https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/17.htm This is the chapter in which God established what is called the “Abrahamic Covenant”. And God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, and instructed him that all males should be circumcised in the “flesh of their foreskin”. Many will argue that this covenant was no longer valid after Jesus created his covenant with the people,… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/16.htm This is a story about faith and how the lack of faith can have irreversible consequences for years, even millennia. Abram’s wife Sarai was barren, unable to have children. Other places in the Bible refer to it as “her womb was closed”, pertaining to any woman who was barren, and there were many back… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/genesis/15.htm According to Merriam Webster, a “covenant” is a “ a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement”. There are many “covenants” in the Bible, the first if I’m not wrong is known as the Adamic Covenant, the covenant between God and Adam wherein God gave Adam the Garden of Eden to live and care for, and… Continue reading

If you’ve just happened to stumble across this point, welcome. This is my next method of studying God’s Word. The first time I read the Bible, I simply read through it without much thought. The second time I read it, I actually studied the Bible, highlighting areas I felt important and taking notes in the… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/13.htm Lot was Abram’s nephew, the son of his brother Haran, and Lot accompanied Abram on his trek to the land of Canaan. After Pharoah discovered that Sarai was indeed Abram’s wife, and basically kicked them out of Egypt, they all returned to Canaan to take up residence as the Lord had instructed. If you… Continue reading

I do not mind confessing this at all, but I am so thankful to be finished, for now, with the Book of Job. As I said, I’ not a smart man and I find it extremely difficult to understand. And that is something you may face if you embark on a journey to study the… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/40.htm https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/41.htm https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/42.htm And we come to the end of the Book of Job, and I am still lost. Don’t get me wrong, I understand individual verses, but for the life of me I cannot make them fit in with the others. I pray that someday, I will read Job yet again, and understanding will… Continue reading

Many of us pray. Some pray for things like money, a new house,, a new car. Others prayer for those who are ill, or who need uplifted. Many pray simply to ask forgiven for their sins, while others pray to thank God for his blessing. And some pray simply over their meal, and at no… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/32.htm https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/33.htm https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/34.htm https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/35.htm https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/36.htm https://biblehub.com/nkjv/job/37.htm Was Job righteous in his own eyes? Was Job prideful. There are many things he said that leads me to that conclusion, but then again remember, I’m not a smart man and much of the Book of Job is confusing to me. I see places where Job thinks highly… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/job/28.htm In Chapter 28, Job discusses wisdom and where it can (mostly where it can’t) be found. Wisdom, in my belief, is something to be treasured; Solomon was praised for asking for wisdom when God told him he could have anything he wanted. Notice in Verse 28, the words “Abaddonc and Death” are both capitalized; Wikipedia… Continue reading