Genesis 24 Verse 4 Abraham’s message? Marry within the covenant. 12-14 The institute manual points out that Abraham’s servant was likely a man of faith as well. This makes sense, as a man with responsibilities as great as Abraham would not only need someone dependable and trustworthy, but also a person that could understand his [...]

Genesis 23 Abraham went to great lengths to bury his wife in a beautiful place. This is how he meant to honor her. I spent this chapter thinking about how we honor the dead now, and and ways that I might be able to improve. I think one way would be for me to better [...]

Genesis 22 Abraham means “exalted father” and “father of a great multitude”. God did not tempt Abraham, He tested him. Although God does use temptation I think Didn’t he tempt Job? I think Abraham’s ready answer of “Here I am” tells us a few things. First, Abraham had a relationship with God, and so he [...]

Genesis 20 Verse 3 My first thought when reading this was “poor Abimelech”, since Abraham did lie to him about who Sarah was. But then I realized that he brought this upon himself by having policies that ended up forcing men to lie to him. He was greedy and took beautiful women to himself because [...]