Isaac and Abimelech and a well
Two stories Esau/Jacob, Abimelech/Isaac: Genesis 25–28 As Isaac grew richer (the Lord did, indeed, bless him), a dispute over water …
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Abraham and Keturah and their sons
A list of Abraham’s sons (and their sons): Genesis 25 and parts of Chronicles Abraham took a second wife after …
Abraham’s rights to Beersheba
Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away, makes a treaty with Abimelech, almost sacrifices Isaac, finds him a wife after he …
Abraham’s compassionate response to the threat of judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah
God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot lives with his daughters, Abraham lies to Abimelech about Sarah, and Isaac is born: …
Waiting for Isaac
Promises from God to Abraham: Genesis 15–17 Hearing a promise and accepting it on the spot is one thing; waiting …
The problem with a tower at Babylon
The Tower of Babel; Abram and his family moves around the Middle East, with Lot eventually settling in Sodom, only to …
God remembered
Recovering from a global disaster: Genesis 6–10 After living through 150 days, that’s just short of four months, of a …
Evil breaks God’s heart
From Cain to Noah: Genesis 4–6 God is often accused of being unfair, uncaring or unpowerful because there is evil …
In the beginning: God
Genesis:1–3: In the beginning … The opening statement of Genesis, the first book in our Bible, establishes who did what …
Come if you’re thirsty
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 6): Revelation 19–22 This book is a promise to anyone who …
The not-so-unfairness of God’s judgement
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 5): Revelation 15–18 From a distance, God’s wrath looks …
A brief history of the world in Revelation 12
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 4): Revelation 12–14 Two significant events define world history, …
No more delay: time to end the violence
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 3): Revelation 8–11 In all the violence and terror …
What do they say in heaven?
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 2): Revelation 4–7 A few years ago, our young son …
A revelation of Jesus Christ
The revelation of Jesus Christ to His servants through John (Part 1): Revelation 1–3 Let’s face it, Revelation is not …
The dangers of false teachers
The second two of three anonymous letters to an unnamed group of believers, and a letter from Jude: 2 John, 3 …
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