Genesis 22 — 01-21-15

January 22, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take 1After all this, God tested Abraham. God said, “Abraham!” “Yes?” answered Abraham. “I’m listening.” 2 He said, “Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I’ll point out to you.” What […]

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Genesis 21 — 01-20-15

January 22, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take 11-13 The matter gave great pain to Abraham—after all, Ishmael was his son. But God spoke to Abraham, “Don’t feel badly about the boy and your maid. Do whatever Sarah tells you. Your descendants will come through Isaac. Regarding your maid’s son, be assured that I’ll also develop a great nation […]

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Genesis 20 — 01-19-15

January 19, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take 8-9 Abimelech was up first thing in the morning. He called all his house servants together and told them the whole story. They were shocked. Then Abimelech called in Abraham and said, “What have you done to us? What have I ever done to you that you would bring on me […]

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Genesis 19 — 01-18-15

January 18, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take When Abraham gave Lot the choice of land he wanted to live on and Lot chose the very fertile soil of the valley, it appeared as though he had made the best choice. But, it turns out that his choice led to the downfall of his family. Genesis 19 is […]

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Genesis 18 — 01-17-15

January 17, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take 1-2 God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them. 3-5 He said, “Master, […]

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Genesis 17 — 01-16-15

January 17, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take 23 Then Abraham took his son Ishmael and all the slaves born in his house or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that very day, just as God had said to him. This may seem a rather odd […]

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Genesis 16 — 01-15-15

January 15, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take 1Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar. 2 Sarai said to Abram, “Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.” And Abram agreed to what Sarai said. […]

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Genesis 15 — 01-14-15

January 15, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take God gives Abram a vision of the land his descendants will inhabit and how many of them there will be–there will be too many of them to count! Abram believes God, even though he doesn’t even have one child yet. What amazing faith Abram demonstrated! A great example for us […]

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Genesis 14 — 01-13-15

January 13, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take 17 As Abram returned from his strike against Chedorlaomer and the other kings at the valley of Shaveh (later called King’s Valley), the king of Sodom came out to meet him, 18 and Melchizedek, the king of Salem (Jerusalem), who was a priest of the God of Highest Heaven, brought him bread […]

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Genesis 13 — 01-12-15

January 12, 2015

1 Chapter a Day’s take 11 So that is what Lot chose—the Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants, and thus he and Abram parted company. 14 After Lot was gone, the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction, 15 for I am […]

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