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For the descendants of Abraham, kids are the sign of God’s blessing,
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
We often think of Abram as the father of the faith, but he was not actually called by God to start a new religion. Instead, he was called to start a new nation,
Jonathan Welton • Understanding the Whole Bible: The King, The Kingdom and the New Covenant
- Son of Abraham
Kelvin McCune • Theology For Practical Christian Living
34 Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. 35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
C. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
Abraham fully believed God would raise him, which is spectacular when we consider that no one had ever been raised from the dead before.
Jonathan Welton • Understanding the Whole Bible: The King, The Kingdom and the New Covenant
Abraham must show that every portion of his life is open to God but not on the promise of blessing and not on the threat of punishment. Both of those are missing in Genesis 22. He must show it simply on the unqualified need of his Friend. God said, "I need Isaac." Abraham said, "He's yours."
Jonathan Jenkins • Becoming God's Friend: Understanding Your Growth from Servant to Friend
Abraham et Sarah,
David BLATNER • Le Judaïsme Pour les Nuls (French Edition)
God's lingering work with Abraham succeeded in fulfilling his faith when he so freely trusted his relationship with God that his heart was free to open itself so that nothing within it was hidden from God. Not even his only son, for whom he had waited for over 20 years, stood between God and Abraham.