And it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. Genesis 17:11 I believe we should have some understanding of the covenants that God made with His creation if we want to comprehend His ...
Paul didn’t have a brain virus, nor did he teach a nationalistic fantasy — he articulated divine revelation. God’s covenant ...
Nine generations separated Shem, the son of Noah, from Abraham. That is a long time and during the more than four centuries, civilization was growing. Following God’s scattering the people, ...
Abraham, you’re going to be a daddy! What incredible news. Abraham was 99 years old and Sarah was 10 years younger. But — God’s words are always in season.
Abraham is an important figure in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The story of Abraham can be found in the Book of Genesis - the first book in the Christian Bible and in the Torah of Judaism. Abraham ...
As the Jewish New Year begins later this month, I will join Jews in reflecting on beginnings. I was married earlier this year, and celebrate my birthday on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Since ...
It amazes me to find the mindset of many Christians as to who they are in the Kingdom of God. Some see themselves as stepchildren and some as Gentile sinners. In Genesis 17:4: “As for me, behold, my ...
On the first Sunday of Lent we reflected on the covenant that God made with the entire created world. Last week we pondered the covenant promises God made to Abraham and his descendants. Today we ...
The story of Joseph is one of those rare narratives in Tanach in which a Jew (Israelite/Hebrew) comes to play a prominent part in a gentile society – the others are, most notably, the books of Esther ...