“Abram believed God, and God credited it to him as righteousness.” -Genesis 14:6 I know I said this before but I’m going to say it again. Grace is NOT a New Testament promise and this verse proves it. The definition of grace is if we trust God to save us, God will credit it to […]

A reminder that when studying the Bible it is vital to disassociate ourselves from our modern day ways of thinking and cultural prejudices in order to be able to view things through the prism of ancient Hebrew culture. When this is properly done, formerly difficult to understand bible stories and verses suddenly become clear. In […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 15. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. One reason the Bible is such a reassuring book is that both the good and bad sides of its characters, those who we now call the heroes of our faith, are depicted in such an […]

The king of S’dom said to Avram, “Give me the people, and keep the goods for yourself.”   But Avram answered the king of S’dom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Adonai, El ‘Elyon, maker of heaven and earth,  “I will not take so much as a thread or a sandal strap of what is yours; you […]

“Melchizedek king of Shalem brought out bread and wine. He was cohen of El ‘Elyon[God Most High],…”-Genesis 14:18 After rescuing Lot, Abram is greeted by a mysterious character known as Melchizedek, King of Shalem. We are given the information that he is a high priest and that he worships El’Elyon-the God most high. A ceremony of sorts take […]