Did You Know?
The Simplicity of a Genealogy
Obededom was blessed because the presence of God (represented in the ark) was manifest in his life and in his home (13:14)! We, too, will be blessed like Obededom when God’s presence is manifest in and through our lives and in our homes!
A Practical Lesson from Nadab and Abihu
Yes, God is certainly seeking worship—but not just any kind of worship! He is only interested in “true worship” that arises out of the spirit of a “true worshipper.” And biblically, worship will always be not only in spirit, but will also always be in truth! That is—it will always be generated and governed by the truth of His Word.
Do we Want God?
Exodus 33:4 says that when they heard that the Lord wouldn’t be going with them, “they mourned.” Their reaction made me wonder how we would react if the Lord were to tell us that He would still take us to heaven when we die, but rather than having His presence in and on our lives, “an angel” would be guiding us in the remainder of our journey.
God’s Purpose for our Exodus
The Lives of Joseph and Jesus
n Genesis 45:13, Joseph, the incredible type of Christ, tells his brothers, “tell my father of all my glory.” John 13:31 teaches those of us who are Christ’s brothers (Heb. 2:11) that God is glorified as we glorify His Son! Oh, may we tell the Father of all of Christ’s glory today!
Aloneness
God brought Jacob to this place of aloneness because He wanted to break him. God wanted Jacob to cry uncle, as it were, or in the words of Galatians 2:20, “Not I, but Christ.” The key was getting Jacob to face who and what he really was.
Lessons from the Life of Lot
Satan makes this world’s system look attractive, promising, alluring and enticing, but it’s designed to chew us up and spit us out! When Abraham gave Lot the choice of the land he wanted (13:8–11), Sodom appeared to Lot to be a place of peace, prosperity, and protection. In the end, it turned out to be a place of conflict, compromise, and casualty.
Mysterious Melchizedek
The Genealogy of Nimrod
The city is the symbol of government, and the tower symbolizes religion. Practically speaking, the city and tower of Babel were Satan’s attempt to unite the people of the earth in a one-world government, with a one-world religion, under one king. Obviously, Nimrod is a forerunner and type of the Antichrist, a king of rebellion who seeks to establish a world empire by unifying the people of the earth in a one-world government and religion.