1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell…
1 The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised. I find it interesting that the text says that God visited Sarah. The word “visited” differs from the more commonly used word “appeared.” Often times in Scripture when God appears someone, He usually says something, and…
1 From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. Abraham and his family go on the move again, although no clear reason is given for them doing so. Perhaps with the recent destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the land had become more…
1 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth 2 and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night and wash your…
1 And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. After Abraham and his household have recovered from their circumcision (we know this since they are working again), God appears visibly to Abraham, as he is taking a break…
1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” Thirteen years have passed since the birth of Ishmael, Abram’s attempt to see God’s promise…
1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the…
1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” After the success in defeating Chedorlaomer and rescuing the people of Sodom, Abram had made deals with kings, and was celebrated publicly. Now he has returned to…
1 In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). 3 And all these joined forces…
1 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. After being ordered to leave Egypt, Abram, Sarai, and Lot, return to Canaan. The text is not clear if there is still a severe famine, although that may explain the coming conflict between…