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Who is this man Abram who is at the centre of God’s attention? Genesis 12:1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family…
Abram is from the royal bloodline of Seth and Shem, and apart from God Himself (and of course the Messiah Jesus), he is the central character of the entire Bible.…
Genesis 12:1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.…
Genesis 12:1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.”…
Genesis 12:1 Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.”…
POST 6 - THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD Genesis 12:2 I will make you a great nation I will bless you and make your name…
Genesis 12:2 I will make you a great nation, I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. Has God done what He promised…
Genesis 12:2 I will make you a great nation, I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. Certainly God has made Abram a…
Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” I…
Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” If…
Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” How…
Genesis 12:4-6 So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Then…
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. What do…
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. We are…
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. We are…
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. We are…
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. We are…
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. We are…
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. We’ve looked…
Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. If only…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
The following is the complete text of the Jewish Nation-State Law, which passed a final vote in the Knesset on Wednesday 18 July 2018. (Courtesy of The Jerusalem Post) Basic…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
We are talking about the casting of lots in the scripture, specifically how Joshua cast lots to determine which tribe received the city of Bethel. Casting lots is first recorded…
POST 64 - THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ‘’HE PITCHED HIS TENT ON THE MOUNTAIN EAST OF BETHEL” Part 22 - And the city of…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Ever watch Judge Judy? People would come into her courtroom in tears for her to judge on very real and very painful disputes. “He ripped me off and took my…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
Genesis 12:8 And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he…
In our look at Bethel as a significant place on the map for Abram’s descendants, we see that Bethel had another interesting aspect. In the days of the judges and…
We are looking at the group of young men who appeared at Bethel called the ‘SONS OF THE PROPHETS’. Where did they come from? Who are they? This group of…
We are looking at the group called the SONS OF THE PROPHETS who were at BETHEL. A small group of young men with their musical instruments were the first sign…
We are looking at the group called the SONS OF THE PROPHETS who were at BETHEL. We have discovered that it was most likely Samuel the prophet who began a…
We are looking at the SONS OF THE PROPHETS from BETHEL. Last time we asked the question - “How does leadership get chosen in the Bible compared with how we…
So God chooses people throughout the scripture to be prophets, priests, deliverers and leaders. They are not chosen by the normal human methods. They are chosen as a result of…
Before the old MASTER PROPHET Elijah left this world, the Lord sent him to BETHEL (most likely to tell his disciples, THE SONS OF THE PROPHETS at BETHEL, that he…
It is time for the MASTER PROPHET to move on - his time on this earth is now complete. How does the transfer of this important role take place? Elijah…
Elijah is about to leave this world and it is time to get his affairs in order. One of those last things he must do is to prompt his successor…
So Elijah commanded Elisha “ASK!" 2 Kings 2:9 And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “ASK! WHAT MAY I DO FOR YOU, BEFORE…
Elisha asks for a DOUBLE PORTION from Elijah. But a double portion of what? First born privilege? Material possessions? Anointing? Power? If we look closely at what Elisha asked Elijah…
So Elisha wanted a DOUBLE PORTION OF THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH. What do you think that looked like? A tough, gnarly, gruff prophet who tracked the countryside and delivered harsh…
So Elisha wanted a DOUBLE PORTION OF THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH. But do you think that Elisha was thinking “If I can just get a double portion of Elijah’s SPIRIT,…
Did you know that the CORE of GOD’S AFFECTION IS FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE? Here we will see that God CHOSE them, SET HIS LOVE upon them and KEPT AN…
2 Kings 2:11 Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that SUDDENLY A CHARIOT OF FIRE APPEARED WITH HORSES OF FIRE, and separated the two of them; and…
We have been talking about the Sons of the prophets from Bethel. It was time for Elijah to depart this world and Elisha was God’s choice to take on the…
We are talking about the MANTLE that indicated that Elisha was the next MASTER PROPHET after Elijah to lead the SONS OF THE PROPHETS from BETHEL. What about today? Do…
When Jesus had finished His ministry empowered and anointed by the precious Holy Spirit who was His MANTLE, He was about to ascend into heaven - just like Elijah was…
Jesus tells His disciples to wait to be BAPTISED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. Jesus then ascends into heaven and the disciples wait in Jerusalem. Then at the appointed time (Shavuot-…
We return to the SONS OF THE PROPHETS at BETHEL to learn more about this group of young men. Were there many of these young men training in the ways…
We are looking at the SONS OF PROPHETS from BETHEL. We have discovered that were many of them 50 here, a hundred there. So where did they live? Where did…
We saw that the SONS OF THE PROPHETS actually had dormitories to stay in just like a live-in Bible College. So what about the food situation? What did meal time…
We are looking at this group called the SONS OF THE PROPHETS at BETHEL. Did you know that some of the SONS OF THE PROPHETS were MARRIED with children? 2…
Malachi the final prophet in the Old Testament, prophesied the coming of prophet Elijah. Malachi 4:5 Behold, I WILL SEND YOU ELIJAH THE PROPHET before the coming of the great…
Genesis 12:9 So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South. We finally come to the end of a fairly thorough study of Bethel. If you haven’t travelled along with…
by Greg Cumming Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God; the Lord is one 5 And you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart…