Take it slow and steady here: this is the prototype for God’s only way of salvation. Back now to God’s conversation with Abram in Genesis 15. There we read that the Lord “brought him outside and said, ‘Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.’ And He said […]
Believe it or not, these covenant-making days are more significant than Runnymede or Independence Hall. In our last study we saw that “a covenant is a long-term arrangement between two individuals or groups.” A covenant with God means an offer to join Him as junior partners in His thrilling projects. Amazing, isn’t it! The first […]
Read More… from April 9, 2021 — How Many Covenants Are There?
Imagine making a contract with God—and not a lawyer in sight! God’s word is as good as gold. God makes and keeps promises. But there is a special grouping of promises in the Bible called “covenants.” A promise can involve a one-off event, but a covenant is a long-term arrangement between two individuals or groups. […]
Here is one of the most significant days in the life of Abram. It also happens to be a turning point in your life, too. Genesis 15 is one of the most important chapters in the Bible. Why? The first part tells the story of the moment when the Lord accounted to Abram God’s own […]
Of the hundreds of pictures used of God in the Bible, here’s one that is most encouraging. Having rescued Lot and the inhabitants of the cities of the plain, with all their goods, Abram should have been the one to receive the spoils of war. But he decided to relinquish this right for the honor […]
On any given day, we have no way of knowing that a test is waiting for us that will shape the rest of our lives. After Abram’s battle to rescue Lot and his townsfolk, the friend of God met two more kings. The first was Melchizedek, king of Salem. They met in the King’s Dale, […]
The story of this ancient king-priest sits there, like a biblical bombshell, not exploding till 2000 years later. No doubt, Abram was exhausted. He had been up all day when he heard the news of his nephew’s family being stolen away by the four-army confederacy from the north. Arming his private militia of 318 men, […]
You may not picture yourself as a soldier, but every Christian is in the heat of the battle. But look! There’s our Commander! In Genesis 14, four marauding kings had brought their armies down from the north and had plundered the cities of the plain, including Lot and his family from Sodom. Only one man […]
If God counts your hairs and keeps your tears, surely He stands by as “a very present help in time of need.” Genesis 14 begins with the kind of Bible words we might want to skip. But God doesn’t. Listen: “In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of […]