Comments on January 9th One Year Bible ReadingsTypePad2018-01-09T03:24:35ZOne Year Biblehttps://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/2018/01/january-9th-one-year-bible-readings/comments/atom.xml/Jack commented on 'January 9th One Year Bible Readings'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5ebf53ef01b8d2ce1422970c2018-01-09T15:52:11Z2018-01-09T15:52:11ZJackThis passage of G-D's Word in Genesis (Bereisheet in Hebrew) 22 is simply amazing in the Hebrew text especially verse...<p>This passage of G-D's Word in Genesis (Bereisheet in Hebrew) 22 is simply amazing in the Hebrew text especially verse 2. The way it is written in English gives the appearance that Elohim is commanding Avraham to "take" Yitzak to Moriah, but the word used is more of a request! Elohim, the Creator of shamim (heaven) and eretz (earth), is asking Avraham to please take his long promised son to offer him as a burnt sacrifice. Absolutely amazing! And what is the true test of not only faith but complete trust from Avraham in Elohim is that he "rose early" in the morning to carry out this request, not command, in obedience! Avraham knew that Elohim was his "strong tower" or stronghold, as written in today's Psalm and in Proverb 18:10! </p>Ramona commented on 'January 9th One Year Bible Readings'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5ebf53ef01b8d2cdf201970c2018-01-09T03:26:00Z2018-01-09T03:26:00ZRamonaRegarding Sarah being old. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and yes, the standards of beauty are different...<p>Regarding Sarah being old. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and yes, the standards of beauty are different in every culture and historical time fame. Take a walk through an art gallery that covers a large time frame, let’s say centuries, and you will see a time-line of the changing standards of beauty. It is this society, the MTV, every household, or at least every tiny village worldwide has someone in it with a television society that has begun to worship “youth” and held it up as THE standard of beauty. We have grown accustom to looking at the outside, ignoring the inside. The world sees everything from the outside in, God sees things from the inside out.</p>
<p>Also if you think that there are no beautiful “old” woman, then you may be operating on assumptions. If you think old equals ugly, then an older woman who is beautiful may be passed off by you as being young or younger. Old and young are all relative terms anyway.</p>
<p>Many daughters have done virtuously, nobly, and well [with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness], but you excel them all. Charm and grace are deceptive, and beauty is vain [because it is not lasting], but a woman who reverently and worshipfully fears the Lord, she shall be praised!<br />
(Proverbs 31:29-30 AMP)</p>
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Even if people lived longer, the biblical texts points out that both Abraham and Sarah were long past the age of child bearing, though men have the capacity to father a child long into their “old” age. The question for Abraham was did he have the capability physically to father Isaac. Both seem to know that in the natural, without God, no children would be forthcoming.</p>
<p>And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai; but Sarah [Princess] her name shall be. And I will bless her and give you a son also by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall come from her. Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?<br />
(Genesis 17:15-17 AMP)</p>
<p>Looking at the pattern of God we will see that He has this habit of always picking the week, the underdog, the one who in their own strength cannot accomplish anything. In fact, if Abraham and Sarah were able to produce children on their own then God would not get the glory. They were a “sign” and a “wonder” to all those around them that indeed, there is a God above all other gods, a God that can resurrect dead things and dead people.</p>
<p>Ramona</p>