Jun 11, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1) When God spoke this to Abram, in Hebrew He referred to Himself as El Shaddai, meaning, “The God who is...
Jun 10, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And the Angel of the Lord said to her: “Behold, you are with child, and you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your affliction.” (Genesis 16:11) Within the name Ishmael is the word for “hearing” and the word...
Jun 9, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Now the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress...
Jun 8, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. So Abram said to Sarai, “Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please.” And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence. (Genesis 16:6) Before being Abram’s wife, Hagar is regarded as Sarai’s servant, and so, Abram removes...
Jun 7, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became despised in her eyes. Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I...
Jun 6, 2021 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children...
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