Thirteenth chapter of the book of Genesis. In chapter twelve, we find that Abraham had gone down into Egypt because of the famine. And there as the result of a lack of faith and trust in God to take care of him, he had Sarai pass herself off as his sister. But God brought a plague upon the Egyptians... Read More
Gen 18:1, "Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day." Gen 13:8, "So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren." Lot was Abraham's... Read More
A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 3—Chapter 8 OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP, AS TO PLACE AND TIME The circumstances of "place" and "time" of public worship deserve consideration; since for public worship there must be some certain "place" to meet and worship in, and some stated "time" to wo... Read More
This is one of the shortest verses in the Bible: Luke 17:32 “Remember Lot’s wife”. It is also a very strange verse in that we would normally be encouraged to remember people who achieved greatness or did great exploits for God. But Lot’s wife never did anything great. In fact, we know nothing about ... Read More
Genesis has a character of its own; and, as the beginning of the Holy Book, presents to us all the great elementary principles which find their development in the history of the relationships of God with man, which is recorded in the following books. The germ of each of these principles will be foun... Read More
Abraham, My Friend, Chapter 4: Down into Egypt 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 the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not to thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and ... Read More
Abraham, My Friend The Making of a Praying Man Chapter Three: Down into Egypt Second best? We have tracked his disastrous descent into Egypt, now let’s track his restoration. He went up out of Egypt into the Negeb. And Abraham was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. Or as the Hebrew idiom h... Read More
Scripture Reading: Genesis 13: vs 1-13 V1 "And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. V2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. V3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his ten... Read More
There is a great need in the body of Christ for consistent reading of the Holy Scriptures in their entirety, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this case we are encouraging a chronological reading of the Scriptures. Most of the confusion is created when certain teachers, groups, or... Read More
Reside as aliens (3927) (parepidemos from para = near by and here implies a transitory sense describing one who passes near but on to something beyond + epidemos = stranger, epidemos from epi = in or among + demos = a people) Parepidemos is used 3 times in the NT (Heb 11:13; 1Pet 1:1; 2:11) and is t... Read More
Through the Bible - Genesis 13-14
Lot - A man who began well but ended badly!
Of the Place and Time of Public Worship.
Remember Lot’s Wife
Synopsis of the Books of the Bible - Genesis
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Lot by Name and Lot by Nature
76 - Chronological Bible Reading of Scriptures
Alien (3927) parepidemois