And he journeyed on . . . to the place where he had made an altar at the first; and there Abram preached the name of the Lord.GENESIS 13:3-4 (according to Luther's translation)+Preaching and PrayerIn ...  Read More

Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.GENESIS 13:2+The Godly Use of WealthIt was a famous maxim, not only in the schools of the philosophers but also among the theologians: "Wha...  Read More

Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.GENESIS 13:2+God Is FaithfulHere Moses mentions for the first time that Abraham was very rich and well supplied with gold and silver. This ...  Read More

Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there.GENESIS 12:10+Faith in the Face of FamineAbraham roamed about in the land, and nowhere did he find a place at which he ...  Read More

And Abram journeyed on.GENESIS 12:9+The Lord's LeadingThis is [Abraham's] third migration within the land of Canaan. So it is clear what a welcome guest he was to the people of that land. . . This exa...  Read More

Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this ...  Read More

Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son . . . and the people that they had acquired in Haran.GENESIS 12:5+Companions for the WayWe shall call these companions of Abraham not simply his ho...  Read More

Abram took Sarai his wife.GENESIS 12:5+Let Nothing Terrify YouIt is not merely because of her wifely affection that [Sarai] follows her husband. She was aided by the Holy Spirit, who moved her womanly...  Read More

So Abram went, as the LORD had told him.GENESIS 12:4+Our Chief ConcernTrue obedience is not to do what you yourself choose or what you impose upon yourself, but what the Lord has commanded you through...  Read More

So Abram went, as the LORD had told him.GENESIS 12:4+Promise and FaithPromise and faith belong together naturally and inseparably. For what is the use of making any promise if there is no one to belie...  Read More

"In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."GENESIS 12:3+Blessing upon BlessingBut of this promise flowed all the sermons of the prophets concerning Christ and His kingdom, about the forgi...  Read More

"In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."GENESIS 12:3+Christ Brings the BlessingThere follows that promise which should be written in golden letters and should be extolled in the langua...  Read More