2 displays of the faith of Abraham. 1) When he told his servants to wait while they went to make the sacrifice, he said, “we will worship and return to you.”…
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Permanent foothold -Abraham | Genesis 21:25-34
With this well, Abraham gains a permanent foothold in Canaan. It’s nowhere near possession of the whole land as God promised but it’s a start; just like Isaac.
Unspoken testimony | Genesis 21:22-24
Abraham’s life and actions had an unspoken testimony to Abimelech – both bad and good. Thankfully God redeemed the first encounter and further demonstrated …
Compassion for the helpless | Genesis 21:15-21
“Behold the compassion of a mother for her child … and remember that such a compassion ought all Christians to feel towards souls that are perishing …”
Consequences of our way | Genesis 21:8-14
She asks Abram to have a son with Hagar, her servant from Egypt. They took their own way. Now they are reaping the consequences.
Promise keeping God | Genesis 21:1-7
The time we (esp. Abraham and Sarah) have all been waiting is here. 25 years of promise, trials, failures and we’ve arrived. What stands out? God is faithful.
Seriousness of sin | Genesis 20:8-18
We must be encouraged to take sin seriously. And when we confess, we need to be thorough and accept all the consequences and responsibility. Not to blame others
Same sin – round 2 | Genesis 20:1-7
Abraham pulls the same stunt out of fear – he tries to pass Sarah off as his sister. If you remember, he did the same thing when he went to Egypt.
Father’s Failure -> Family | Genesis 19:30-38
It’s not just Lot’s sin of drunkenness that leads to this incident. It’s also his fear; it was contagious. His daughters feared they’d never have families.
God’s Judgment is thorough | Genesis 19:23 – 29
Thankfully God does withhold judgment to give people time to repent. Remember the people in Noah’s time who had 120 years to repent? But judgment must come.