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Aired November 8, 2010. Was Abraham lying? No, Sarah was related to Abraham.  In Abraham's time it was an honor to marry a close relative.  We also learn that God (Allah, Yaweh) reveals that Abraham is a prophet. Abraham's task as a prophet was to have a continual relationship with God. Chapter 21 is more repetition of the birth of Abraham's two sons one by his wife - Sarah and the other by his wife's maidservant Hagar.  Isaac and Ishmael would grow up to become God fearing men. Both sons were honored by God. They were given a blessing by God/Allah of nations that they would lead to fear God.  Although, both were Abraham's seed Isaac would receive more of the blessing because God had made a promise to Sarah that she would one day conceive. Scripture Lesson 21:5   Isaac means God is laughing now. 21:9   At the time Isaac was born, Ishmael was around 17.  Hagar, her maidservant, was of color -an Egyptian. 21:21  Hagar wanted Isaac...

Aired 11/1/2010. To complete Chp.18, 18:20 told us about the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.  These were horrific sins happening in the neighboring cities near the southern end of the Dead Sea. INTRODUCTION Chp 19. We will discuss Lot -the nephew of Abraham who was born in southern Iraq.  Lot wanted to live separately from his religious upbringing.  He moved to the big city of Sodom near the southern end of the Dead Sea.  God (Allah, Yaweh) had instructed him not to do so.  Lot eventually becomes an elected official in the sinful city of Sodom.  God sends two angels to warn Lot that he was going to destroy the city of Sodom.  He and his family were heavenly forced to leave their home and community, but his wife looked back: DISCUSSION 19:1 When Lot saw the two male angels of God he didn't know they were angels.  Lot showed respect or treated his neighbors like himself by bowing ro the strangers - bowing to the angels of God or Allah. 19...

Aired 10/25/2010. Chp. 16 16:15   As stated earlier people gave names according to God's will, hopes, or by events that was or going to be. 16:16  Abram was 46 years old when Ishmael was born.  This was the first accounted event of a wife allowing her husband to be with another woman. Chp. 17 17:1  It would be over 50 years before God/Allah would appear to Abraham again. 17:5  Abraham name means a father of many nations.  God (Allah) changed his name from Abram to Abraham.  Many religions allow their members to change their names due to their religious beliefs and systems. 17:7  God tells Abraham that he promises that royalty will come from his seeds (children).  God will be their God for many generations to come. 17:10 Abraham must promise to circumcise every boy of his offspring, or who live in the lands that God has given him. 17:15 So Sarai became Sarah. 17:20 Notice how God/Allah is revealing the future of Abraham's...

Aired 10/25/2010 Vocabulary: 1. plague - an event or punishment by God or Allah 2. vision - a forthtelling event that will happen to you or some one else Introduction Melchizedek means "My King Is Righteous."  Salem is another name for Jerusalem. The first vision and first plague. Overview Sarai was desiring to have children. God (Allah) had promised Abraham that one day his household would be greater than the stars in the sky and too numerous to count them. Sarai told her husband Abram to have sex with her maid.  He agreed and had sex with her maidservant.  Hagar conceived a boy.  Hagar was despised by Sarai. Hagar flees and returned by the request of God.  Abraham is blessed by the birth of his first son, and another by Sarai. Now Abraham has two sons -Ishmael (Hagar's) and Isaac (Sarai's). Chapter 16 16:15 As stated earlier people gave names according to God's will, hopes, or by events that was yet to be. 16:16 Abram was 46 y...