The Death of Sarah and A Bride for Isaac
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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...ISAAC: A Whisper of Jesus in Genesis 22
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We’ve studied Genesis 22. And in typology, the events of that chapter give a picture of the cross. We see the father, who loves his only son. He is willing to lay his son on the altar and sacrifice him as a...The Akedah: God’s Testing of Abraham’s Faith and Obedience
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Genesis 22 is an amazing chapter. It records God’s testing of Abraham’s faith and obedience. The chapter begins with God telling Abraham to offer his son, Isaac, on the altar of sacrifice. Jews refer...The Birth of Isaac, the Son of the Promise
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Genesis 21 1 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. ...Lot and His Daughters
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The last section of Chapter 19 (verses 30-38) dealt with the destiny of Lot and his two unmarried daughters (his wife looked back and became a pillar of salt, Gen 19:26). Recall that the angels had instructed them...The Rescue of Lot Out of Sodom- Genesis 19:1-28
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. After appearing to Abraham and telling him that He would judge the two great cities of the plains, Sodom and Gomorrah, the LORD listened as Abraham pleaded that the cities be spared (Read: Abraham Pleaded for Mercy...Abraham Pleaded for Mercy for Sodom and Gomorrah
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. In Genesis 18:1-15 we read of three men visiting Abraham and Sarah at the oaks of Mamre. One of the three men was the Lord Himself. Genesis 18:16-19 16And the men rose up from thence and looked toward Sodom: and...The Lord Appeared to Abraham at The Oaks of Mamre – Genesis 18:1-15
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Before we consider what took place at the Oaks of Mamre, let’s review. In our study of chapter 17, we read of God doing the following: changing Abram’s name to Abraham (Gen 17:5) declaring circumcision...Sarah — A New Name for a New Woman
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Genesis 17:15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. Once again, God added a “hey” (“h”) to a name. (Read: Abram...Abraham and Circumcision: the Sign of the Covenant
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. After reminding Abram of His covenant promises, God changed his name from Abram to Abraham. (Read: Abraham–A New Name for A New Man) God then “sealed” his covenant with a “token,” also called a...Abraham– A New Name for a New Man
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. In our last study, we learned about Hagar and Ishmael. While God promised safety and prosperity to Ishmael and his descendants, God made it clear that Ismael was not Abram’s son of the promise. Abram’s son of the...Abraham — Hagar and Ishmael
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Three things to remember as we continue our study of the life of Abram: God’s timetable for fulfilling His promises would be much longer than Abram expected. Abram himself would not live to see the total...Abraham — Cutting the Abrahamic Covenant
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. While Abram’s faith in God was deemed sufficient by God, his faith was yet still “young” and still in need of growth and maturation. This highlights that our salvation (redemption) is an event in God’s hands...Abraham — Righteousness Through Faith
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Abram was called by God to come “out of the world” and to be “separate” from the world. God was molding Abram to be “His own” and making Abram holy (set apart) and consecrated (useful for God’s purposes). ...Abraham and Melchizedek
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We’re looking at the life and faith of Abraham. In case you missed earlier lessons, there’s a listing of them at the end of this lesson. Abram and Melchizedek In our last study (Abraham and the...Abraham — The Battle of Siddim
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We’re studying the life and faith of Abraham. If you missed earlier lessons, they are listed at the end of this lesson. Genesis 14:1-3 1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch...Abraham and Lot
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We’re looking at the life and faith of Abraham. If you missed the first two articles, you can catch up here: Abraham – A Story of Relationship Abraham — From Haran to Canaan Next, we’ll look at Abraham...Abraham — From Haran to Canaan
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We’ve studied the first three verses of Genesis 12 (Read: Abraham – A Story of Relationship). Those three verses included God’s call to Abram and the covenantal promises that God gave to Abram Remember that God’s...Abraham – A Story of Relationship
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Bible is a story of relationships. The key relationship in its many chapters and books involves God and His people. God has two people that He calls His own: the Jews and the Body of Christ. To understand...
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