Generational Blessings

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. Genesis 26:5 KJV Kept – Why does God watch over you? Why are you so lucky in life? Why does He keep protecting and providing for you? Do you suppose that you are the recipient of a generational…

Word Plays

But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out a window and saw Isaac fondling Rebekah,   Genesis 26:8 NLT Fondling – Did you know that the Tanakh has a great sense of humor? We think that it is all serious commands and requirements or stories about wars and disobedience interspersed with tedious genealogies….

Living on the Edge

Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son  Genesis 22:10  NASB Knife – The ma’akelet is a special kind of knife – a knife used to slaughter sacrifices.  In the Old Testament, it describes the instrument used to cut a person into pieces (Judges 19:29) and to prepare animals for…

Buried Away

“and even if our gospel is veiled” 2 Corinthians 4:4 Months have passes since I had my first taste of a Job crisis. God forced me to confront my trust in false security and selfish independence by stripping away the financial storehouse of my existence. Since that day, I have committed myself to a passionate…