The covenant that the Lord makes with Abraham in Genesis 15 is unusual because it is a one-sided covenant between two groups. Like a contract, a covenant has two parties, both who give and receive in participation with the arrangement. Usually a greater party makes a...
In Genesis 14 there are two stories told, but joined together by the characters of Lot and Abraham. Initially there is a battle between four invading kings, against five local kings including the King of Sodom, the city in which Lot was living. The four foreign...
If you were presented with a piece of cake like in the photo, which piece would you choose? A child would automatically choose the biggest piece for themselves. Most adults would be more thoughtful, and would choose a smaller piece, but would WANT the bigger piece. In...
Did you know, that the Hebrew word for 'Gentiles' is the same word used for 'nations?' It is the word goy. At first when that word appeared in the Bible, in Genesis 10, it was purely about nations. In fact Genesis 10 is a huge list of the...
Do Muslims, Jews and Christians have the same God? Each of the three belief systems trace their history back to Abraham, who despite all odds, surrounded by pagan idolatry came to find the one true God, the Lord. From Abraham came Isaac, then Jacob, then the...
The city of Sanliurfa, (pronounced Shan Lurfa) located in Turkey, was prior to World War I known simply as Urfa. It is believed by many people to be the place where Abraham was born. Urfa even sounds like Ur, the city the Bible records as...
In Abraham's day everyone loved idols. In fact it seemed to be the way of the whole world. No matter what age of history, archaeologists are always digging up idols. Idols in the Palaeolithic era. Idols in the Neolithic era. Idols in the Chalcolithic era. Idols in the Bronze...
Doesn't Jesus' behaviour with the whip in the temple seem a bit out of character? Why would someone so caring, known for healing and forgiving, suddenly go kind of psycho? Well, sometimes a little more information changes everything. Here is some background information to do just...
Sometimes when you are talking about Jesus, people raise an objection to God's perceived fairness. 'What about all those people in the Congo jungle who never heard the gospel? Surely God isn't going to send them to Hell for not believing when they never had the...
In the early part of the Bible, the Lord appeared and made a promise to Abraham saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land.' Genesis 12:7 (NIV) The word translated 'offspring' here in NIV is actually the word seed. That can be seen in alternate...
