Tag: why did
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The Types God Chooses
God has made a certain promise a few times now to Abraham. He will have a son by Sarah. From that son will come many nations, so many descendants that if anyone can count the stars, they can also count Abraham’s descendants. Abraham and Sarah are both beyond childbearing years. Yet, God assures them about…
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Daily Devotional: Genesis 38:1-30
Judah creates much drama and trouble for himself by pursuing his sexual lusts. His sons turn out to be evil before God, and his daughter-in-law is a prostitute like his mistress. As we will see in Chapter 49, Judah is the tribe of promise. Yet, Scripture is careful to point out his sinfulness and impurity.…
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Daily Devotional: Genesis 27:1-45
Jacob steals Esau’s blessing. In the Old Testament, particularly the Torah, of Pentateuch, we see a “forsaken firstborn” motif. God favored Abel, not cain. He loved Jacob and hated Esau (cf Malachi 1:2-3; Romans 9:13). What was selfish ambition for Jacob was intentional divine providence for God. The forsaken firstborn motif is most clear in…
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Okay to Sacrifice?
There was a young man who planned on going to college and getting a degree that would earn him a six-figure income once he found a job. $100-300K/year is a lot of money. This young man felt God calling him to do something different with his life and to give up his dream. He did…
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Why did Elisha Curse 42 ‘children’?
Can you explain 2 Kings 2:23-25? -asked by a student at Gorman Baptist Church, Durham This is a story in Scripture where God’s prophet Elisha (who took Elijah’s position as God’s prophet) caused 2 female bears to come out of the woods and maul 42 children. After Elijah was taken up, these little youths came…