Monthly Archives: November 2017

Blessed and a Blessing

God promised Abraham he would become a great nation that would be a blessing to all nations.  In order to be a blessing, Abraham’s offspring were called by their  God to be “a kingdom of priests” (Exodus 19:6). Priests represent … Continue reading

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Blessed

God made a covenant with Abraham promising to bless him and make him a blessing to all.  The Lord proved faithful to this promise.  At the end of Abraham’s life we read, “The Lord had blessed Abraham in every way … Continue reading

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Unconditional Covenant

While the whole world was turned away from God he turned towards one man, Abraham.  He made a covenant with Abraham promising to bless him and make him a blessing to the nations.  This covenant promise was a freely-given and … Continue reading

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Covenant Faithfulness

God entered into a covenant of love with Israel promising to be faithful to them always.  Even when the people were unfaithful the Lord went on loving them with unfailing love.  His promise was repeated over and over in all … Continue reading

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