Breakneck Through the Bible: Ep. 44. Putting God on Hold
It’s been three days since Avraham’s circumcision. He is in pain, sweating in the midday heat, when G-d comes to visit him.
It’s been three days since Avraham’s circumcision. He is in pain, sweating in the midday heat, when G-d comes to visit him.
Avraham has already passed nine of his ten tests, and G-d is standing in front of him with a covenant that will be stamped…
Avram is 99 years old when Hashem appears to him with a new name for Himself, El Shaddai, and an interesting command: walk before Me and be perfect.
Sarai had a plan. Unable to conceive, she tells Avram to take her maidservant Hagar as a concubine. Whatever child comes from this union will be hers.
Sarai, the matriarch of the Jewish people, makes a stunning statement to her husband: take Hagar, my maidservant, as a concubine.
G-d has just promised Abraham children and a land to inherit. And then Abraham has the audacity to ask G-d: “How will I know that I
Abraham just defeated four kings. He refused their wealth. He should feel victorious. Instead, he’s terrified.
Abraham comes back from the battle. The king of Sodom is waiting with an offer: keep all the wealth, just return the people.
Four mighty kings wage war against five. They crush armies, wipe out giants, conquer cities. When the fighting ends, Lot has been taken captive.
Abraham and Lot can’t stay together anymore. Their shepherds are fighting. The land can’t support both of them. It’s time to separate.
Abraham finally arrives in the land G-d promised him…and immediately faces famine. No rain. Dying animals. A starving community. This is G-d’s idea of a blessing?
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