The test

Today's reading is from Genesis 22, 23, 24

The story of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son, the promised log-awaited Isaac, is a great picture of Jesus. Read the story and think about the parallels between this story and Jesus' death on the cross.

Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, "Father?"
"Yes, my son?" Abraham replied.
"The fire and wood are here," Isaac said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"

Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together.

That's the Gospel. God himself has provided the sacrifice - Jesus!



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Abraham Continued

Today's reading is a mixture of events...some strange, as they continue to tell the story of Abraham's life and journey.

Read Genesis 19, 20, 21

The story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is legendary. What's perhaps not clear is "why". Lots of speculations have been given, but it remains something in the justice of God that relates back to their depravity and seems to imply from the text the sexual perversion of the whole area.

What perhaps is even more important in the story is the offspring of Lot that emerge at the end of the chapter. The Ammonites and Moabites were two of Israel's great enemies.

The birth of Isaac - whose name means laughter - almost appears quietly in the text, surrounded by stories of Abraham's journeys through the area of the Philistines.

This section along with what lies after highlights this ongoing story of the principle character of Genesis.


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Abraham you're not too old!

Today's reading is a continuing of the Abraham story:

Genesis 16, 17, 18 tell four main stories:

1. The story of Hagar and Ishmael is the story of the other side of Abraham's heritage - the Arab side is also children of Abraham.

2. The story of the covenant of Circumcision that accompanies the re-declaring of God's promise to Abraham to make of him a great nation... and this is when his name is changed from Abram to Abraham.

3. The story of God's visitation to Abraham at age 99, 25 years after he was originally told by God he would have a "seed", a family line, to follow him, where God announces by "this time next year" you'll have a son.

4. The final story of Abraham's plea with God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah, if only 10 people could be found in the city that heeded God.
That story doesn't finish until tomorrow.


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Abraham!

The story of the Bible unfolds in Genesis 12 today with the beginning of the story of Abraham. He is the central character in the unfolding drama of salvation.
Read today: Genesis 12, 13, 14, 15.

Note: God's promise to Abraham in early part of chpt. 12. "I will..." God says to him. The promise is of "a land, a family, a blessing". Notice Abraham's faith unfold. He's human and yet shows real faith. Good passage to meditate on as you go through the day.

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Today's reading

Hi friends,

Today's reading is from Genesis: read chapters 8, 9, 10, 11.

Notice in chapter 10... "this is the account of...". That is another of those generational markers I mentioned before.

Have a great day.


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Today in scripture

The scripture reading today continues from yesterday in Genesis. As you read note the words in chpt 5.... "these are the generations, or families,". Watch for those words again and again in Genesis... It is a repetitive phrase that is used to describe the shift of emphasis in the story. Anyway read and enjoy:

Genesis 4, 5, 6, & 7


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Starting the New Year with a Bible reading plan

Have you ever wanted to read the Bible the way it would have been written? Come along with me and log in as often as possible and we'll read thru scripture "HISTORICALLY".

Today, we start at the beginning:

Genesis 1 - 3

Here's something you might not see. Genesis 1 is a Chiastic poem...what does that mean?
Day 1 matches day 4
Day 2 matches day 5
Day 3 matches day 6
Day 7 is the primary end. Read and notice how they compliment each other.


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