[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In Genesis there are a few times when Abraham tells lies. For example in Genesis 13 Abraham is in Egypt and tells Pharaoh that his wife is his sister. Later in Genesis 20 he does the same thing...
From our point of view many thousands of years later it is hard to comprehend the evil that existed in Sodom. In Genesis 18, the Lord and Abraham have a conversation about the fate of Sodom and there are things not stated, which are understood when...
In Genesis 18, Abraham is visited by what seems three angels, but one of them is no angel, it is the Lord. They come to discuss with Abraham the fate of Sodom, destined for judgement. It concerns Abraham because his nephew Lot that he cares very...
Circumcision is a strangely weird idea. It seems out of place in today's world, and seems to belong to an ancient time. And yet, in the ancient world it was also an unusual idea, not commonplace at all. So how did it even get going,...
Going through Genesis in detail this year for the Bible videos caused me to visit a question of curiosity. Abraham is promised a son by God, and before he is divinely given Isaac, he fathers Ishmael with a slave wife. The way it is sometimes preached is...
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...
