GENESIS 26:30-33 When we are abused by the unbelieving world, we need to remember the words of Psalm 37:5-6: "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as...

GENESIS 26:21-22 Isaac sought for satisfaction without a complete return, so he dug wells. However, there could be no real spiritual satisfaction until he completely returned to the Lord. God was forcing Isaac back to his homeland by permitting the Philistines to close up the wells he reopened. However, even...

GENESIS 22:9-12 This was the triumph of both Abraham and Isaac. Faith was now a proven fact. God said, "Now I know that thou fearest God" (Gen. 22:12). Abraham had passed the supreme test, and God's voice broke into the awful silence and said, "Now I know." Faith is always...

GENESIS 22:3; GALATIANS 1:11-17 Even though Abraham could not understand why God would command him to offer his son, he was not slow in responding. Genesis 22:3 says, "And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and...

GENESIS 22:1-2; 1 PETER 1:3-7 God wanted Abraham to prove that he loved Him more than the things of this life and more than any other person. For this test God chose the person who was the dearest object of Abraham's life— Isaac. God may sometimes test you this way...

GENESIS 21:1-7 The birth of Isaac was the second great step toward the fulfillment of God’s purpose. The first was the selection of Abraham to be the father of the chosen nation. Isaac’s birth marked a crisis in connection with the history of the chosen line of Christ. Even though...