God often uses those who are broken or ostracized to implement his perfect plan for an imperfect humanity. “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,” he echoes through the ages.

Abram becomes Abraham, Jacob becomes Israel, Simon becomes Peter, and Saul becomes Paul. Few things are more important, therefore, than getting God’s Name right.

In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...

God Made Abram some promises and they belong to us, too. All who are born again are descendants of Abraham because we were grafted into the Olive Tree [Romans 11].

Presbyterians, in 1987, declared that “the church, elected in Jesus Christ, has been engrafted onto the people of God established by the covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

As we reflect on these truths, may our prayer life be transformed — from duty to delight, from formula to friendship, from ...

Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him. For many people, God’s request to sacrifice Isaac is a stumbling block. We can, of course, note that God meets people where they’re at.

And unlike Abraham, we know one thing more. We have a God who loves us so much, he was willing to sacrifice his own beloved son so that we could enjoy life with him. More: Scripture Rachel Lu ...

God also said to Moses, Say to the people of Israel, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’: this is my name ...