Terah half responded to the call to leave Ur of the Chaldees Abram responded fully - even though he did not know where he would end up His motivation was the fact that Jesus was with Him In his journeying he pitched his tent and built an altar and called on the Lord The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. From there he went on ... Read the Post...
Abraham part four – LOT
Among the supporting characters in the life of Abraham we have Lot, his wife and two daughters. Their story is wrapped up in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Lord Jesus mentions Lot's wife and the danger of "looking back". Being worthy of Jesus, showing how we consider Him worthy, is never going to be demonstrated in someone who is looking over their shoulder in nostalgia for the time when we did not know Him. I have decided to ... Read the Post...
Abraham Part Three – JESUS
The drama of Abraham's life has a few principal "actors". We have introduced Abram and Sarai. (I noticed afresh (with a frisson of personal interest) that Abram began his walk for God when he was 75.) The journey out of Haran towards Canaan included Lot with his family and servants. We see, later in the account, that Abram had a faithful and trusted servant called Eliezar [see Genesis 15:2]. It is believed that this Eliezer went out to find ... Read the Post...
Abraham Part Two – SARAH
Sarai/Sarah is a very important person in God's purposes. His plan to have a nation that belonged to Him depended on her. The name Sarai carries the idea of "chieftain" or "woman of importance (i.e. Princess). The difference between Sarai and Sarah is simply a personal one - so from "princess" to "my princess" - or maybe "My Queen". I cannot find anything on the internet that might provide a visual aid to her life. You can search for ... Read the Post...