I retired from my secular career a year ago this month, and last fall — with all the other kids — I went back to school. In ...

Many people enjoy haggling for a good bargain. But haggling is not confined to purchasing goods and services. The Bible tells of people who bargained with God. In Genesis chapter 18, Abraham ...

To understand Abraham properly, one needs to understand ... as well as the primacy of God’s action: man does not bargain with God but he, in his mercy, enters into relationship with us.

Once again, as was in the case of Noah, God brands the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah as “great” and “so grievous.” It’s then that Abraham bargains with God and God demonstrates his mercy.

In case of abuse, Report this post. Chapter 12 of Genesis begins with God making extraordinary commitments to Abraham (blessings, land). Why? How did Abraham merit such a massive gift? When the ...

As related in midrash, Abraham was a man who, through his own reason, determined that there was one God and challenged those ... I won’t continue to bargain with you,” from which I derive ...

I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you. — Genesis 12:1-2 God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land, which is today known as Israel.

Helling understands how the test God gave to Abraham troubles believers and nonbelievers alike. But he hopes audiences come away from the film with a better understanding of the significance ...

It reminds us of the case of Avraham (Abraham) who reminds God that He is not permitted to destroy Sedom (Sodom) and Amora (Gomorrah), exclaiming: “Far be it from You to do such a thing ...