Genesis 20:1-18
Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kedesh and Shur. For he afraid people do not fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife, so he said his wife, Sarah, is his sister, he is her brother.
King Abimelech sent for Sarah and took her.But God said to Abimelech in the dream, so Abimelech was afraid and returned Sarah to Abraham and gave Abraham a thousand shekels of silver to cover the offense against her before all who are with her.
Why?
During the fear, people is easy fall and do folly things. Even Abraham did it twice!
Many take this story as a duplicate of 12:10-20, though Abraham would not be the first to repeat a sin in testing circumstances. Nor is he the only person to have been put to shame twice before those with 'no fear of God' to guide their actions.
Abimelech comes out of this more honourable than the man of faith.
Once again we are held in suspense(懸念). will God allow Abraham's folly to wreck(destroy) his plan at the eleventh hour?
God's protection is always with Abraham, for God's plan is put on him.
How?
Do the right thing and trust in the Lord, don't be shamed by pagan. Honor name of the Lord!
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Wicked will be justified with clear evidence
Genesis 19:1-38
Lot kindly treated the foreigner, travelers who were the angels, so angels may save Lot and his family life.
Sodom and Gomorrah had great sexual sin against the Lord.
Lot's sons-in-law, who heard the warning from Lot, but they thought he was joking.
Lot hesitated hurry to get out of the city, so the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughter and let them safely out of the city for the Lord was merciful to them.
'Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them'. Every man in the city is implicated in this terrible intended gang-rape - not one supports Lot's protest against the infringement of the most sacred laws of hospitality, not to say humanity.
What happened? The catastrophe災難 was probably an earthquake and explosion of gases in this volatile揮發物 section of the Great Rift Valley. God's judgment takes the form of a 'nature' disaster, yet for Lot's sake God spares Zoar. 'I won't destroy that town. Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there'. Even so, Lot's wife drags behind, stopping to look, and dies - becoming a 'pillar of salt' not by magic but by being engulfed吞沒 in the suffocating令人窒息 rain of debris廢墟.
Moab and Ammon: Close kin to Israel, these two tribes occupying land to the east of the Jordan and Dead Sea worshipped other gods and were frequently denounced by the prophets.
Why?
God had clear evidence that the outcry against Sodom was justified.
Despite their sordid污穢 beginnings, alienation異化 was not inevitable必然, as the story of Ruth makes gloriously clear.
How?
God is merciful to everyone who has conscience and destroy all the wicked with clear evidence.
Lot kindly treated the foreigner, travelers who were the angels, so angels may save Lot and his family life.
Sodom and Gomorrah had great sexual sin against the Lord.
Lot's sons-in-law, who heard the warning from Lot, but they thought he was joking.
Lot hesitated hurry to get out of the city, so the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughter and let them safely out of the city for the Lord was merciful to them.
'Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them'. Every man in the city is implicated in this terrible intended gang-rape - not one supports Lot's protest against the infringement of the most sacred laws of hospitality, not to say humanity.
What happened? The catastrophe災難 was probably an earthquake and explosion of gases in this volatile揮發物 section of the Great Rift Valley. God's judgment takes the form of a 'nature' disaster, yet for Lot's sake God spares Zoar. 'I won't destroy that town. Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there'. Even so, Lot's wife drags behind, stopping to look, and dies - becoming a 'pillar of salt' not by magic but by being engulfed吞沒 in the suffocating令人窒息 rain of debris廢墟.
Moab and Ammon: Close kin to Israel, these two tribes occupying land to the east of the Jordan and Dead Sea worshipped other gods and were frequently denounced by the prophets.
Why?
God had clear evidence that the outcry against Sodom was justified.
Despite their sordid污穢 beginnings, alienation異化 was not inevitable必然, as the story of Ruth makes gloriously clear.
How?
God is merciful to everyone who has conscience and destroy all the wicked with clear evidence.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just
Genesis 18:16-33
God does not hide from Abraham what he is about to do. For he has chosen him, so he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just.
The Lord said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that has reached me."
Abraham argued with the Lord do not destroy those cities from if there were 50, 45, 40, 30, 20 to10 righteous men in it. The Lord answered him, "I will spare the whole place for their sake."
Why?
Abraham's prayer gives an insight into the quality of his relationship with God. No wonder 2 Chronicles 20:7 describes him as 'God's friend'.
God must know for himself the truth about Sodom and Gomorrah: hearsay will no do.
Abraham leaps(飛躍) to the conclusion that judgment is inevitable(必然), yet he knows it is against God's nature to condemn the innocent. He feels his way forward, not changing God's mind, but growing ever more certain that 'the judge of all the earth' will 'do what is just'. In the event, though Sodom could not produce even ten 'innocent' people, God saved four - Lot, his wife and two daughters.
How?
Keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just.
God does not hide from Abraham what he is about to do. For he has chosen him, so he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just.
The Lord said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that has reached me."
Abraham argued with the Lord do not destroy those cities from if there were 50, 45, 40, 30, 20 to10 righteous men in it. The Lord answered him, "I will spare the whole place for their sake."
Why?
Abraham's prayer gives an insight into the quality of his relationship with God. No wonder 2 Chronicles 20:7 describes him as 'God's friend'.
God must know for himself the truth about Sodom and Gomorrah: hearsay will no do.
Abraham leaps(飛躍) to the conclusion that judgment is inevitable(必然), yet he knows it is against God's nature to condemn the innocent. He feels his way forward, not changing God's mind, but growing ever more certain that 'the judge of all the earth' will 'do what is just'. In the event, though Sodom could not produce even ten 'innocent' people, God saved four - Lot, his wife and two daughters.
How?
Keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Be generosity and share with others
Genesis 18:1-15
Abraham served three men standing nearby with food and drink. Now that you have come to your servant, let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way.
Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son.
Abram welcomed a stranger and, all unknowingly, took the Lord himself into his home.
Why?
The lavish welcome and provision (despite the inconvenience of the visitors' arrival during the midday siesta) are typical of hospitality amongst nomadic游牧 desert people even today. The 'morsel一口 of bread' offered to the guests turns out to be a meal of fresh cakes, curds凝乳 and milk, and the best veal小牛肉.
The words 'Is anything too hard for the Lord?' reveal the visitor's true identity, and Sarah's incredulous laughter changes to fear.
Generosity is one of good behavior to every Christian.
How?
Is anything too hard for the Lord? Be generosity, give to and share with others.
Abraham served three men standing nearby with food and drink. Now that you have come to your servant, let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way.
Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son.
Abram welcomed a stranger and, all unknowingly, took the Lord himself into his home.
Why?
The lavish welcome and provision (despite the inconvenience of the visitors' arrival during the midday siesta) are typical of hospitality amongst nomadic游牧 desert people even today. The 'morsel一口 of bread' offered to the guests turns out to be a meal of fresh cakes, curds凝乳 and milk, and the best veal小牛肉.
The words 'Is anything too hard for the Lord?' reveal the visitor's true identity, and Sarah's incredulous laughter changes to fear.
Generosity is one of good behavior to every Christian.
How?
Is anything too hard for the Lord? Be generosity, give to and share with others.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Nothing is impossible to the Lord
Genesis 17:15-26
God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him."
Twenty-four ears after the departure from Harran the birth of Sarah's son Issac is announced.
Circumcision was no new rite. In the nations around it marked admission to adult status in the tribe. Distinctively for Israel it was the outward sign - fro birth 0 of a special relationship with God; not simply a mark of ownership, but a token of the reality of all God's promises expressed in the repeated 'I shalls' of these verses. Circumcision also signified obedience to God on the part of his people.
Why?
God made impossible matter to possible, even Abraham was 99 years old. God has his time and his schedule. His word never fail.
Issac will success the covenant between God and Abraham, not Ishmael. God's promise is upon Issac.
How?
Nothing is impossible to the Lord, trust in Him. My God is the mighty God who created these world and gave us life and peace.
God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him."
Twenty-four ears after the departure from Harran the birth of Sarah's son Issac is announced.
Circumcision was no new rite. In the nations around it marked admission to adult status in the tribe. Distinctively for Israel it was the outward sign - fro birth 0 of a special relationship with God; not simply a mark of ownership, but a token of the reality of all God's promises expressed in the repeated 'I shalls' of these verses. Circumcision also signified obedience to God on the part of his people.
Why?
God made impossible matter to possible, even Abraham was 99 years old. God has his time and his schedule. His word never fail.
Issac will success the covenant between God and Abraham, not Ishmael. God's promise is upon Issac.
How?
Nothing is impossible to the Lord, trust in Him. My God is the mighty God who created these world and gave us life and peace.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Everlasting covenant between God and us
Genesis 17:9-14
God made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants.
The sign of the covenant between God and Abraham
Every male in his house must be circumcised, including those born in his household or bought with money from foreigner.
The covenant in their flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.
The physical sign of circumcision gathers not only Abraham but also Ishmael and the whole multi-racial household into the covenant.
Why?
God made a physical sign as covenant between God and Abraham, his descendants.
Covenant be kept needs shed blood. Jesus Christ shed for us and made a new covenant between God and us.
How?
Our sign of Salvation is the Cross of Jesus and his blood.
God made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants.
The sign of the covenant between God and Abraham
Every male in his house must be circumcised, including those born in his household or bought with money from foreigner.
The covenant in their flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.
The physical sign of circumcision gathers not only Abraham but also Ishmael and the whole multi-racial household into the covenant.
Why?
God made a physical sign as covenant between God and Abraham, his descendants.
Covenant be kept needs shed blood. Jesus Christ shed for us and made a new covenant between God and us.
How?
Our sign of Salvation is the Cross of Jesus and his blood.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Meaning of my name
Genesis 17:1-8
When Abram was 99 years old, God appeared to him said to him "I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and you will be the father of many nations. Your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God."
When Ishmael was 13 years old. God appeared to Abram and told him he will have his own child.
God will change his name whom who chosen. For the name means His purpose of plan.
God confirms the covenant once again, giving new names to Abram and Sarai.
Why?
Most ancient peoples, including the Hebrews, attached great significance to the names of people and places. People names often said something about their origins, or expressed a prayer.
The change of name here indicates a new beginning. So Abram ('exalted father') is changed to Abraham ('father of many') .And Sarai becomes Sarah.
How?
My name means a light shinning to far places with heat and bright light, it is the light of life in this world. May my life could be one of God's light to the darkness.Let people in darkness sees the hope of the Lord.
When Abram was 99 years old, God appeared to him said to him "I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and you will be the father of many nations. Your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God."
When Ishmael was 13 years old. God appeared to Abram and told him he will have his own child.
God will change his name whom who chosen. For the name means His purpose of plan.
God confirms the covenant once again, giving new names to Abram and Sarai.
Why?
Most ancient peoples, including the Hebrews, attached great significance to the names of people and places. People names often said something about their origins, or expressed a prayer.
The change of name here indicates a new beginning. So Abram ('exalted father') is changed to Abraham ('father of many') .And Sarai becomes Sarah.
How?
My name means a light shinning to far places with heat and bright light, it is the light of life in this world. May my life could be one of God's light to the darkness.Let people in darkness sees the hope of the Lord.
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