Learning God’s Grace Through Unmerited Favor
Although God had sent a famine into the Promised Land in order that Abram might learn God’s grace through trials, Abram took matters into his own hands and simply moved down to Egypt. Now, we don’t read explicitly that Abram had sinned by leaving Egypt,...Learning God’s Grace Through Trials
When we find ourselves smack in the middle of a trial in life, it’s easy to find the encouragement of James a bit…well…irritating: 2Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3for you know that the testing of your faith...The Missionary Obedience of Abraham
Post Series on Genesis 12:1-9: The Missionary Calling of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3) The Missionary Obedience of Abraham (Genesis 12:4-6) The Missionary Witness of Abraham (Genesis 12:7-9) In Genesis 12, YHWH called Abraham to leave his father’s land (and his...What it Means for Abraham to be the New Adam
John Sailhamer: The theme of Abraham and his descendants marking a new beginning in God’s plan of blessing is developed in a number of other ways as well in Genesis. Most notable is the frequent reiteration of God’s “blessing” in 1:28 (and 9:1)...Download My Free eBook
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