Sarah is dead. Abraham thinks it’s time that Isaac wed, but NOT from the women in Canaan. From his relatives. Of ALL the girls of the city, God sent the right one at the right time to Abraham’s servant. This is one of those stories where you can truly say; “THIS was a God thing!” […]
Sarah dies after living 127 years. The last 37 as the mother of Isaac. She has been a helpmate, partner, and instigator as well as a cherished wife. Sarah was a lot of things in her history with Abraham. She left Haran with him at the age of 65 and she never looked back. She […]
We will see faithfulness from two sides of this story. Abraham’s faithfulness to God and God’s faithfulness to Abraham. Isaac’s life is the focal point. The story of Abraham being told to sacrifice Isaac is one that brings up the most questions for me. I wonder about Sarah; did she know what was going on? […]
Abraham and Abimelech make a treaty that will last for generations. It is a promise to deal truthfully with one another and to treat the others as you are treated. When thinking about this treaty, the first thing that comes to mind is that the land God promised Israel as an inheritance, included the land […]
Jealousy was woven into the very fabric of this family and would be the thread that would tear it apart. Sarah and Hagar had been jealous of one another from the moment Sarah placed her in Abraham’s arms. For 13 years Hagar could lord it over Sarah that she had born a child to Abraham. […]
