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?
Category: Bible Study
Trust, doubt and negotiation
How do you feel about free offers? Do you snap them up or think they must be too good to be true? Who likes to negotiate and barter? What’s happening with Abram? Abram has been promised by God that he will be blessed and that through him God’s promised blessing (Jesus) will come to all… Continue reading Trust, doubt and negotiation
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?
Lord of the Church (Faithroots Podcast
This week’s podcast is on Revelation 1
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 …
The promise that Abraham believed
In Genesis 12:1-3 We see the first description of the Covenant that God makes with Abraham, at this stage known as Abram. God tells Abram to complete he journey that his Father has set out on. He sends him to the land he has given him and promises to bless him. Biblical Theologians therefore talk… Continue reading The promise that Abraham believed
Don’t make the wrong distinctions when it comes to preaching and Bible studies
In this month’s Evangelicals Now, the editorial describes the visit of an elderly Welsh preacher as follows: He began his address by explaining the difference between a Bible Study and a sermon. If we recall it aright, he said words to the effect that, while a Bible Study is aimed especially at imparting information to… Continue reading Don’t make the wrong distinctions when it comes to preaching and Bible studies
Following Jesus and being part of something
She was beautiful, smiley and when I started to talk to her I was more attracted still as her winsome personality shone through too. I was smitten. I would willingly have gone anywhere with her. If that meant moving away to live, work and go to church some place else then I would happily have… Continue reading Following Jesus and being part of something
Freedom
I enjoyed working through the book of Galatians just before the summer. If you’ve not seen it yet, here’s the resource I put together to support reading and teaching through this fascinating letter from Paul.
Revelation? what and when?
This week’s podcast on how to interpret the book of Revelation
