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Isaac Rescued Gen_22:7 : ’93Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb?’94 Here are Abraham and Isaac; the one a kind, old, gracious, affectionate father; the other a brave, obedient, religious son. From his bronzed appearance you can tell that this son has been much in the fields, and from his shaggy … Continue reading “018. Isaac Rescued”

Machpelah: Or. Easter Thoughts Gen_23:17-18 : ’93And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure unto Abraham.’94 Here is the first cemetery ever … Continue reading “019. Machpelah: Or. Easter Thoughts”

Hagar in the Wilderness Gen_21:19 : ’93And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.’94 Morning breaks upon Beersheba. There is an early stir in the house of old Abraham. There has been trouble among the domestics. Hagar, … Continue reading “017. Hagar in the Wilderness”

A Fearful Conflagration Gen_15:17 : ’93And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.’94 When the ancients wanted to take an oath they would slay an animal, divide it lengthwise, and lay the pieces opposite to … Continue reading “016. A Fearful Conflagration”

Midnight Exploration Fourth Night Gen_14:10 : ’93And the vale of Siddim was full of slime-pits.’94 About six months ago, a gentleman in Augusta, Georgia, wrote me asking me to preach from this text, and the time has come for the subject. The neck of and army had been broken by falling into these half-hidden slime-pits. … Continue reading “015. Midnight Exploration”

Which Church? Gen_13:8 : ’93Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen. Is not the whole world before thee?’94 Uncle and nephew, Abram and Lot, both pious, both millionaires, and with such large flocks of bleating sheep and lowing cattle that their herdmen got … Continue reading “014. Which Church?”

Hunting for Souls Gen_10:9 : ’93He was a mighty hunter before the Lord.’94 In our day hunting is a sport, but in the lands and the times infested with wild beasts it was a matter of life or death with the people. It was very different from going out on a sunshiny afternoon with a … Continue reading “013. Hunting for Souls”

The Shut-In Gen_7:16 : ’93The Lord shut him in.’94 Cosmogony has no more interesting chapter than that which speaks of that catastrophe of the ages, the submersion of our world in the time of Noah, the first ship carpenter. Many of the nations who never saw a Bible have a flood story’97Egyptian flood story; Grecian … Continue reading “012. The Shut-In”

Come Gen_7:1 : ’93Come.’94 Rev_22:17 : ’93Come.’94 Imperial, tender and all-persuasive is this word ’93Come.’94 Six hundred and seventy-eight times is it found in the Scriptures. It stands at the front gate of the Bible as in my first text, inviting antediluvians into Noah’92s ark, and it stands at the other gate of the Bible … Continue reading “011. Come”

A Broad Gospel Gen_7:1 : ’93Come thou and all thy house into the ark.’94 We do not need the Bible to prove the Deluge. The geologist’92s hammer announces it. Sea-shells and marine formations on the top of some of the highest mountains of the earth prove that at some time the waters washed over the … Continue reading “010. A Broad Gospel”