MESSAGES

After Abraham passed the greatest test of his faith — offering Isaac as a burnt offering to God̶his wife Sarah died. Having endured an extremely stressful test and then lost his wife, Abraham may have felt a sense of emptiness. Furthermore, Chapter 22, verse 20,...

God tested Abraham’s faith and commanded him to offer his son Issac as a burnt offering. From a moral standpoint, this command is difficult for us to accept. However, behind this event lay God’s profound purpose. Abraham had grown old, and his faith had reached a...

When Abraham was 99 years old, God appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.” Then God told Abraham that a son would be born to him. However, since both Abraham and Sarah were advanced in age and past childbearing years, Abraham...

When Abraham was 86 years old, his wife Sarah suggested that he have a child with her female slave, Hagar. Abraham agreed, and he and Hagar had a son named Ishmael. While this was perfectly natural within the culture of that time, from a faith perspective, it could be...

God said to Abram, “Fear not, Abram.” No doubt Abram’s heart was filled with fear and anxiety at that time. This was because he had not yet been given a son to inherit his name and his possessions. This is the first place in the Bible where the words “Fear not”...