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Genesis 14:1-24

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... of debt). In the case of a person’s being taken captive, the kinsman secured his or her release by paying ransom or forcefully rescuing him. Abram took the latter approach. One night Abram and his men came upon the forces from the East camped at Dan, at the base of Mount Hermon. Taking advantage of the darkness and the element of surprise, Abram immediately divided his troops into two companies. They attacked and routed their enemies, pursuing them as far as Hobah, a town north of Damascus. The enemy ...

2. Daniel’s Training in Babylon

Daniel 1:1-21

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... to the animals, demonstrating that he had dominion over them (Gen. 2:20). God, the divine sovereign, sometimes changed the names of people: Abram to Abraham (Gen. 17:5), Sarai to Sarah (Gen. 17:15), and Jacob to Israel (Gen. 32:28). Also, human kings show ... is a Persian word used only here and in Esth. 1:3 and 6:9. It may indicate a Persian date for the stories in Dan. 1–6 (see Hartman and Di Lella, Daniel, p. 129). 1:4 The phrase translated showing aptitude is maskilim, which becomes an important term in ...

3. Mud Below, Stars Above

Genesis 15:1-18

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King Duncan

... . The eyes of both are looking in the same direction, and their faces are unmistakably similar. The little sculpture is often called "Adam dans la pensee de Dieu," or "Adam in the mind of God." This is Adam as God thinks of him. This is the only true ... better methods, God is looking for better men." We can be better men and women if we understand where our true citizenship lies. God told Abram to look up at the sky and count the stars. Jesus told his disciples to seek the narrow door. We can do this. We are ...

4. The Law and the Promise

Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:1-14

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... shall be his heir. God promises that he will have a real heir and that Abram’s legitimate descendants will be as numerous as the stars in heaven (Gen. 15:4–5). Because Abram believed this “the Lord … credited it to him as righteousness” (Gen. 15:6). Paul’s ... an angel is spoken of positively as being the mediator between God and humanity for the peace of Israel (Testament of Dan 6:2). Josephus has Herod say “we have learned the noblest of our doctrines and the holiest of our laws from the ...

5. Faith or Observance of the Law

Galatians 3:1-14, Galatians 3:15-25

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

6. A New Name for a New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... need to realize is that God’s new name for us means a new beginning. It sounds unbelievable, but it seemed unbelievable when God changed Abram’s name to Abraham. Abram and Sarai were childless, but God called him Abraham: “Father of Multitudes.” He made him a father of a nation. Sarai he called Sarah: “ ... out and live as blessed, chosen, holy, blameless, adopted sons and daughters of God. 1. Dan Miller, No More Dreaded Mondays (New York: Broadway Books 2008). 2. From a sermon by Charles B. Edwards.

7. By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-40

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... unjustifiable. The Faith of Abraham and Sarah In the OT Abraham is the man of faith par excellence. According to Genesis 15:6, “Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” Paul can describe Abraham as “the father of all who believe ... refer to Samson (Judg. 14:6), David (1 Sam. 17:34f.), or most conspicuously, Daniel (Dan. 6:22). Quenched the fury of the flames suggests Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Dan. 3:1–30). Escaped the edge (lit., “mouth”) of the sword can refer to ...

8. The Israelites Confess their Sins

Nehemiah 9:1-37

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

... in 2 Kgs. 19:15. The sense must be “You, Yahweh, are the only (God)” (Clines, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, p. 193). 9:7 Chose Abram: Only here is Abraham’s election mentioned. It is an inference from Deut. 4:37; 10:15. 9:8 Righteous here has the sense ... is mentioned separately from the gift of the Torah, the distinct episode of Exod. 16:23–30 is in view (M. Gilbert, “La place de la Loi dans la prière de Néhémie 9,” in De la Tôrah au Messie [ed. J. Doré et al.; Paris: Desclée, 1981], pp. 307–16 ...

9. The Census

Numbers 1:1-54

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... . Reuben 46,500 Simeon 59,300 Gad 45,650 Judah 74,600 Issachar 54,400 Zebulun 57,400 Ephraim 40,500 Manasseh 32,200 Benjamin 35,400 Dan 62,700 Asher 41,500 Naphtali 53,400 Total 603,550 (Verses 44–46 summarize the census procedures and reiterate the total of 603,550.) 1:47– ... with ancient Israel. From the ancestral pledge originating as early as Genesis 12, God promised to the descendants of Abram and Sarai land and progeny. By the time readers reach Numbers 1, ancient Israel has become an imposing ...

10. A Man Who Laughed at God

Genesis 17:1-27

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R. Blaine Detrick

... he defeated the four kings and freed Lot and his family. Abraham and his small group of men overtook the robber kings at Dan, near the source of the River Jordan. He divided his men into three groups and launched a surprise attack under cover of ... at God Genesis 12--25 QUIZ: (Fill in the blanks. Try first without a Bible; then use the verses to verify each answer.) 1. When Abraham (Abram) left Haran, he was _________ years old. (12:4) 2. His wife’s name was _______. (12:5) 3. The name of his nephew, who ...

11. Answers To Life's Three Critical Questions

Jeremiah 1:1-19

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King Duncan

... no? It is supreme arrogance for us to tell God that He must be wrong when He calls us to do His work. Jeremiah's story is similar to the stories of Abram, Gideon, Esther, Paul, Moses, David and Jacob. In each case, God chooses the most unlikely of persons to do His work, and each time God equips them for the task. These ... . 6. Ronald K. Brooks, A FLINT, A SPONGE, OR A HONEYCOMB (Lima, OH: Fairway Press, 1993). 7. Dan P. McAdams, Ph.D., THE STORIES WE LIVE BY ( New York: William Morrow, 1990), pp. 174-178.

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