Category: Bible Study

Rescuing Lot

Lot has headed off to live near Sodom and Gomorrah.  He quickly becomes entwined in the life and politics of Sodom and when an enemy raiding party attack the city, he is caught up with the captives (Genesis 14:1-12).  This is reported back to Abram  and I guess it would have been easy for him… Continue reading Rescuing Lot

Does God sometimes reward sin?

When Abraham goes to Egypt because of a famine in the land of Cannan and  attempts to pass off Sarai his wife as being just his sister, the consequences for Pharoah are serious. God strikes Egypt with plagues.  However, Abraham, himself appears to do well out of it. First, we are told that “when Pharaoh’s… Continue reading Does God sometimes reward sin?

Did God speak to Terah in the same way that he did to Abraham?

In Genesis 11:27-32, Terah, the father of Abraham (still known as Abram at this point) and grandfather of Lot takes his family from Ur in Mesopotamia towards Canaan.  He doesn’t get as far as the intended destination but settles at a place called Haran to the north of modern-day Israel.  There the family remain until… Continue reading Did God speak to Terah in the same way that he did to Abraham?

Out of the frying pan …

Abram hasn’t been long in the promised land when famine hits.  He decides to leave then land and go to Egypt to find food.  There has been some debate on whether or not this was a good thing to do with some commentators pointing to the absence of explicit negative assessment.  However, sometimes the point… Continue reading Out of the frying pan …