The Gate of Heaven Genesis 28:10–17 There was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! Genesis 28:12 Two thousand years after Jacob’s vision of the stairway, or ladder, reaching to earth from heaven, a Jew

Surrendering to God Genesis 27:27–33 I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed. Genesis 27:33 In the midst of this disgraceful episode, when Jacob stole his brother’s blessing, there is a spot that stands out so brightly that one can end only by praising the wisdom and mercy of God, who brought it

Faith on Trial Genesis 22:1–19 I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you. Genesis 22:5 As Abraham made plans to obey God and sacrifice his son, Isaac, he not only exercised faith, but worked with it, pondering the situation, trying to figure out what was happening. I think

The Names of God Genesis 21:33–34 There he called upon the name of the Lord, the Eternal God. Genesis 21:33 (NIV) In this verse, we come to one of the names for God. It is Jehovah El Olam (meaning “The Lord, the Eternal God”). The key word in this name, olam, translated “eternal,” originally meant

Pilgrim’s Regress Genesis 20:1–18 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Genesis 20:2 The cause of Abraham’s sin was lack of faith in God. He did not believe that God could take care of him in this new situation. That lack of faith disturbed everything. When Abraham began to doubt God,