Abraham

between Noah and Abraham weere different as follow. The covenant with Abraham and his children involved all the males being circumcised as a sign of their covenant with God. One of the Judaism resulted from the covenant between God and Abraham in the Old Testament about the chosen people. Abraham’s covenant is related to non-Jews as such his faithfulness was used as a channel flowing with blessings from God. Thereby, God’s promises to the Gentiles was under the umbrella of Abraham as was…

About one hundred and fifty-five years ago, Abraham Lincoln gave “The Gettysburg Address” on a blood soaked battlefield in Pennsylvania (Brown). “The Gettysburg Address” was first verbalized months after the battle of Gettysburg at a service to dedicate the opening of the national cemetery (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). Lincoln’s Address was spoken to the citizens and soldiers of the union in the wake of the second invasion of the North by Robert E. Lee (The Battle of Gettysburg Facts…

God changed him to be called Abraham (Gen. 17:5 NKJV), “father of multitude”. Abraham was the son of Terah, a pagan idolater, who lived at Ur of the Chaldeans in Mesopotamia, no biblical evidence that showed that his ancestors were the true worshippers of God. Abraham was called by God to live his family, his father’s house, and all his relatives to go to the unknown world (Gen. 12: 1 NKJV); he obeyed willingly and without any hesitation. God made a covenant with Abraham and promised him that…

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated the evening of good Friday on April 14, 1865. This assassination was caused by actor John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln died the following morning. Even though Abraham Lincoln was known for his most famous nickname “Honest Abe” he was actually most hated by both sides the North and the South. John Wilkes Booth was a proud slavery and confederacy supporter, Booth believed that if he killed Abraham Lincoln that he would be considered a hero throughout history. He also…

Reflection Previously God appeared to Abraham and promised to make him exceedingly fruitful. (Gen. 17-6). Then in Genesis 17 v. 16 God promised to bless Sarah with a son, and told Abraham to name him Isaac v.19. Now, in Genesis 18 God appears to Abraham accompanied by two men. During this visit, God confirmed that Sarah would give birth to a son in due season vv.10-14. Consequently, in Genesis 19 v.2 we learn that the men with God are angels. After sharing the good news of the…

The Abrahamic Covenant established the Israelites a God’s chosen people and promised to Abraham that he will have a great nation, have a great name, and will be a blessing to the whole world. This is a Covenant of Salvation because it aims to save a chose people from sin. What’s the story? Before God made a covenant with Abraham, he first made a three fold promise. As mentioned above, God promised to Abraham that he will have a great nation (many descendants), have a great name (be a king),…

22:1-19, “The Command to Sacrifice Isaac” (Gen 22:1-19), Abraham is given a test by God. This will have been Abraham’s last test, and possibly his toughest. God tells Abraham to “take your son […] and offer him there as a burnt offering” (Gen 22:2). Abraham listens to God and proceeds to take his son to Moira to sacrifice him as an offering. Before he manages to do so, an angel from God halts him and tells Abraham had passed the test. Abraham shows how truly faithful he is in this passage. He is…

history because there will always be obstacles and struggles that we face, it is a part of being a human. Abraham showed us that it is possible to carry out God’s promise even though at some points it might be difficult. I think following through with a promise despite obstacles may be one of the reasons Abraham was so admired, and ended up being the father of faith of three major religions. “Abraham could leave the land of his fathers to become a stranger in the land of promise. … He left…

curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Abraham Narrative). This is known by the Israelites as the covenant between Abram and the Lord. Abram obeyed Lord and started his journey towards Canaan, along side his wife, nephew Lot, and their few possessions. During this initial takeoff, Lord appeared to Abram and said, “This is the land where your offspring will rule” (Abraham Narrative). Abram responded to Lord’s comment by building an altar in the name…

suggest to reconsider the writing motivation of Legge from author-reader a prior. Choosing The Story of Abraham is not only to consider the publication year of 1857 which can have parallel reading with his The Notions of the Chinese Concerning God and Spirits, but also we can identify the identity of Legge as co-author-translator-interpreter. A brief introduction of The Story of Abraham is needed. After that, I only stress on the Legge’s usage of shang-te and shin in his writing since the…