As we look into Abraham’s death to discover how we can live a good life and be ready for death when it comes, many of us focus on what we leave behind. Legacy is incredibly important to us and we will talk about Abraham’s legacy, and how we can have…
We have been learning life lessons from Abraham’s life and will look at sacrificing Isaac. In the last issue, we witnessed the birth of the promised son Isaac and how it changed Abraham’s and Sarah’s life. The birth of a child changes the parents’ life, but what if God told…
We have come to the birth of the promise God gave to Abraham. We have been walking through Abraham's life and gleaning life lessons we can apply to our own lives. In our last issue, we discussed Abraham's dealings with King Abimelech and how they developed a friendship through some…
God’s covenant with Abraham was already in motion when Abraham tries to fulfill God’s promise by himself. Of course, he had some help. In the last issue, we discussed God’s covenant with Abraham and how God promised to give him an heir through Sarah and land for his descendants. But…
Many people don’t realize the most extraordinary healing God did for women in the Old Testament. Without God opening the barren wombs of women in the Old Testament, He would never have brought about His plan for Israel and Jesus. In my last post, I described the ways God healed…
Why did God change people’s names in the Bible? Beginning with Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob, and going into the New Testament when Jesus changes Simon’s name to Peter, God has been changing people’s names throughout Scripture. But to many people this is a strange thing. God changes people’s names for…