In Stephen’s speech before the Sanhedrin recorded in Acts 7, all twelve sons are called patriarchs. He reminds the Sanhedrin that Abraham was called out of Mesopotamia (outside the Promised Land), and they all ended up in Egypt (also outside the Promised Land) where generations later—four hundred years to be exact—they would come out after […]
The patriarch Jacob had twelve sons. Exodus 1:1 “These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.” But let’s not forget Joseph who had been sold into slavery before redemption […]
This brings us to the final of the three patriarchs of the Jewish faith that was practiced by our Lord Jesus. This is important and ought to give us every reason to be thankful for the faithful Jews who carried this faith and its traditions all the way to Christ. Of course, God had a […]
Scripture says that Abraham went down the mountain to his servants (but oddly no mention of Isaac) and went to stay in Beersheba (Genesis 22:19). About his wife Sarah, “She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her” (Genesis […]
Of all the stories in the Bible, this is probably one that makes Christians cringe the most. Asking WHAT? I cannot believe God would test Abraham this way! I cannot believe Abraham would go there to do that. I can’t believe that! Well, believe it. Put yourself in the sandals of Isaac for a moment. […]
Noah and the Flood are widely known and remade for the children’s nursery instead of a horror story, but Sodom and Gomorrah don’t get the sanitized or woke treatment. They remain widely known for their obliteration. In both cases, the Bible stories involve destruction because sin had gotten beyond the point of God’s willingness to […]
We’re looking at verse 34 today in our study of Jesus’ genealogy recorded in Luke and how it applies to a remnant. Luke 3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac (laughter), the son of Abraham (father of a multitude, formerly Abram meaning high father), the son of Terah (to patiently breathe), God doesn’t […]
Today in our look at Jesus’ genealogy from Luke and exploring the idea of a remnant, we arrive at the name of Abraham, formerly known as Abram (Genesis 12-17) in most pages of Scripture. Interesting to note, however, in 1 Chronicles 1:27 and Nehemiah 9:7 he was still called Abram. Luke 3:34 the son of […]
Terah is among the most famous Scripture-identified infidels. I try to imagine what that would be like. How embarrassing! God Himself records for the entire world’s population in perpetuity that Terah was an idolater (Joshua 24:2). Terah worshiped foreign gods and now anyone and everyone knows his guilt. But then, what kind of grace it […]
Looking at the list of names in Luke 3:35-36, there are two names that point to the Jewish (Hebrew, Semite) identity of the remnant. First, the son of Eber (Eber is the root of the word Hebrew—meaning the Region Beyond, One from Beyond, He Who Passed Over), the son of Shelah (missionary, emissary), the son […]
