“Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” — 1 Kings 19:18 (KJV)
THE PROBLEM WAS POLYGAMY “And gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife” (Genesis 16:3). Sarai’s plan agreed with the customs of her world. Hagar could become Abram’s wife, bear
DO YOU REALLY THINK GOD NEEDS YOUR HELP? “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1). We need God, but God does not need us: “Neither
THE HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS We all go through dark seasons, but darkness does not mean God has abandoned us or that His promise has failed. Abram experienced “an horror of great
GOD HIMSELF IS THE GUARANTEE I have guaranteed my daughter that wherever I live, she will always have a place to live. The guarantee is not the house—it is me. My word,
THE SAME FAITH THROUGH EVERY AGE Faith did not begin with our generation, and it has not changed with the passing of time. The same faith through which Abram was counted righteous
FIGHT FOR RELATIONSHIPS, NOT TITLES Genesis 14 records the first war mentioned in Scripture and introduces the first person explicitly called a priest. Abram is surrounded by kings and meets a man
WHICH WAY IS YOUR TENT FACING? Genesis 13 is not merely the story of two wealthy men dividing land. It reveals the difference between walking by sight and living by faith. ABRAM
HOW DOES SCRIPTURE REMEMBER ABRAM? Genesis 12 does not present Abram as a man who never faced difficulty. It presents him as a man who heard God and obeyed. He would later
WHAT HAPPENED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS? What really happened inside Noah’s tent? To answer that question, we must recognize that the Bible does not always use naked and nakedness with the same emphasis.
BABEL COULD NOT STOP THE PROMISE Genesis 11 begins with humanity attempting to make its own name, but it ends with God preserving the name through which every nation would be blessed.