...................................................................LET US LEARN TOGETHER WHAT IS GOOD. Job 34:4b(NIV)................................................................Some people see the Bible as a long and boring book filled with incidents and events from the lives of ancient people who probably never existed. The biblical stories are seen as fables. In this blog, many of the situations and conversations found in the Holy Scriptures have been placed in categories that correspond to expressive sayings and phrases. Reference information, background information and links connecting the people and places are given to help you find a place to begin reading the Bible for yourself.

Saturday, September 14, 2019

The Lord God Himself

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.-Genesis 26:1-6***When Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) lived with his family in Ur in southern Mesopotamia, the Lord God told Abraham to leave his country and kin and come into the land he would be shown. After moving away from Ur with his wife Sarah (Sarai), their father Terah, and nephew Lot, and living in Haran in northern Mesopotamia, and mourning Terah's death in Haran, Abraham journeyed to Canaan with Sarah, Lot, their servants, and possessions. The Lord God promised to give Canaan to Abraham's descendants and childless Abraham. When Abraham was 86 years old, Ishmael was born to Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's maidservant. Before Hagar gave birth to Ishmael, the angel of the Lord spoke a promise to Hagar regarding Hagar's descendants. When Abraham was 99 years old and Sarah was 89, the Lord God spoke promises to Abraham regarding Ishmael and Ishmael's descendants, and Abraham and Sarah and their descendants, including Isaac, who had not yet been conceived in Sarah's womb. Sometime after Isaac was born to 100-year-old Abraham and 90-year-old Sarah, and was weaned, the Lord God spoke to Abraham of the promises for Ishmael and Isaac. Over 2 decades thereafter, the Lord God appeared to Isaac and spoke to Isaac. When Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah, Abraham and Sarah's grandniece. When Isaac was 60 years old, fraternal twin sons Esau (Edom) and Jacob (Israel) were born to Isaac and Rebekah. Decades thereafter, Jacob married Rebekah's nieces Leah and Rachel, the daughters of Rebekah's brother Laban the Syrian (Aramean). Over 1,900 years after Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah was born, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:17, 3:1-24, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

Reference Scriptures:
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.-Genesis 12:10

And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.-Genesis 22:15-18

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