by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 6, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 15:1 (NKJV) ‘….saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”’ There were no external signs that Abram was afraid but God knew what he was afraid of. God could see beyond the superficial to know what his real fears and...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 5, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 15:1 (NKJV) ‘After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision…’ The word of the Lord comes in diverse manners, but it is usually preconditioned by something. In this case, the word of the Lord came after Abram had rejected the spoils from the...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 4, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 14:23 (NKJV) ‘that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, “I have made Abram rich’—’ Abram refused to take the goods and spoils of war being offered him by the king of Sodom...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 3, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 14:20 (NKJV) ‘”And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all.’ Here was a priest who had nothing but his priesthood and who was previously unknown, and yet he pronounced blessings on the patriarch...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | May 2, 2017 | Blog, Reflections From Genesis
Genesis 14:14 (NKJV) ‘Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.’ Two major lessons can be learned from this scripture: Fight for...
