Reading on through the remainder of Genesis 22 this morning, it becomes clear that sometimes God tests His earthly children to ascertain their level of commitment to Him. As Abraham is about to sacrifice the single most precious thing in his life, the Angel of the LORD says to him: ““Do not lay your…
Two more points that come to me as I consider Genesis 21 this morning: 1 Man’s attempt to mix right and wrong always ends in spiritual catastrophe! Abraham wanted to help God provide him with a son and heir and so he committed adultery with Hagar. Wrong move! Adultery is adultery and always damages…
Can you imagine the celebration in the camp of Abraham and Sarah when their long-awaited son was born? The story is found in Genesis 21 and it tells us that Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. Having waited so long for a son and heir to be born, you can be…
Like most of us humans, Abraham didn’t learn by making mistakes just once!! Genesis chapter 20 sees him moving to a place called Gerar in the land of the Philistines, where he AGAIN foolishly spreads the half-truth that Sarah is his sister and not his wife. At the command of Abimilech, the Philistine king,…
An interesting subject surfaces in Genesis chapter 17, the rite of circumcision. Abraham was instructed by God to circumcise all the males of his household. Verse 10 says: “And God said to Abraham: “This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you…