An explorer's guide to the New Covenant hosted by Ron Bailey and Robert Wurtz II.
Chapter One: Beginnings When he was called The story of the steps of the faith of our father Abraham is not only to be found in the book of Genesis. Again and again the scriptures return to this man, often
A prophet? Let’s explore further what the Bible has to say about this word ‘prophet’. What is a prophet? ‘Abraham,’ says God to Abimelech, ‘is a prophet.’ At this point, there is no explanation of the title or role. It
I will… and Sarah shall… At this point in our meditations on the life of Abraham, the Friend of God, we come to a new aspect of Abraham’s life. Let’s review his footsteps thus far: We saw his first steps
Passing through, going on still… Abraham is on the move. And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And Jehovah appeared unto Abram,
The Seed – Part 2 For me, Bible study often begins with an ‘idea, or hunch, or revelation’. (Choose whichever you think most appropriate.) I then ‘destruction test’ the idea by thinking through parallel passages or passages which have the
Paul’s authority This is part of the secret of the ministry of Paul to the churches. Certainly he had a ‘royal commission’ but he had something else too; the love of God had been poured out in his heart by
Melchizedek, revealer of God Last week we began to think about Abraham’s encounter with the priest Melchizedek and we began to ask our questions. Who was this man and why did his meeting with Abraham have such a profound effect
From grace to grace Just a final catch-up as regards Abraham and justification by faith, and then we will move on to later steps in his pilgrimage. Let’s restate the key verse: And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned
The Heir In our previous thoughts we concentrated on the type of Father and Son in the account of Abraham and Isaac. In this devotional, I want to consider the picture of Christ we find here under the type of
What is this that thou hast done? Beware the temptation to take a quick, reasonable, sojourn in Egypt until the difficult times pass. Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: In all thy ways acknowledge
