Tag: Sarah
Biblical Principle #76: Isaac was the Child of Promise (Descendants vs Seed)
Biblical Principles List Principle Isaac was the child of God’s promise. Explanation When GOD told Abraham that Abraham would have a son, Sarah thought logically and gave her handmaid Hagar to Abraham as a wife. Sarah apparently thought there was no way that she would bear that child, so it would have to come from someone…
Biblical Principle #75: Nothing is Impossible with God
Biblical Principles List Principle Nothing is impossible with God. Explanation When Abraham was 99 years old, GOD again appeared to him. Now, GOD had already told Abraham that he would have a son, but that was before Ishmael was born. This time, GOD revealed that the promised son was not Ishmael but would come from…
January 8 – If They Had Only Trusted GOD
Reading Gen. 20:1-21:7, 22-34, 8-21 Devotional GOD had promised Abraham and Sarah they would have a son. But Sarah laughed and didn’t believe GOD, thinking she was too old to have a baby. Rather than simply trust in GOD to bring about what He had promised, Abraham and Sarah decided to “help GOD out” and…
January 6 – When GOD Speaks
Reading Gen. 15:1-17:27 Devotional In these chapters GOD makes several promises: To be Abram’s shield and exceedingly great reward (15:1). An heir to Abram (15:4). Abram’s descendents would become as numerous as the stars (15:5). A land to Abram’s descendents (15:7). Abram’s descendents would dwell in a foreign land four generations (15:13-16). To multiply Hagar’s…