Genesis
The Abrahamic Covenant
We need to keep in mind that the context of this chapter is soon after Lot has gone back to Sodom. Abraham was wondering whether his efforts to rescue and restore his backsliding nephew had been totally useless. Now God comes to Abraham to discuss some family affairs …
A Companion For Adam
In these verses we find out what it was like on the earth the day it was created (v. 4). There was no life, no growth, no rain and no one to till the ground. God personally made us, not by the spoken word (like He did when He made the sun, the moon, the water, the animals, etc.). The text …
The Conflict between Esau And Jacob
Twenty years after Sarah’s death Abraham decided to get married again to a woman named Keturah (vv. 1- 4). Abraham had six sons with her. One of these sons was Midian, the father of the Midianites, future enemies of Israel. Abraham wisely decided to secure the succession of the …