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Abraham Had Three Wives

When we read the stories of the patriarchs, we have to ask what the purpose of God was behind all the events, even those that may seem strange. My understanding is that God sent Abraham back to the land of Canaan to “restart” the original plan from the...

Trusting God

What a change we see in Abraham from Chapter 12 of Genesis to Chapter 13. In Chapter 12, Abraham (well, Abram) goes down to Egypt because of a famine. There, he becomes concerned that his life is in danger. His wife, Sarai, is attractive and he thinks if Pharaoh knows...

Prayer and Blessing of Job

Part of the logic of God is that He will bless us when we pray for others to be blessed. Job endured great suffering. Part of that suffering was that his “friends” accused him of doing wrong. Their accusation seemed very righteous but was in fact just...

A Bit of Honor

Giving honor to other people is a special principle of godly living. One of the Ten Commandments is to honor one’s parents (Ex. 20; Deut. 5). Giving honor is not only for parents but for all those “to whom honor is due” (Rom. 13:7). As we pass honor...

Honor and Blessing

There are two mentions of relationships between parents and children in the Ten Commandments. Both involve spiritual transfer from the parents to the children; one is bad and one is good. Exodus 20:5 … visiting the sins of the parents upon the children. Exodus 20:12...