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Genesis 17 “The Sign of the Covenant”
“This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised. You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you.” Genesis 17:10–11 (NLT) Our firstborn son Justin was only eight days old. As my wife and I sat…
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Genesis 16 “Lessons from Hagar”
“So Sarai said to Abram, ‘The LORD has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her.’ And Abram agreed with Sarai’s proposal.” Genesis 16:2 (NLT) Abram had received great promises from the LORD that he believed. Therefore, we know him as the father of faith.…
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Genesis 15:7-21 “The Covenant of the Land”
“Then the LORD told him, ‘I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession.’” Genesis 15:7 (NLT) What is a promise? Two people make an agreement. If you do this, then I will do that. But what if only one person makes the…
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Genesis 14:21-15:6 “Resistance and Reward”
“Then the LORD took Abram outside and said to him, ‘Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!’” Genesis 15:5 (NLT) Abram had just defeated the four kings from the east and rescued his nephew Lot. These guys had a reputation for repaying their…
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Genesis 14:1-20 “Warrior and Worshiper”
“When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer’s army until he caught up with them at Dan.” Genesis 14:14 (NLT) If I mention the name Abraham, what comes to mind? You probably think of the man…
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Genesis 13 “The Better Choice”
“Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram.” Genesis 13:11 (NLT) The time in Egypt had loaded down Abram and Lot with wealth. Now they were so rich in livestock that the land could not…
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Genesis 12:10-20 “Egyptian Escapade”
“Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there, for the famine was severe in the land.” Genesis 12:10 (NKJV) Abram was doing well in the land of Canaan. That wasn’t surprising because it was where God called him to be. But then a famine struck. Suddenly…
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Genesis 11:27-12:9 “Abram Is Called”
“All the families on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:3b (NLT) In the summer of 1993, the Lord spoke to my wife Cindy and me to leave the church I had attended for 20 years and move to Boise, Idaho to start a church. For us, this was a huge step of faith,…
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Genesis 11:1-26 “The Tower of Babel”
“Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” Genesis 11:4 (ESV) The desire for recognition is strong. Whether it is “likes” on Facebook, views on YouTube, the applause…
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Genesis 10 “Origin of Nations”
“These are the clans that descended from Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent.” Genesis 10:32a (NLT) Often when I purchase a new book I first turn to the table of contents. By reading this I get a good overview of what the book is about. Genesis 10 has often been…
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