The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 12:8-9
Genesis 12:8-9He removed from thenceLessons1.Faith moves a man from place to place in the world, upon God’s word or intimation. 2. The bad entertainment of believers in the world maketh them remove their stages. 3. In the wanderings of believers, God sends abroad the discoveries of His will to several places. 4. Faith maketh souls dwell in tents here below, and be still movable for heaven. 5. Faith causeth souls to adhere unto and make profession of the true religion of God in all places; faith... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 12:7
Genesis 12:7And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this landThe land of promise1.The first feature which eminently marked out the land for the residence of God’s chosen nation is this: it unites, as no other does, the two indispensable conditions of central position and yet of isolation. To lie in the midst of the nations, at the focus and gathering place of those mighty and cultured empires, whose rivalries ruled the politics, as their example led the... read more