THE REAL MEANING OF LIFE

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/28.htm We continue to get closer to the establishment of Israel. Isaac was getting older, and he wanted to make sure that his on Jacob did not marry a Canaanite woman. Remember, the Canaanites were pagans that worshipped idols, and God was afraid that if the descendants of Abraham would marry them, they would be led astray, away from God. So Isaac told Jacob to go to his mother Rebekah family, to her brother Laban,… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/27.htm In Genesis 25, Esau sold his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a bowl of stew. The Bible doesn’t say, but I can only assume that breaking a vow, even a verbal one, is like telling a lie. And whether or not Esau had the ability to get rid of his birthright, he made a vow to, which in the sight of the Lord, a valid. And Esau was likely not very close… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/genesis/26.htm If anyone is following me, I know this is going extremely slow. Last year, I participated in a year-long study of the Bible in which we read three, four, and sometimes five chapters of the Bible at a time. I found that there was no way to read and comprehend that much, so I’m simply doing a little at a time so I can read it, think about it, and reflect on it. And… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/kjv/genesis/25.htm “The Lord knows the heart.” And I can’t hide it from Him, He knows that I know that I think Paul is boring. It is a must read, without a doubt, but I just don’t enjoy the letters of Paul as much as I love the other Bible stories. May favorites are from the early Old Testament from creation through all of the Kings, then of course The Gospels, and I can’t leave out… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/24.htm In Abraham’s days, it was very important that you marry within your own faith. It was even better to marry a sister, or aunt, or cousin, than it was to marry someone outside of the faith. God had warned them not to intermingle with the Canaanites and others, because if they did, they would end up worshipping other “gods” and false idols, and as we know it, there is only one true God. And… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/kjv/genesis/23.htm This chapter begins by related the death of Sarah, who by now was 177 years old. Notice how our lives are getting shorter the further we get from Adam, who was over 900 years old, and the further we get away from God. Back then, her 177 year life probably seems as if she went “too early”, and today, we celebrate big if someone makes it to 100. Abraham bought a cave in which… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/22.htm This is one of the many passages in the Bible that I have difficulty understanding. The Bible says God “tested” Abraham, but I don’t believe this is what it means at face value. God is all-knowing; he knows what is in our hearts and minds (another scripture; “God knows the heart”), therefore I believe He knew Abraham inside and out. He instructed Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering, and I… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/21.htm The timing of this chapter couldn’t have came at a better time. As God had promised, he opened Sarah’s womb and she was able to conceive, and she bore Abraham’s son who he named Isaac, and while this chapter doesn’t say, a previous chapter has God telling Abraham that he would become a father of nations, and that his wife would bear a son named Isaac, the Isaac is one of those whom God… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/20.htm In Genesis 20, Abraham and Sarah move to an area called Gerar, where they meet their king, King Abimelech. And it is almost a repeat of their trip to Egypt; Abraham tells Abimelech that Sarah is his sister, Abimelech takes her, but before he can do anything, the Bible says “God stopped him”. God came to Abimelech in a dream, and told him the Sarah was really Abraham’s wife. Has God ever stopped you from doing something… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/19.htm In the last chapter, Abraham hosted Jesus and two angels who were on their way to investigate Sodom which had became a very sinful place. And remember how Abraham intercede, and made Jesus not to destroy the city if there were 10 righteous people there. And Sodam is where Lot was now living. In this chapter, the two angels, now in human form, came to Sodom, and Lot just happened to be at the… Continue reading