“Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth. Later Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.” (Acts 7:8) When my husband and I had our baby boy, the trend had started not […]
Daily Devotional Acts 7:6-7 – Does God condone slavery? – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 497
“God spoke to him (Abraham) in this way: ‘For four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in […]
Daily Devotional Acts 7:4-5 – What does the Bible say about descendants? – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 496
“So he (Abraham) left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Harran (because God led him there). After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living. He gave him no inheritance here, not even enough ground to set his foot on. But God promised him that […]
Daily Devotional Acts 6:15-7:3 – How does the Holy Spirit make us like Jesus? – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 495
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?” (The Sanhedrin charged him with speaking blasphemous words against God, Moses, the Laws of Moses and the temple of Israel.) To […]
Daily Devotional Luke 16:26-31 – The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Part 3) – Who goes to hell? – Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 326
“And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us. He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 66 – Commentary Romans 11:18-21) -Who are the Children of Abraham?
If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root do not boast over those branches. If you do consider this: you do not support the root, but the root supports […]
Bible Study Devotional – Day 65 – Commentary Romans 11:17a – Will Jewish people be saved? Part 2
If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; (Romans 11:17a) Sour dough bread from an artisan bakery tastes heavenly! It is made from mother dough, a mixture of ordinary ingredients, unbleached flour and water. In 12 hours, the mixture of flour and water bubbles and […]
Blog – Day 18 – Did Jesus exist before Abraham? How did God teach or tell Abraham about Jesus?
Did Jesus exist before Abraham? How did God teach or tell Abraham about Jesus? These questions were asked in response to my Day 18 devotional and comment based on John 8:56. Jesus was speaking to the Jewish people who wanted him crucified. “If Abraham were your father, you would believe me, because Abraham saw my […]