Isaac Hayes

enslaved by idols that do not satisfy and do not deserve our affection over Him! One day, when I was literally face down on the floor in my bedroom in a puddle of tears crying out to God, he gently reminded me of Abraham, walking his beloved son Isaac up the mountain. Do you know what he was supposed to do at the top of that mountain? Sacrifice the very covenant son that

his first interactions with human beings. Throughout the Bible, there are many instances and occasions where the almighty Lord God demonstrates his strength and power. In Genesis chapter 32, a strange man appeared before Jacob, who is the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and they wrestled until daybreak. In Genesis 25:23, when the Lord was talking to Rebekah he said, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples born of you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve

Genesis 12- 25 tells the story of God’s relationship with Abraham and how it develops through Abraham’s whole life. The original audience for this is not completely known; however, there has been some evidence that it could have been the ancient Hebrews that had first listened to this story (Brisben 43). The story begins with Abraham, who was known as Abram at the time, and his wife Sarah, formally Sarai, moving from their home in Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan. The initial reason why Terah, Abraham’s

This chart is intended to be used as an aid to studying the Abrahamic Covenant that would be found in Genesis. It is a simple tabular formatted chart. The material is done in a logical chapter:verse order starting with Genesis 12 and completing in Genesis 50. It was attempted to show all the verses that either outright mentioned a covenant or at least implied a covenant. ABRAHAMIC COVENANT Reference:All are taken from NIV translation | Addressed To: | Circumstance Under Which it was Reiterated:

In verse nine, I observe that the Lord’s messenger asks Hagar to return to a life of servitude despite ill treatment from Sarai. I now question why the Lord might want Hagar to endure this mistreatment, but in verse ten the messenger says that Hagar will be rewarded and given so many children that they cannot be counted. 1 Peter 2:18 may offer some insight as to why God asks Hagar to return to her master, it says, “Household slaves, submit by accepting the authority of your masters with all respect

Some key themes or repeated actions were the creation of the world. In these passages, God did not only speak into existence, but we can perceive that there is definitely power in his word. He created the universe and everything that resides in it. Including humankind, and every creature that walk on this planet. He also makes sure that everything he created was good. Nevertheless, with his good creation also came responsibilities with which we are to adhere to (following his rules and regulations)

disfranchisement stories of Ishmael and Esau are essentially the same story told over two generations First of all, every main character of the Ismael narratives has its exact counterpart in the Esau narratives: Ishmael corresponds to Esau, Isaac to Jacobs, Abraham to Isaac, and Sarah to Rebekah. In Ishmael and Esau’s case, according to Genesis, Ishmael was the child of Hager, the Egyptian slave, and Abraham. He was hated by his “mother”, Sarah, who was Ishmael’s mother in law according to the “ancient surrogate

from the Bible, as their names are nearly identical. In the Bible, Rebecca is known for her loyalty and devotion to her son Jacob, whom she favors over her other son, Esau. She willingly ruins her relationship to one of her sons and also her husband, Isaac, both of which she loves dearly. In Song of Solomon, Reba cherishes her daughter Hagar, and makes sacrifices to please her, one of which includes the donation of her diamond ring, which she miraculously wins when she walks into a Sears store. The winning

Brokenness is a state of mind that leaves us crushed and gasping for air as we face life's challenges. With brokenness comes unhappiness, uncertianity, doubt, fear and disbelief. Psalm 34:18 describes the brokenhearted and crushed person. Brokenness comes in many forms such as broken realtionships, broken promises, broken families that ends up in grief and misery. Today, we will address the broken women who have been thrown back by the winds and adversities of life and are crying for a way out

Here, over the course of two chapters, Bhakos discusses two reservations put into one: we should not identify Ishmael and Isaac or Sarah and Hagar as separate lineages, with some being worse than others. What Bakhos is trying to explain is that over time, Judaism and Christianity have placed distinctions between Isaac/Ishmael and Sarah/Hagar, effectively forming a way of thinking that places some people over others, while in Islam both sets of people are treated more