“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him” (Gen: 18:19). As we have seen so far, the covenant is always a … Continue reading –>
Gen: 12:1-2 In those two verses the first stage of God’s covenant promise to Abram (there are three) is revealed. God approached Abram, gave him a command, and then made him a promise. The approach expresses God’s gracious election of Abram to be the first major figure of His special covenant of grace. The command involves the test of … Continue reading –>
Gen: 17:4-5 Though the names of God come with spiritual and theological significance, they do not end just with God. Names of people in the ancient Near East were not just meaningless ways of identification as often they are to us. To name a girl Mary or Susy does not make much of a difference today. For the ancient … Continue reading –>
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect” (Gen: 17:1). Yahweh had appeared to Abram several times before (Gen: 12:1, Genesis 12:7; Gen: 13:14; Gen: 15:1, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:18). Now, in the above text, Yahweh again appears to Abram … Continue reading –>
“And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it” (Gen: 15:7). Names can sometimes be like trademarks. They become so closely associated in our minds with certain characteristics that when we hear the name we immediately recall these traits. … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Exod: 3:14; Gen: 17:1-6; Gen: 41:45; Dan: 1:7; Gen: 15:7-18; Gen: 17:1-14; Rev: 14:6-7. Memory Text: “I [God] will establish my covenant between me and you [Abraham] and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you” (Genesis 17:7, RSV). How many remember distinctly … Continue reading –>
Made for Mission in Mexico By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission Gustavo Taracena is not a pastor, but he has a passion for planting churches. Gustavo, a 58-year-old retired customer service representative for a Mexican telecommunications company, praised God when his second church plant, located in La Huasteca, a small community on the outskirts of Villahermosa, … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Flood,” pages 90-104 and “After the Flood,” pages 105-110, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “The rainbow, a natural physical phenomenon, was a fitting symbol of God’s promise never to destroy the earth again by a flood. Inasmuch as the climatic conditions of the earth would be completely different after the Flood, and rains … Continue reading –>
“He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark” (Gen: 7:23, RSV). In this text one finds the first mention … Continue reading –>
“And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth” (Gen: 9:12-13, RSV). Few natural phenomena … Continue reading –>
