The Abraham Allegory shows that when God changed Abram's name to Abraham, it was really a deeper picture of God changing His own Old Covenant name, Jehovah, to the New Covenant name of Jesus. God tells us that Sarah is a picture of the church, the Bride of Christ and together with ...
With the fact that God called Abraham alone. He falls back upon what was the salient principle of God's dealing at this very time. It was as good as saying, "Be things as they may, count on the Lord. Impossible to be lower than that with which Israel began; for when God called ...
Exod 3:15 And God said further to Moses, “Thus shall you speak to the Israelites: YHWH, the God of your fathers’ [house]—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you: This shall be My name forever; This My appellation for all eternity.” ...
Q1. (16:1-6) Why does Sarah take her anger out on Abraham? Why does she take her anger out on Hagar? Is she trying to get rid of Hagar or the baby? In what sense is Hagar's pride Abraham's fault? In what sense is Hagar's affliction Abraham's fault? What situation in your ...
now his body is seemingly stolen. Then Jesus appears and asks her why she is weeping. Thinking he is the gardener, she asks if he can tell her where Jesus has been moved. He calls her by name and she recognizes him. He tells her not to cling to him because he has not yet ...
of a world that is passing away. Abraham, when God ordered him to sacrifice the promised seed, his long-awaited son Isaac, did not despair or insist on his own way, but offered Isaac up knowing that an eternal and sovereign God could make everything right. Abraham is the father of ...
Abraham waited 25 years for Isaac. Joseph waited seventeen years for his dream to come true. Caleb waited 45 years for his special parcel of the Promised Land. “You’ve veered from My plan for you? Please refer to Ephesians 1:11. Your singular purpose is to display My glory, that is...
Next, in the vision, God takes Abraham outside his tent, asks him to try to count[9] the stars, and tells him, "So shall your offspring be" (15:5). So God gives Abraham two everyday reminders of his promise of offspring:
2 Corinthians 2:16 tells us we have the mind of Christ. The battle we are fighting is a battle of the mind, and a battle for the mind. If Satan can influence our thoughts, he can influence our actions. That’s why Colossians 3:2 tells us to set our minds on things above and 2...
The church is likewise made up of many particles. In fact, when God promised Abraham his offspring, He said that they would be like the dust of the earth6. And the miracle described in Genesis 2:7 — the making of the living soul Adam from dust of the earth — is repeated in Acts...