Abraham had some major life adjustments to make toward the end of his life. We all have to make adjustments throughout our life. Every stage of our life brings new challenges and new joy. Navigating life’s decisions and challenges is not always easy, but we learn from every decision we…
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…
June 17 | Genesis 16:2-3 “And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold, the Lord has made me barren. Go in to my female slave. It may be that I shall obtain children through her. And Abram listened to Sarai’s voice. So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her female slave,…
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…
You could consider this part one of two. We will see Abraham's manufactured prosperity in Egypt in this issue, and in the next issue, you will see God-given prosperity. In my last issue, I opened up our character study on Abraham by talking about why he is considered the father…
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…