:1-3 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him. (v. 1) “I give this land to you,” said God to Abraham in Genesis 13. Since he had the power to give it, the land obviously belonged to […]
Yahweh Speaks Again
Read: Genesis 13:1-18 The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward.” (v. 14) Aren’t you exasperated by people who repeat themselves? Abraham’s God would be an exception, though. He says the same things […]
Abraham Still in the Shallows
Read: Genesis 12:10-20 And when the Egyptians see you, they will say, “This is his wife.” Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake. (vv. 12-13) The […]
Hidden Depths
Read: Exodus 6:2-8 I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment. (v. 6) There is always something more to know about God. […]
Faith and Obedience
Read: Hebrews 11:8-12 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. (v. 8) Would you like to know what the future holds? Yes and no! Some of it Christians do know, […]
Yahweh Speaks
Read: Genesis 12:1-3 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.” (v. 1) Of the many gods (elohim) in that ancient world, the only real God (Elohim) was the one that Abraham came to know. This God had a […]