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- Genesis 17:15-16 ● Gen 17:15 . . And God said to Abraham: As for your wife Sarai, you shall not call her Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah. Sarah's original name was Saray (saw-rah'-ee) which means: dominative. Webster's defines "dominative" as: to exert the supreme determining or guiding...

- Genesis 17:9b-14 ● Gen 17:9b . . you and your offspring to come throughout the ages shall keep My covenant. The word "keep" is from shamar (shaw-mar') which means, properly: to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard, to protect, attend to. The general meaning in this particular instance...

- 285) 1Thess 5:27 . . I adjure you by The Lord to have this letter read to all the brethren. None of the epistles are "eyes only" for church officers. The whole congregation is supposed to have access to them, and expected to know what's in them. How else are they to evaluate everything...

- Genesis 17:6-9a ● Gen 17:6 . . I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and make nations of you; and kings shall come forth from you. The only king who really matters is Messiah. "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." (Matt 1:1) ● Gen 17:7a . . I...

- Indeed it is. Even with clear sailing it takes me in the neighborhood of seven months to post daily comments for all fifty chapters. /

- Genesis 17:2-5 ● Gen 17:2-3a . . I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will make you exceedingly numerous. Abram threw himself on is face; The Hebrew word for "threw" is naphal (naw-fal') and first appeared in Gen 4:10. It doesn't mean Abram dropped like a sack of...

- 279) 1Thess 5:18 . . Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. The koiné Greek word for "give thanks" is eucharisteo (yoo-khar-is-teh'-o) which means to be grateful. This goes much deeper than just common courtesy. Appreciation is an attitude; which...

- Genesis 17:1 Thirteen years go by since Ishmael's birth; enough time for Abram to easily forget God's covenanted promises. Abram was prospering materially, Ishmael was growing into young manhood, the land was at peace, and quite possibly Abram and Sarai had by now given up all hope of ever...

- Abraham And The Stars ● Gen 15:4-5 . .The word of The Lord came to him in reply: That one shall not be your heir; none but your very own issue shall be your heir. He took him outside and said: Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them. And He added: So shall your...

- 274) 1Thess 5:14c . . support the weak That could probably be stretched to mean any number of things; but I should think it includes care for your church's aged and/or infirm; viz; people on crutches, people getting around in wheel chairs, people who can no longer drive a car, people lacking...

- Genesis 16:13-16 ● Gen 16:13a . . And she called Yhvh who spoke to her: You Are El-roi The author of Genesis was privy to the identity of the mysterious person speaking with Hagar but she wasn't, and that's why she gave him a name of her own. But I cannot be certain what it is because there...

- 272) 1Thess 5:14a . . And we urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly The koiné Greek word for "unruly" is ataktos (at-ak'-toce) which means: irregular; viz: out of order; disorderly. Unruly people are like kindergartners; but that's to be expected from their age group: little kids are...

- Genesis 16:9-12 ● Gen 16:9 . . And the angel of the Lord said to her: Go back to your mistress, and submit to her harsh treatment. That was no doubt the last thing Ms. Hagar would consider doing; even in a pinch. But the Lord had plans for Hagar's baby about which she was unaware up to this...

- 267) 1Thess 5:5-6 . . We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled. Is it possible for a Christian to be asleep at the wheel? Yes, absolutely or why else would Paul encourage his friends to remain...

- Genesis 16:4-8 ● Gen 16:4 . . He cohabited with Hagar and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became lower in her esteem. Before this incident, Hagar knew her place and was humble and self effacing around Sarai, but afterwards she regarded her mistress as...

- 261) 1Thess 4:3-5 . . It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; Some folk, not quite...

- Genesis 16:1-3 ● Gen 16:1 . . Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. It's entirely possible that Abram purchased Ms. Hagar while they were all down in Egypt during the famine back in chapter 12. The word for "maidservant" is...

- Genesis 15:18-21 ● Gen 15:18a . . On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, This is now the second covenant that God made with His creation. The first one was with every living creature back in chapter nine. That one is often called Noah's Covenant. But this covenant, well known as...

- 258) Col 4:16 . . After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea. That directive has little application today except to point out that the epistles are meant to be studied in every Christian...

- Genesis 15:15-17 ● Gen 15:15a . . As for you, Abram must have begun to wonder if maybe he too was in danger of oppression and slavery. ● Gen 15:15b . .You shall go to your fathers in peace; Have you ever wondered how you'll die-- by accident, poison, in a violent mugging, disease, cancer...