“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”John 5:33-36You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. / Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved. / John was a lamp that burned ...
The directive to "take her and go" reflects the customary practice of arranged marriages in ancient Near Eastern cultures, where family consent was crucial. The phrase underscores the authority and responsibility given to Abraham's servant to act on behalf of his master. It also signifies a ...
8 But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, my friend 9 —thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called from the extremities thereof, and to whom I said, Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and not rejected thee, 10 —Fe...
He created this people through a man named Abram, later changing his name to Abraham… Genesis 12:1-3 (NKJV) “Get out of your country,From your familyAnd from your father’s house,To a land that I will show you.2 I will make you a great nation;I will bless youAnd make your nam...
Was it not you, our God, who dispossessed the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham, your friend?New Revised Standard VersionDid you not, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give ...
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Treasury of Scripture And Solomon said, You have showed to your servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart ...
/ I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. / And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it...
22, Knobel's suggestion that an altar was erected here on this occasion. If there were any altar, it must have been the altar in the tabernacle. Other gods. That the family of Nahor were not exactly worshippers of the one true God in the same pure ritual as Abraham, may be gathered...
One may notice, if only to reject, the exposition of the Targum, followed by some commentators, which refers the verse to the call of Abraham and the victory of Genesis 14. He gave them.--Better, He giveth them, the future seen as present. The LXX. and some modern critics follow a ...
This divine communication underscores the biblical theme of God revealing His plans to His chosen servants, as seen with figures like Abraham (Genesis 18:17) and Moses (Exodus 3:4). The end of all living creatures has come before MeThis declaration signifies God's judgment on the pervasive ...