Through sacrifice and unwavering faith, Abraham’s covenant with God prefigures the greater fulfillment in Christ, as depicted ...
A Flemish Baroque painting reanimates Genesis 16–21 and helps us reflect on trust, covenant and the consequences of human ...
In these first two weeks of Lent, we've begun a new stage of our Holy Year pilgrimage. We've seen human frailty and the glory ...
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PROMISE AND TERROR
Abram (later Abraham) was plucked out of his routine in Ur, an ancient city in Iraq, by being given a startling promise by ...
The patriarchs in the Bible were the fathers of the nation of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through these three men, the ...
and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him”. (Gen. 21:1-2) Sarah had a son at the age of 90 years in fulfillment of God’s promise. You know also that ...
Miss Betty Deh, a 15-year-old form three student of the Adaklu Kodzobi Junior High School, has encouraged Christians to remain focused on the promises of God and trust in Him as Abraham did.She noted ...
As we read in Genesis, God promises Abraham, “To your descendants I give this land.” This promise is passed down through generations, echoed by the Jewish prophets, and is central to the very ...
The “hall of faith” in Hebrews 11 doesn’t praise what we think it praises. As a kid, I loved Hebrews 11 with its hall of famed Bible heroes who lived by faith. I imagined them among the ...