SPECIAL BUT SELF-CONTROLLED

NEED TO TRUST

Genesis 24:10 (NKJV) “Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, for all his master’s goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.” Abraham was a man who had confidence in his staff and effectively delegated...
SPECIAL BUT SELF-CONTROLLED

A COMMON STOCK

Genesis 24:3-4 (NKJV) “and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell; but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a...
SPECIAL BUT SELF-CONTROLLED

BEWARE OF FREE STUFF

Genesis 23:13 (NKJV) “and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, ‘If you will give it, please hear me. I will give you money for the field; take it from me and I will bury my dead there.’” Beware of taking free stuff, particularly...
SPECIAL BUT SELF-CONTROLLED

CLOSE BUT LEFT OUT

Genesis 22:19 (NKJV) “So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.” It’s possible to be close to a history changing experience but not be privy to it. It’s feasible to accompany a man to the place...