Abraham Prayed To the Lord In chapter 18 of Genesis Abraham very humbly, yet with persistency, talks God down to sparing Sodom if there are at least ten righteous people in it. Why did Abraham stop at ten? What was God’s original number that He would have spared the city for if Abraham had not interceded? While Abraham was very humble in his attitude in speaking with God, yet his requests are very bold. What type of picture of God could cause someone to be totally humble before God as...

Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky Three men In Genesis 18 Abraham had a very interesting encounter with three very interesting men. Who were these “men?” Before we even contemplate that question we should look at why they came to Abraham and what they do. Abraham’s Hospitality As soon as Abraham noticed these three men he ran over to them, bowed himself, and invited them to stop and rest themselves, and to allow him to prepare them a meal. They agreed and Abraham ran again to...

Sarah Laughs In Genesis 17 the Lord appeared to Abraham and told him that he and Sarah were going to have a child together. Abraham fell over laughing. In this chapter, chapter 18, the Lord again appeared to Abraham and repeats His promise. This time Sarah laughs within herself. When Abraham laughed the Lord did not address it, but with Sarah He called her out for laughing. Sarah’s response to being caught by the Lord is interesting and tells us a lot about ourselves. Is Anything Too...

3,500 years of Circumcising In Judaism circumcising a male child is as natural as changing his diaper. This procedure has been done since the time of Abraham almost 3,500 years ago. God threatened to kill Moses because he had not circumcised his sons. There are proven health benefits as a result of circumcision. Many hospitals in many parts of the world routinely offer circumcision to parents of both Jewish and non-Jewish sons. Yeshua was circumcised on the eighth day of his life. Paul was...

Sarah’s plan As a result of impatience with God fulfilling His promises, and in an attempt to “help” God fulfill His promises Sarah comes up with a plan that has caused trouble for millions of people for thousands of years all throughout the world. Why did God allow her plan to go through? What has been the results of her plan? How did Sarah react when the plan did not turn out how she expected? What lessons can we learn from it for our lives? Hagar Where was Hagar from? How did she...

Sins of the Amorites Not Complete. Have you ever wondered why a loving God would destroy innocent men, women, and children? Any reader of the Bible knows there have been times when God brought down fire and brimstone and destroyed cities, and that he instructed Moses, Joshua, Saul, David, and others to totally wipe out whole cities, villages, and nations with everyone in it regardless of their age, political leanings, or military or civilian status. At the same time any reader of the...

Righteousness by Faith – which one? There are many interpretations to what Righteousness by Faith is. Some seem to teach it as if it was Righteousness by Wishful Thinking. Others as if it is Righteousness by Trying Really Hard. Often theologians throw other words into the mix such as sanctification, justification, imputed, imparted, making it even harder to understand. But it really can be simple to understand, and even easier to experience. Historically Historically, the understanding of...

Rich Abraham Is it wrong for people who believe in God to have wealth? Some people seem to think so. Others think that all true believers will prosper financially if they are really believing in God’s promises. Which is true? Or is there a third option? True prosperity: Abraham prospered in many areas of his life. He enjoyed a happy marriage for many years. He had good family ties with his father, brother, nephew, and eventually had a son. He had health, long life, friends, employees,...

Abraham and Melchizedek Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky When Abraham returns from saving his nephew Lot and the others from Sodom, Melchizedek, King of Salem, comes out to meet him with gifts. Verses There are only three verses in the book of Genesis concerning this encounter. About a thousand years after the meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek King David wrote one amazingly significant verse about Melchizedek. About a thousand years after that the writer of the book of...

Lot was Abraham’s nephew. After Lot’s father died Lot followed Abraham from Ur to Hebron to Canaan to Egypt and back to Canaan. After all the kindness that Abraham showed to his nephew Lot allowed his herdsman to argue with Abraham’s herdsman. Being the elder and the one with the greater wealth Abraham could have settled the dispute by choosing the choicest land for himself, but instead he allowed Lot to choose. Instead of giving preference to his uncle, to whom he owed so much, he choose...

Abraham and Lot Break Up Abraham & Lot were relatives, uncle & nephew. Lot’s father, Abraham’s brother, died young and Abraham became a father figure to him. They went through many experiences and challenges together that drew them even closer together such as moving, traveling together, working together, building up wealth together, grieving together, and living through draughts, famines, and the hardships of living among potentially hostile neighbors. Yet when they began to...

Genesis 12 - Abram in Egypt Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky Abraham and his family left his home in Ur of the Chaldees and stopped in the city of Charan, where his father died. At the age of 75 Abraham, with his wife Sarah, age 65, and their nephew Lot, and all of their possessions left Charan, according to the command of the Lord, and traveled to Canaan, which later became Israel. In Shechem God appears to Abraham and gives him a wonderful promise. That was eventually fulfilled...

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Genesis 9 - Drunk Noah Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky Find more sermons and articles at shalomadventure.com

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Genesis 7-8 - Noah and the Flood of Evidence Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky Find more sermons and articles at shalomadventure.com

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