GOD'S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM
Genesis 17:1
At least thirteen years had passed since the promise of Isaac was
first made. Years of sorrow and discipline, but God had not forgotten.
Always under such circumstances the Eternal voice bids us to walk
before him and be perfect. Our surrender must be comple... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAAC IS PROMISED
Genesis 17:15
There are two allusions to laughter in these Chapter s. Sarah's was
the laugh of incredulity, see Genesis 18:12; but Abraham's was the
laugh of happy confidence, which reckoned on God. As r.v. puts it, he
looked his difficulties in the face, and then turned away to t... [ Continue Reading ]