One people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. Genesis 25:23. Esau grew up loving self-gratification and centering all his interest in the present. Impatient of restraint, he delighted in the wild freedom
Give Nothing Less Than Loving Obedience to God
Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist. 1 John 2:4, NRSV. I have been reported as saying you could not
The Effect of Choices
If thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. Genesis 13:9. Abraham was tested to see whether he would hear
Some Go to Great Lengths to Avoid God
Let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad. Genesis 11:4. Some of the descendants of Noah soon began to apostatize…. They
Singleness of Purpose
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. Matthew 6:22. This says, “thine eye,” not some other person’s eye. The rich experience that it is our
Will We Look for Safety After It Is Too Late?
The same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. Genesis 7:11. The antediluvians were warned, but the record states that they knew not until the Flood came and took
Only Two Classes of People; Only One Ark of Safety
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Genesis 6:13. In the future there will be