And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. Now Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." And Abimelech king of sent and took...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
#52 Taboo Genesis 19

Then Lot when up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave. Now the first-born...
Sunday, April 27, 2014
#51 Salt Genesis 19

Then the men said to Lot, "have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city- take them out of this place! For we will destroy this place, because...
Friday, April 25, 2014
#50 Sodom Genesis 19
Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. And...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
#49 Intercession Genesis 18
Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on the way. And the Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, since Abraham shall surely...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
#48 "Is anything too hard for the Lord" Genesis 18
Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by...
Monday, April 21, 2014
#47 Sign of the Covenant Genesis 17
And God said to Abraham: "as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins,...
Sunday, April 20, 2014
#46 And Still Creator Genesis 17
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. and I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply...
Saturday, April 19, 2014
#45 The God Who Sees Genesis 16
Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, "Have I also here seen Him who sees me?" Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; observe, it is...
Friday, April 18, 2014
#44 My Enemy, My Brother Genesis 16

Now the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. And He said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?"...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
#43 Doubt Genesis 16
"Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, "Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children....
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
#42 Blood Pact Genesis 15
And He said to him, "I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess." But he said, "O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?" He said to him,...
Monday, April 14, 2014
#41 Witness of Entropy Genesis 15

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great." But Abram said, "O Lord God, what will you give me, for I...
Sunday, April 13, 2014
#40 "Melchizedek" Genesis 14
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) And he blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram by God most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed...
Saturday, April 12, 2014
#39 "Loyalty" Genesis 14
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of...
Friday, April 11, 2014
#38 "We are Brethren" Genesis 13
Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journey from the...
Thursday, April 10, 2014
#37 "Say Your My Sister" Genesis 12

Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, "I know that...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
#36 Canaan Genesis 12
Now the Lord had said to Abram:
"Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
#35 "Abram" Genesis 11
This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood. After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters....
Monday, April 7, 2014
#34 "One Nation Not Under God" Genesis 11

Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said, "come, let us make bricks,...