Genesis 24:64-65 – And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. In the story of Isaac and … Read more
Genesis 24:67 – Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. The way the Western world does relationship – dating, relating, and fornicating – is essentially a 100-year failed experiment. From the time the … Read more
Genesis 24:2-4 – And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of … Read more
Genesis 24:67 – Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. As we read yesterday, even though Abraham horrifically messed up his family in fathering a child with a woman other than … Read more
Genesis 24:7 – The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my … Read more
Genesis 23:2 – And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. A news station in Nashville recently reported the story of a local couple whose story sounds like it’s one out of a romantic comedy. Charley Ray … Read more
Genesis 23:1 – Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. You’ve probably heard the word “millennial” used in a negative context but this age group (those born between 1981-1996) is the largest, most-diverse, and most-educated generation. A study was recently done in partnership by the Institute for Family Studies … Read more
Genesis 22:20-23a – Now after these things it was told to Abraham, “Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” (Bethuel fathered Rebekah)… At the end of Genesis 22, we discover that Abraham’s brother Nahor (see … Read more
Genesis 23:2 – And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. In this section of Scripture, after 10+ chapters were dedicated to the lives and legacy of Abraham and Sarah, we see something that almost everyone will … Read more
Genesis 23:19 – After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. In the opening pages of Genesis, we met the first couple, Adam and Eve, who brought the curse. In Genesis 12, we met Abraham and Sarah, … Read more
Genesis 2:18 – Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” In Genesis, there is a wedding and then a war. Soon after Adam and Eve are married, Satan shows up to attack marriage and family. The pages of … Read more
1 Peter 3:7 – Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. If you are both under God’s authority, you can have unity between you and … Read more