Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only a minyan can be found there?” He answered, “For the sake of a minyan, I will not destroy it (Sodom and Gomorrah).” When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.-Genesis 32-33 I am sure […]
18-3: All of God’s covenants are interconnected
He said, “I will certainly return to you around this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” -Genesis 18:10 So one of the three mysterious visitors informs Abraham that he is coming back in a year, and that when he returns Sarah will have given birth to a son. There is […]
18-2: Jesus was NOT one of the three visitors who appeared to Abraham
“And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground.-“Genesis 18:2 So who were the three men who visited Abraham? The first simple fact that cannot be ignored is that […]
18-1: Scripture does NOT prohibit saying God’s name out loud
Today we begin Genesis Chapter 18. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Bible, click here. And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre -Genesis 18:1 We are going to come head to head with a most controversial issue right from verse one. Verse one says “the Lord appeared to […]
17-5: Abraham wanted Ishmael to inherit God’s promises
“Abraham said to God, “If only Ishma‘el could live in your presence!” -Genesis 17:18 Let’s talk a little bit about Abraham pleading with God to let Ishmael be his heir. I think many of us tend to adopt a very condescending attitude towards Ishmael, if not outright demonize him because in our minds we associate […]
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