Tag: GOD
Biblical Principle #74: God Cut a Covenant with Abraham
Biblical Principles List Principle God cut a covenant with Abraham. Explanation Genesis 15 tells the story of GOD again speaking to Abraham and, this time, promising Abraham he would have a son and that Abraham’s seed would become as numerous as the stars. Abraham asked for a sign of this promise. Look at what GOD…
Biblical Principle #73: God is Our Reward
Biblical Principles List Principle God is the reward of the faithful. Explanation In GOD’s third recorded interaction with Abraham, GOD told Abraham that He Himself would be Abraham’s reward: 1 After these things the Word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield and…
Biblical Principle #71: Melchizedek Was a Shadow of Jesus
Biblical Principles List Principle Melchizedek was a shadow (or type) of Jesus. Explanation Genesis 14 tells how Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of GOD, blessed Abraham after Abraham’s forces returned the captures of the Chedorlaomer alliance, including Abraham’s nephew Lot. On the return home, Melchizedek blessed Abraham: 16 So [Abram] brought back all the cavalry of…
Biblical Principle #69: God Made Promises to Abraham (and His Descendants)
Biblical Principles List Principle God made special promises to Abraham and Abraham’s descendants. Explanation When GOD called Abraham to leave his homeland to go to Canaan, GOD made Abraham special promises—promises that also applied to Abraham’s descendants. At first, the promises were broad and general. 1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Get out of…
Biblical Principle #68: God Called Abraham
Biblical Principles List Principle God called Abraham to become the father of the faithful. Explanation At the Tower of Babel, GOD divided Noah’s descendants into nations. GOD placed angels as rulers over each of these nations. But GOD foreknew that these angels would be tempted by Satan and quickly become corrupt. The great chess match…
Biblical Principle #67: Angelic Overseers Became Corrupt
Biblical Principles List Principle The angels assigned to oversee Gentile nations became corrupt. Explanation We have previously established that: Over time, Satan corrupted these angels who had been assigned to rule the Gentile nations. Genesis 11 covers the Tower of Babel and scattering of the nations. The first mention of idolatry is found about 1,000…
Biblical Principle #65: The Second World Began at Babel
Biblical Principles List Principle When GOD divided the nations at Babel, this began the second world. Explanation We previously established that, at Babel, when GOD scattered the nations, He assigned angels over them. From that point, 2000+ years before Jesus, through the first century, angels ruled all nations except Israel, whom GOD kept for Himself.…
Biblical Principle #61: Why Earth Has Multiple Nations and Languages
Biblical Principles List Principle The Tower of Babel explains why there exist multiple nations and languages across the Earth. Explanation The Bible affirms that it was GOD who created multiple languages and spread out humanity into multiple nations around the world. Following the great flood, we read: 1 Now the whole earth was one language…
Biblical Principle #60: The Tower of Babel was Rebellion Against God
Biblical Principles List Principle Noah’s descendants rebelled against God’s command to fill the earth, instead, conspiring to build the Tower of Babel. Explanation As Noah and family exited the ark following the flood, GOD made Noah several promises: 1 Thus God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Increase and multiply, and fill…