In Bethuel’s House “And he said, ‘Come in, blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside? For I have made the house ready and…
In Bethuel’s House
Genesis
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Not so, my Father!
Joseph is an excellent foreshadowing of Christ. There are hardly any weaknesses to be found in his life of faith. However, the two situations that…
Chapter 2
Family planning according to God’s will
Family planning – a delicate subject. Is it even a subject that born-again Christians should consider? The answer is a clear yes. But is it…
The basic law of marriage
Marriage and the family are not a “product of capitalist society,” as claimed by communism in the wake of Friederich Engels, or the result of…
Chapter 3
Trust or Mistrust? — A Lesson from Paradise
Distrust in the Garden of Eden About 6000 years ago God placed Adam and Eve in a wonderful environment in paradise where they lacked nothing.…
Faith and Fear
Fear is an enemy of faith. This principle runs through the entire Holy Scriptures. When sin entered the world through the disobedience of the first…
Against the background of failure
Christ comes into focus When people have sinned and failed to live up to their responsibility, against this sad backdrop God turns our eyes to…
Chapter 12
God’s “Big-Picture-Perspective”
Big assignments require big characters. God will give you a responsibility in proportion to the size of your character. In Bible times, a person’s name…
Chapter 13
Abraham and Lot
Reading time: 8 min It is extremely instructive to compare believers with one another in the Word of God: Lot with Abraham, Jonathan with David,…
Chapter 15
Hoping Contrary to Hope?
Do you sometimes find it hard to believe God’s promises? Do you doubt verses (such as Romans 8:28) that God always has a perfect plan?…
Chapter 19
Remember Lot’s Wife
Two angels came to Sodom at that time to warn Lot and his family of the coming judgment. They instructed Lot to lead his family…
Chapter 21
When you don’t see a way out
This article deals with Abraham's obedience to God's command to send Hagar and Ishmael away, highlighting his immediate and unquestioning compliance, and how this act of faith prepared him for future challenges.
Chapter 22
How Scripture Calls “The Son”
The Son of God is central to the truth of Christianity and Christian fellowship (1 John 1:3). It is also the special target of the…
A difficult path
Christ walked with the Father “Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he took in his…
But where is the Lamb?
And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.”. Gen 22:8 God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his beloved…
But where is the Lamb? Christ – the Lamb of God
Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac on a mountain in the land of Moriah (Gen 22:2).…
The Lamb of God
The subject of the Lamb is one of the most beautiful themes in the Word of God. It’s threaded throughout Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation.…
Against the background of failure
Christ comes into focus When people have sinned and failed to live up to their responsibility, against this sad backdrop God turns our eyes to…
Chapter 37
The precious echo of a father
A doctor told his children about his youth: “On the evening of a long, hot day, just as I was about to leave my work…
Chapter 39
Training to be a Servant
Why did Joseph, before he became vice-ruler over Egypt according to God’s will, first have to perform slave labor in the house of the Egyptian…
The Devil Keeps Attacking
The devil is very eager to tempt believers. He does not give them a break but wants to fire his temptations at them without interruption.…
Chapter 45
Fear Not (Part 12/30) – God’s Care and Provision
One job application rejection after the next, failing your final exams, rapidly rising prices, no savings, a sudden illness with long downtime. And then the…
Chapter 46
Fear not (Part 9/30) – God Sees the Future
Jacob is about to take a really big step. Going to a distant country at age 130 – without knowing whether you will even make…
Chapter 50
Always in Time
The Bible contains a wonderful promise: “Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to…
Fear Not (Part 12/30) – God’s Care and Provision
One job application rejection after the next, failing your final exams, rapidly rising prices, no savings, a sudden illness with long downtime. And then the…