Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
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
It occurs to me that the traveling Patriarchs were home-schoolers. Abram and Sarai, as parents and tribal leaders, were responsible for the training of not only their own children, but those of the whole tribe as well. The training was spiritual as well as vocational. Abraham also kept his army in top form. As we… Read More
This chapter begins with Abram avoiding conflict and ends with him leading an army on a rescue mission. RESEARCH NUGGETS In obedience to God’s command to travel around and see the promised land, Abram headed southward, until he reached the city of Kiryath Arba, later called Hebron. There he was welcomed by Aner, Eshkol and… Read More
I RETELL THE STORY Their stay in Egypt may have been rough on Sarai and those in Pharoah’s family, but it proved to be a windfall for Abram and Lot—their wealth grew by leaps and bounds (1-5). After Pharoah kicked them out of Egypt, the combined tribes of Abram and Lot returned to where they… Read More
In Chapter 12 we watched a marriage pull apart as a result of circumstances, fear, lack of communication, and assumptions that the promises God said did or did not apply to themselves. Yet these two people, Sarai and Abram, are listed as heroes of faith (Hebrews 11:8-12). Like us, they charged ahead of God or… Read More
The word Hebrew is understood to mean, “one from the other side (of the river).” That is certainly true of Abram. God made him a promise with one condition, obedience, and Abram walked away from everything he knew, from comfort and security, into Canaan to follow God’s plan. Biblical scholars use the term Hebrews to… Read More
In my head, I have a picture from every detective show I’ve every watched. At some point, there some sort of bulletin board with character names, timelines, possible motives, what is known, and questions. That’s what I’d like to do this week with our three characters that we have been studying: GOD, ABRAM, and SARAI.… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 