Abraham & Isaac

Terah takes Abram, Sarai, and Lot to Haran (the place, not the person), and then from there, Abram, Sarai, and Lot go further than Haran. God makes a promise to […]

While he passes through Egypt, Abram lies to Pharaoh, saying that Sarai is his sister instead of admitting that she was his wife. Abram was so worried about his safety

After coming out of Egypt, Abram, Sarai, and Lot moved back to the land from Bethel to Ai, which was to be the promised land. There was a conflict between

A major war was fought between five local kings near Sodom and Gomorrah and four powerful kings from further out east. The critical part of the fight is that Lot

Whenever Mark (my youth Prator) talks about covenants at small group, he ALWAYS talks about this passage, so it feels awesome to read it. God comes to Abram and tells

Yesterday, we talked about God’s promise to Abram of his own child, and today’s passage takes place probably ten years after that promise was given. Sarai thought it would be

When Abram was 99 years old, God appeared to him because of the covenant they shared. We already know about the promises God made to him—that his descendants would be

God appeared to Abraham and Sarah in human form—most likely a Christophany, which is Jesus, the Son, in a pre-incarnate form. God and two angels came to Abraham’s tent, and

God reveals His thoughts about the future of Abraham’s family while also telling Abraham that He is going to judge Sodom and Gomorrah because they have sinned so heavily against

The two “men” who were traveling with God in the previous passage were actually two angels, and they arrive in Sodom to meet Lot. Lot, probably not knowing they were

The angels try to get Lot out of Sodom as fast as they can so that he and his family can escape before the city is destroyed. First, the angels

We see the complete destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the judgment on Lot’s wife, and the deep sin of Lot’s daughters. After Lot and his family escape, God rains down

We see a repetition of Abraham’s past mistakes alongside the upright response of King Abimelech. Just like he did years earlier with Pharaoh in Egypt, Abraham lets fear take over

Isaac is finally born and circumcised, and Abraham throws a great feast to celebrate. Sarah is filled with laughter when she receives her son. However, tension rises in the household

Abimelech recognizes God’s undeniable presence in Abraham’s life and makes a strategic decision to befriend him, securing a peace treaty to stay on Abraham’s good side. After agreeing to terms,

The biggest thing I realized from today’s passage was the intense emotional side of the story and understanding Abraham’s real thoughts. Many people—including myself, initially—tend to say that Abraham got

Sarah passes away, and Abraham goes through a process to secure a permanent piece of land to bury her on. First, he pauses to deeply mourn and weep for the

Abraham sends his chief servant on a mission to find a wife for Isaac, sealing the assignment with an ancient oath. The terms are clear: if the servant cannot find

Abraham’s servant arrives at Rebekah’s family home to explain his mission. Laban, Rebekah’s brother, rushes out to meet him at the spring. Upon seeing the expensive gold nose ring and

Laban and Bethuel recognize the clear hand of God at work and allow Rebekah to marry Isaac. In response, Abraham’s servant worships the Lord and showers the family with silver,

Following the death of Sarah, Abraham takes another wife named Keturah, who bears him six sons, bringing his total to eight. While Abraham leaves his entire primary inheritance and estate

We see the narrative shift to the birth of Esau and Jacob and the immediate conflict over the family birthright. Rebekah was barren, and for twenty long years, Isaac and

A severe famine strikes the land, forcing Isaac to travel down to the territory of Gerar in search of food, mirroring the exact crisis his father Abraham had faced years

We continue to witness striking parallels between Isaac’s life and the journey of his father, Abraham. Isaac becomes incredibly wealthy because he works the land diligently, reaping a hundredfold harvest