JUNE 9, 2020 Genesis 17:15-16 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her.” You may recall […]
JUNE 8, 2020 Genesis 17:9-10 And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised.” Can you imagine being told this? Wouldn’t you […]
JUNE 7, 2020 Genesis 17:6-7 “I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.” The name Abraham is […]
JUNE 6, 2020 Genesis 17:3-5 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.” When you compare the names […]
JUNE 5, 2020 Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.” What did the Almighty mean by, “Walk before me”? There are several references to those who “walked with God.” Noah is an example. So, why did He instruct Abram to walk before […]
JUNE 4, 2020 Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.” When God spoke this to Abram, in Hebrew He referred to Himself as El Shaddai, meaning, “The God who is sufficient.” Later Moses was told, “I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and […]
June 3, 2020 Genesis 16:11 And the Angel of the Lord said to her: “Behold, you are with child, and you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your affliction.” Within the name Ishmael is the word for “hearing” and the word for “God” — El. Though she came from a presumably idolatrous background, […]
June 2, 2020 Genesis 16:7-10 Now the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” The Angel of the Lord said […]
June 1, 2020 Genesis 16:6 So, Abram said to Sarai, “Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please.” And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence. Before being Abram’s wife, Hagar is regarded as Sarai’s servant, and so, Abram removes himself from the situation somewhat to let Sarai handle […]
MAY 31, 2020 Genesis 16:4-5 So, he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became despised in her eyes. Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The Lord judge […]
MAY 30, 2020 Genesis 16:1-2 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. So, Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. In the culture of that day, to go childless […]
MAY 29, 2020 Genesis 15:15-16 “Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” Even though Abraham had been promised the land and was living there, it was not yet time for […]