What do Hagar and Ruth have in common?

I didn’t start out to study the life of the Patriarchs, starting with Abram and Ruth. What I wanted to focus on were the women who were (unusually) listed in Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew 1. If you’re in a hurry today, you can skip to the last few paragraphs to see where we are going… Read More

God’s Covenant with Abram, and More: Genesis 15

Abram looked at world-based facts, and he was confused, doubtful, and afraid. We noted yesterday that God’s first words to him were, “Do not be afraid.” Obviously, Abram was afraid and anxious in the long waiting time in which he had not children. Satan used the same technique he had applied in his conversation with… Read More

God’s Covenant with Abram: Genesis 15

Notice the first thing God said to Abram, “Don’t be afraid.” Obviously, Abram still needed reassurance even after all the evidence that God had chosen him, that God was with him, and that God keeps His promises. (Don’t we all?) Abram was anxious about the future—how could God’s promises come true when he didn’t have… Read More